NEWSFETCH – July 19, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Argentinian Deal To Buy Renwood Winery Closes
• U.S. Wineries Battling Back Strong Against Imports
• NJ liquor lobby working to shut down Garden State wineries
• Cruvee: Is Vertical Specialization the Next Big Thing In Social Media Monitoring?
• Argentina: A “productive miracle”
• Rivercap To Open Manufacturing Center in Benicia, CA
• British Columbia winemakers spending $140,000 to find skilled workers
• Alcohol Regulation Roundup
• Offer Free Wi-Fi? Get Sued By Copyright Nazis
• Wholesale Abuse and Costco’s New Initiative
• Pitfalls and Talent at Wine Competitions
• New Contra Costa winery opens
• Trumped up: Kluge bankruptcy means all signs point to The Donald
• Bordeaux Ennui: More Boring News About Over-Priced Plonk
• NZ: Wine growers, HortNZ concerned over Chinese import system

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Fortune Brands to Webcast Aug 4th Conference Call
• Asia-Pac centre of gravity for alcoholic beverages: Diageo
• Wine funds offer an alternative to direct purchases and storage of collectible wines
• Liv-ex Facebook following passes 1,250
• How Can Fine Wine Investment Fund Make Great Returns over the Next 10 Years?

HEALTH

• Rats! Red Wine and Exercise
• Is There Anything Red Wine Can’t Do?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Patch Blogger Named to Sonoma County Harvest Fair Judges’ Panel
• How Journalists Are Using Facebook to Share the News
• Contently Raises Seed Capital To Give Writers And Publishers An Alternative To Content Farms

AROUND THE STATES

• IL: Remembering Fred Koehler, pioneer winemaker – Chicago
• NJ: Heritage Vineyards named state’s Winery of the Year
• NY: LIRR now features Friday wine train to the North Fork
• WA: Wenatchee opens new wine tasting center

ACADEMIA

• WSU, grape group set wine field day Aug. 12
• UC Davis Extension announces fall wine courses

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Lodi Attacks Grapevine Diseases
• MO: Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

THE UK

• Kiwi sav blancs to grace the Queen’s wine cellar
• Spar wine sales up 11% after annual ‘Wine Festival’

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Shenzhen Luohu Customs bursts 50000 bottles of contraband
• Delhi Excise Delays- Licensee Pays
• Asian collectors fuel wine buying spree

LATIN AMERICA

• 2011 Malbec May be One of the Best

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine in upmarket push

MARKETING & PROMOTION

• Marketing strategies for iconic wines
• Spanish Vines, Inc. Goes to Consumers for Ratings

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• QR codes for the wine industry
• HOW TO: Gamify Your Marketing
• AmEx Links Up Facebook With Coupon-less Deals, And Lets Merchants Go Social

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Thoughts on California Tempranillo
• Meritage in the making
• In Praise of Home and Amateur Winemakers