NEWSFETCH – July 28, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Can Expanding Your Wine Distribution Expose You to Lawsuits in Other States?
• Weak economy energizes ‘second labels’
• Big spenders still splashing cash despite weak economy
  
• Does Smoke Exposure to Grape Vines Affect the Aroma of Wine?
• Putting wine in the cloud
• Barrel Stop/Dominari Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
• Cartlidge and Browne Winery Sold To Vintage Wine Estates
• IRI: Domestic Wine Sales Up 9%
• Electronic tongue created to be wine connoisseur
• Millennials Aren’t Special
• Bernard Portet is making wine again
• Corked Wine Counter – July Update
• Old ink factory in Berkeley gets revived as home to winery
• New Redlands winery is a real corker
• Searching for the oldest Charles Krug wine bottle
• Washington’s Burgeoning Cult Wines
• Wine Label Designers on Branding Bender at Bevmo

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Foster’s available at right price
• Foster’s CEO defends plans to grow market share
• Foster’s Won’t Rule Out SABMiller Talks After Spurning Bid

HEALTH

• Sobriety is the spice of life as volunteers lose the booze
• Advertising alcohol fuels consumption
• World putting a brake on swigging alcohol

MEDIA MATTERS

• Everyone is better off today without scores
• Defending point scores–again!
• More On Scores: Throw Off The Chains Of Oppression!
• Help Steer the Direction of an Award-Winning Blog
• Top 10 Takeaways From the Wine Bloggers Conference
• The 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference in Pictures

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• EPA OKs insecticide for stink bug

AROUND THE STATES

• DC, MD, VA: Study to Determine Economic Value of Nightlife Districts
• MA: License panel denies Walmart request to sell beer, wine
• MN: Winery Still Moving Forward
• PA: Anti drunk driving group opposes liquor sales privatization

THE UK

• Industry encouraged over decline in UK teenage drinking

CANADA

• Wine from an Invisible Island
• Ontario debates alcohol sales in convenience stores

AUSTRALIA

• Penfolds Grange denies setting minimum retail price
• Penfolds to price fix Grange?
• Taxing times for winemakers
• Uncertainty hurting beer sales
• Liquor Industry on ‘Right Track’: AHA
• Watchdog puts bite on Booze Barons
• Foster’s rebrands Beer Business as … CUB

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s Enormous Potential Aggressively Pursued By Global Wine Exporters
• Political & Economic Lessons from China
• Changyu, one of China top brands, ranking 22nd on the World’s Top 50 Brands
• Golden Area for Vine Planting in Ningxia
• Changyu’s uniquely individual approach to wine production

LATIN AMERICA

• Malbec trades on Argentina’s success
• The Cellar: Discoveries from Argentina

SOUTH AFRICA

• Klein Constantia about to undergo a radical change

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Dubai Duty Free links with Pernod Ricard in artful campaign

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Napa-based ‘flash’ website sells world’s wines at discount
• Is Shopping Really Happening on Facebook?
• Google+ is the golden ticket to the chocolate factory of social media
• How Your Website Loses 7% of Potential Conversions
• Coca-Cola to Expand Spotify Integration
• The sweet spot for mobile apps
• Why Social Accountability Will Be the New Currency of the Web
• Foursquare & Groupon Hook Up for Real-Time Deals
• IE Users Have Lower IQ Than Users of Other Web Browsers: Study

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Bizarre Alcohol Combinations: Grilled Cheese Martini, Pizza Beer, More
• Attempting to drink Norton in Virginia
• Foie Gras Wars Intensify On Global And Local Levels
• Diversity in wine
• The Culture of Spitting
• What makes Napa Valley different?