NEWSFETCH – August 1, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Sonoma 2011 Harvest: Late & Light?
• Fire claims winery in Plattsburgh, NY
• Trees Versus Vines Fuels Controversy In Sonoma County
• Climate Change in the eyes of an economist
• CrowdFunding & The SEC
• Will Fans Fund Micro-Wineries?
• Farmers fight back against Tea Party on immigrant labor
• Mexican-American Vintners: American Dream 2.0
• Ceja winery project to break ground this summer
• Developers committed to bringing Ritz, St. Regis to Napa
• Cardoza and Costa announce $9.5M in federal funding for Calif farmers
• Lindeman’s Tries To Kindle Wine Sales
• Vintage Wine Estates buys another Napa wine brand (update)
• Portugal’s cork industry fights modern challengers
• Cork: A Model of Sustainable Business
• Cork fights back in the War of the Stoppers
• Workshops address link between regionality and profitability
• Drinking Local in the US

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Treasury Wine Estates shares jump on takeover speculation
• Foster’s CEO Says SABMiller Offer Was “So Far From Reality”
• Fortune Brands completes $1.23B sale of golf unit
• Are Wines Becoming Liquid Gold?

HEALTH

• Light Drinking During Pregnancy Does Not Impair Socioemotional or Cognitive Abilities of Children
• People drink to counter that ‘glass half empty feeling’
• Drinking wine could help to stop sunburn
• For Good Health, Go Mediterranean with Wine
• EU to present list of health claims by the end of the year

DIRECT SHIPPING & THE THREE-TIERED SYSTEM

• Wineries that cut out middleman show strongest growth

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Shoppers Need Point Scores — Because They Can’t Understand Our Reviews
• Live (almost), from New York!
• Life beyond Parker – California wine eyes a new critical voice
• Goode’s Authentic Wine Book Arrives
• The Food Pairing Craze: Down The Same Wrong Road As Wine Scores

WINE BLOGGERS CONFERENCE 2011

• WBC11 & Opening the VinTank Blog Kimono
• The Similarities of the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference and Comic-Con
• Whine Blogging from WBC11W
• Welcome to 2011 WBC (Weiner Blogger Conference?)

AROUND THE STATES

• CA: Escondido Proposal could make city prominent wine region
• FL: ABC Fine Wine And Spirits Adapts To Changing Landscape In Securing Future
• MN: New Winery to Open in Spring Valley
• NY: New legislation removes limit on charity events for wineries
• NY: Finger Lakes wine a boon to economy
• NY: New Wave of NYC Wineries Find Footing
• NY: State finally offers wineries some help
• NY wineries look for ways to keep growing
• PA: Audit Finds Rampant PLCB Waste and Mismanagement
• TX: Hill Country Poised To Become Next Napa Valley
• TX: Miscommunication slows upcoming winery
• TX: Retail Giant Spec’s To Move Into Dallas Market By Year EndGrowth

EUROPE

• Marques de Olivara files for bankruptcy
• Satellites help French winemakers pick a perfect harvest

THE UK

• Government blasted over industry bias
• Diners less interested in money-off vouchers
• Suppliers hit back at Hutchinson’s ‘leakage’ claims
• Majestic unveils fine wine plan

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Shipments of wine and beer bottles plunge
• OZ: High dollar puts real champagne on the table
• OZ: Growers versus health experts over tax

LATIN AMERICA

• The global economy and Argentina under observation

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Turkey’s south attracts world wine giant

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Tesco QR Codes Enable Wine Purchase In Korean Subway
• An SEO guide for Wineries Part 4
• Square Now Processing $4 Million In Mobile Payments Per Day
• Will Groupon Make Foursquare Less Fun?
• 5 Simple Tips for Better Business Websites

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• A List Of Jaw-Dropping Wine Records Around The World
• Top 10 celebrity drinks hook-ups
• What sort of chump pays £75,000 for a bottle of wine and then doesn’t drink it?
• Why Cheap Wine Doesn’t Mean Bad Wine
• The snob value of wine