NEWSFETCH – August 3, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Global Wine Report 2011 (.pdf, packed with data)
• Billionaire Resnick Buys Sonoma Valley Winery
• Parker replacement says he’ll “disappoint”
• Court suspends NJ  direct wine shipping lawsuit for legislative fix
• Can Burgundy wines be the next Bordeaux in China?
• Flash Sales: Gilt, please don’t jilt the wine industry
• Nielsen: U.S. Store Brands Have Room to Grow
• Disasters declared on Central Coast due to wine freeze
• Wine arson defendant wins another day in court
• Pesticide drift on organic crops offers complex court case
• Farm Labor quandary needs effective, workable solution
• 2012 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Program Taking Shape
• Fresno not phased by bond rating downgrade
• Farmland values continue to rise; will the trend last?
• Rejected ‘Bachelorette’ suitor back to work on wine
• Santa Cruz’s Sones Winery ‘hedges’ its bets with refillable wine bottles
• 8/25 Screening of “Wine From Here: Natural Wine In CA”

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Diageo upgraded to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ by Deutsche Bank
• Liv-ex: Super Montrose sets the pace
• Thai Authorities To Investigate Allegations In Diageo Settlement
• Billionaires’ Wine Thirst Quelled by Record Bordeaux Futures, Sale Prices
• Wine Never Cheaper as Bidders Circle Foster’s Spinoff

HEALTH

• Anxiety Disorder And Alcohol Don’t Mix
• Raise a Glass of Wine For Your Heart, But Not Your Breasts
• US takes drug and alcohol snapshot

MEDIA MATTERS

• The press ‘discovers’ boxed wine for 10,000th time
• WBC11 – Pity the Colonial Impersonator in 100°+ Heat
• Local News, Coupons Top Reasons for Print Newspaper Subscriptions

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Which Wine with Fish? How’s About Red, White & Rosé?
• Tasting: Am I a machine, or am I real?
• Most People Will Never Get Into Wine – And Why That’s OK
• Wine Pairing: Rules are Meant to be Broken
• Tasting: Red, red wine — and fish
• The “Euro-palate”, “California Apologists” and the “Anti-flavor Elite”
• Are Wine Scores Obsolete?

WATER

• UCLA Law Report Recommends Improvements In State’s Groundwater
• Getting to the root of California’s water cycle

AROUND THE STATES

• MN: Winery One Step Closer to Opening Doors
• PA: Ex-LCB chief: Sell the state stores
• TX: Blanc du Bois, Lenoir harvests yield outstanding grapes
• UT: Cheers for a new winery in Cedar City
• VA: Barboursville wine to be sold in China
• OH: Kent State’s Ashtabula campus to offer two wine-related associate’s degrees

EUROPE

• Bordeaux in danger of losing touch with new generation: Moueix
• Owner of La Gerla, Sergio Rossi dies

THE UK

• Riesling sales up 70% after Riesling Week

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Winemakers urge burn-off changes
• OZ: Vines ripped up to boost viability
• NZ: Changes possible for winery wastewater

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina and Chile: Close in land, far apart in wine
• Nothing can compete with Malbec in the USD 10-20 range
• Chile’s pricing ambitions “optimistic”
• Los Morros, The New Winemaking Zone of the Maipo Alto Valley in Chile

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Where Tablets Fit In

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Vintage America: A Peek Into Pre-1900 Wine List Trends
• Amelia Ceja’s success a blend of wine, food, family and friends
• Doing the Medal Rounds at the California State Fair
• Why is ordering wine in a restaurant intimidating?
• Norton: That Mysterious, Wild Vine
• It’s on tap. But it’s not beer. It’s wine. Get used to it
• Don’t be a snob about wines with screw caps
• Boxed wines may be losing stigma as more makers get on board

SAY WHAT?

• Paddington Brands Announces a Strategic Partnership with Alan AP Powell to Activate Beer, Spirits, Wine and Beverage Brands Across Multicultural, Entertainment and Sports-Related Channels – In trying to say too much, this headline says nothing at all.