NEWSFETCH – August 8, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Central Coast frost severe but could have been worse
• Growers wary of compulsory e-verify
• Top Ten Napa Valley Properties Now On The Market
• Social media presence “not important” to drinks consumers
• Moms drive restaurant decisions for entire family
• Bordeaux 2011: Early, but not great?
• Farmland values continue to rise; will the trend last?
• Starting a NY vineyard a costly endeavor, Cornell economists find
• Full Cornell NY Vineyard Economics Study (.pdf)
• Frugal MacDoogal: The Changing Retail and Distro Landscape
• Vanessa Robledo Announced As Majority Owner Of Black Coyote Wines
• Wine’s AVA name game has become a land grab
• California wines are filling glasses in China
• Alcohol levels can make a big difference
• UK Pub Crawls Helping Businesses Beat Economic Blues
• Register For 8th International Cool Climate Symposium
• Alice’s Naked Wine Odyssey
• Seghesio: A Sonoma’workaholic steps back
• Final Thoughts on the 9th Annual Petite Sirah Symposium
• Indy International 2011
• Jordan announces key sales management appointments

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Diageo’s Settlement with the SEC: A Stocked Bar of FCPA Trends and Pitfalls

MEDIA MATTERS

• Who Will Be the Next Robert Parker?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Stupidest Debate in Wine Country—The 100-Point System
• Defending the 100-point system
• Wine Points Critics: Please…At Least Make a Case

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• CA: Helwig Winery new addition to Calif’s Shenandoah Valley
• CA: First tasting room opens in Atascadero
• ID: State wine industry thrives in recession
• IN: State Take Top Honors at International Competition
• MA: Why Brewing Beer Just Got A Lot Harder
• MN: Small winery highlights homegrown grapes
• MO: Cayuga White grape harvest begins
• NJ: US judge gives legislators more time to make wine laws
• NY: Finger Lakes Oak
• NY: Wineries report increase in sales, vineyard visits
• NY: Lime Berry Winery seeks state OK to open tasting room
• OR: New Rules for State’s Wineries
• WI: New Classes Teach Students the Wine-making Business

THE UK

• Why won’t the British treat wine seriously?
• Drink driving on rise among young UK motorists
• English climate ideal for producing good-quality sparkling wines

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Poole’s Rock sold to Valley neighbour
• OZ: Grocers Adapt to New Challenges as Confidence Lags
• OZ: A Whimper from Lion but Pride remains
• OZ: Poor demand dents Lion sales
• OZ: Bruce Tyrell, the Don Quixote of Semillon

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• 2011 China West Wine Industry Expo curtains up in Yunnan

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• More Than 50% Of Groupon’s Business Customers Do Not Want To Issue Groupons Again
• Online wine sellers rewrite the rule book
• Why Are Some QR Codes More Scanworthy Than Others?
• You Are Stupid if You Continue to Ignore Online Advertising Fraud

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Funniest Wine Speech Ever?
• Winemaking and the XX Chromosome
• American Wine Society conducts ‘Virtual Taste’ with Lake County winemakers
• On God’s Mountain, Recovering 500 Year Old Vines
• Mourvèdre: The next big thing in wine

CHARITABLE & GREEN AND SOCIAL CAUSES

• Fuel Cell Powers Organic Farm, Winery