NEWSFETCH – August 9, 2011

TOP NEWS

• S&P Downgrades Include Farm Credit
• Diners seek refuge from London riots in wine cellar
• Sale reopens disputes over founding of Landmark Vineyards
• U.S. Retail E-Commerce Spending Up 14% Thanks To An Increase In Buyers
• Budweiser Trademark Trolls Extort Argentinian Winery Name Change
• Companies pursue Indian consumers: Economy on track to match China’s
• Tesco’s “Posh own-label” brings growth and diversity to UK retail
• Why do some wineries make it while others don’t?
• Wine, Women and Coming of Age
• Robert Biale named Board President, Zinfandel Advocates & Producers
• How Wine Production Pollutes
• Fixing Those Stinky Winery Websites
• Millennials and sparkling wine around the world
• Vineyard survey to gauge impact of herbicide-resistant weeds
• Santa Clara Crop values on the rise
• Sacramento County to examine winery ordinance
• Paso to Showcase Tiny Wineries
• Nielsen Acquires Marketing Analytics, Inc.
• Some Calif. wineries welcome all in the family

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Diageo helps Three Drunk Monkeys sober up
• Liv-ex: DRC leads in 2011

HEALTH

• Could you be allergic to wine?
• Mendo Winery To List All Ingredients On Labels

DIRECT SHIPPING & THE THREE-TIERED SYSTEM

• Kudos On American Wine Consumer Coalition Progress
• Any wine Anywhere to Anyone over 21: A call to arms

MEDIA MATTERS

• Greybeard’s Thoughts On Recent Wine Reporting

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Joke’s On Us—Unless We Fight Back
• Consumers Misled by 100-point Ratings

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• IN: Hoosier Winery Wins at Annual Competition
• IN: Winery Coming To Huntington
• MN: Mower County officials raise questions about Spring Valley winery
  
• PA: Liquor Privatization Debate May Exclude Beer

ACADEMIA

• AR: Viticulture, grounds maintenance now among courses offered
• WI: Launches Grape, Wine Degrees
• OZ: New ag colleges open after shake-up

EUROPE

• Growers across France revise ‘earliest ever’ harvest dates
• Unhappy Families: Wine Cooperative Failure and Success
• Czechs drink less alcohol than EU statistics show

THE UK

• London rioters target Michelin-star restaurant
• Riot-hit retailers advised to move quickly on insurance
• Spanish wine sales surge in UK
• Cities stretch alcohol tax revenue

CANADA

• BC: Bureaucracy Penalizes Winery For Eco Decision

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Winemaker as good as her word

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Incredible India Wines in Switzerland
• Alcohol Expo Trade &Center set up at Chongqing Bonded Area

LATIN AMERICA

• Mixed response to new Chile Geographic Indicators

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Car that runs on wine and cheese showcased at eco-rally
• Who’s Your Daddy?: Nebbiolo
• Aspic, appellations and alcohol levels
• Kanye West, Lil’ Kim Give Props to Frizzante, Summery Moscato
• Prospecting In Placer County
• A Toast To Vegan Wine

LONG WANDERING HEADLINE ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO CLICK AWAY

• Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida Appoints Richard Booth to Newly-Created Role of Vice President – Strategic Account Development