NEWSFETCH – August 12, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Nielsen: Table wine sales up 3.5% in volume and 4.6% in value
• Drinks Firms brace for weak demand, but Constellation says its OK
• Downturn will slow US wine consumption
• U.S. Wine Consumption Increases for 17th Consecutive Year
• US Trade Balance Grew in June Shows Global Economic Slowdown
• The Wine Group to Acquire Aussie Winery
• How restaurants can sell more wine in a recession
• California raisin crop drops
• Playing with the Grape and Crush reports
• Good times for farm prices, but costs keep upward climb
• Barrel Builders celebrates 40 years
• Muscat wines on a roll
• California Leads Nation in Farmers Markets
• Boston Wine Lists Teach San Francisco A Lesson
• A Week In The Life Of A Trader Joe’s Employee

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Share drop makes takeover targets more desirable

HEALTH

• Resveratrol May Help The Body Burn Fat
• Drinking spirits ups risk of acute pancreatitis, but wine or beer does not

DIRECT SHIPPING & THE THREE-TIERED SYSTEM

• Wineries shipping into Maryland

MEDIA MATTERS

• What to do with those gold medals
• Robert Parker and the Vintners Hall of Fame

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Ideological sips and tastes
• Good Points or Bad Points – The 100-Point Wine Rating System
• 5 Ways to Screw Up a Wine Pairing
• Tasting Phrases

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• Indy Wine Competition awards ‘best of show’ to Oregon riesling; Ohio wineries win 3 double-golds
• KY: Wine Thrives In Bourbon Country
• MN: Wine drinking up more in Twin Cities than in U.S.
• NY: Naples considers rezoning Hazlitt land for winery
  
• PA: PLCB, union blast privatization plan at hearing
• WA: Wine grape growers look to 2012

ACADEMIA

• Washington State Seminar: Gearing up for Harvest-2011
• Missouri State wine institute earns $5M grant

THE UK

• More drinks firms pledge to reduce environmental impact

CANADA

• Ontario Funds Grape/Wine Climate Studies

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine woes could be at their worst
• NZ: Late Harvest = Sexy Vintage?
• OZ: Protest builds over mining land grab in Hunter Valley

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• North India’s First Winery Sparkles
• In China, Investors develop new appreciation for art, fine wine

LATIN AMERICA

• Despite obstacles, Mexico wine industry takes root

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Lot 18 On When The Web Goes Down
• Why Most Winery Websites Stink, Part II
• Facebook Wins “Worst API” in Developer Survey
• About Facebook’s New Zip-Level Targeting
• Jakob Nielsen on Usability for Mobile Sites and Apps

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Auctions: Winning a Date With ScarJo (and Some Champagne)
• Highway to Hell Cabernet Sauvignon
• Champagne’s riotous history

Musical Inspiration To End The Work Week