NEWSFETCH – August 26, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Bullish Walsh milks Diageo strategy success
• Sherry-Lehmann Optimistic About High-End Wine
• ‘Mistake’ to market wine as sustainable
• Glazer’s Set To Acquire San Antonio’s Halo
• Long Island Wineries Announce Closings, Prepare for Hurricane Irene
• Italian Wine Imports Expanding Rapidly In 2011
• Liquor Prices Higher in Wholesale Control States
• California female winemakers facing ‘glass ceiling’: Study
• Wineries Unlimited 2012: Discounted Super Saver Registration Now Open
• Northwest Wine Industry Funds Research
• The Winemaking Bachelor Is Back

WINE VERSUS TREES IN SONOMA COUNTY – 3 VIEWS

• On Calif’s N Coast: Redwoods versus red wine
• Forests or vineyards? North Coast can’t decide
• Wine vs. Salmon: Water Wars Hit Sonoma County

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Jobs (Steve) and Wine: Comparing Apples and Grapes
• Diageo Surges on Full-Year Profit Growth
• Pernod – Ricard Among Companies That May Boost Dividend Next Week
• Beam To Start Trading As Standalone October 4
• Diageo’s Spirited Outlook
• Fortune Brands board approves spinoff
• Constellation Brands to Present at Barclays Capital Back-to-School conference

HEALTH

• Russia’s latest weapon in war on alcoholism: wine
• Alcohol may get health labels in Australia
• Wine Drinking Linked to Lower Weight Gain

MEDIA MATTERS

• Slate’s Empty Slate
• Au Revoir to Slate, Plus A Word About Gary V

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wines For Junk Food
• Mass production of sugar killed taste for dessert wines

WATER

• California’s Water Prospects Remain Stormy
• Attempt to keep GOP’s Cogdill, Kelley on Calif water panel blocked by Senate

HARVEST 2011

• Wine growers celebrate ‘Blessing of the Grapes’

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• NC: Former alcohol chief convicted of felony fraud
• NY: Hamlin native opens winery in Niagara County
• OR: State should get out of the liquor business
• VA:For Viognier Lovers (Not Earthquakes)

ACADEMIA

• MN: Staples college receives grant to train technicians in wine production

EUROPE

• Documentation of proposed changes to Rosso di Montalcino appellation
• The new wave of Russian wine
• Bordeaux plan predicts significant income rise

THE UK

• Sainsbury’s sees fine wine sales soar

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Smoke risk to Houn Valley vineyards examined
• NZ: Golden days’ are over, says industry report
• OZ: Exports sting Aus Vintage numbers
• NZ: Winegrowers urged to focus on market segmentation
• NZ: Bulk wine conundrum here to stay

CHINA

• Nation’s first “history-themed” wine investment

LATIN AMERICA

• Casa Silva pushes Chile’s southern winemaking boundaries

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African Wine Legends
• The future of South African wine

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Man makes suit out of 2000 corks
• The Top 10 Literary Drinks
• 5 Signs You’re Not a Wine Snob