NEWSFETCH – August 30, 2011

TOP NEWS

• CDC Says Moderate Alcohol Consumption One of Four Key Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors
• Sustainability Marketing “colossal mistake” for wine
• Why vintners intentionally understate alcohol content
• The influence of back label text on consumer choice
• Cheap wine and stalled economic growth
• The Sorry State of the Wine Business
• Slurp expands into Asia
• DFV Wines Unveils Delicato’s New Look
• The Effect of Cover Crops on Aromatic Quality of Wine
• Biodynamics: The DooDoo VooDoo Yoga Effect
• Bin To Bottle Expands to Former Buena Vista Carneros Facility
• Arizona Wines Aren’t Just a Punchline Anymore
• Celebrity Wannabe White House Gate Crashers Plan Winery Comeback
• Vintner’s ‘9/11 memorial wine’ in bad taste, say outraged critic
• Steinberger: I Direct You To A Great Wine Story, And Then I Ask You To Indulge Me

HURRICANE IRENE

• TTB Issues Instructions on How to File A Disaster Claim
• NY: Mini-Tornado at Paumanok Vineyards?
• Diageo Keeps the Power on at Stamford Retirement Home

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Earnings Preview: Brown-Forman
• WillametteValley Vineyards Reports Earnings
• Bright Food to Focus Int’l Expansion Plans in Australia
• Treasury Wine on a winner

HEALTH

• Responsible alcohol drinking
• Resveratrol, Sulfites, Organic, Biodynamic…Oh, My!
• NZ has a drinking problem

MEDIA MATTERS

• Napa Vintners curry favor with opinion makers
• 2011 European Wine Bloggers Conference Sold Out
• What Does Gary Vaynerchuk’s Exit Mean For Wine?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Plonk Legacy Threatens Rosé

HARVEST 2011

• Italians expect quality wines for 2011
• Nature Throws Vintners a Changeup
• Napa sparkling wines launch late harvest

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• IN: Farm Bureau Votes To Support Alcohol at the State Fair
• MA: Number of state’s wineries is growing like a vine
• PA: End wine kiosk fiasco

EUROPE

• European Court of Justice Recognizes Superiority of Cognac Geographical Indication

THE UK

• Alcohol consumption still well below 2004 peak
• Sainsbury’s doubles number of fine wine stores
• Figures fuel UK alcohol debate

CANADA

• Wine makers want more access to consumers
• B.C. wine industry heading for disaster?
• Pressed by price, Canadians pass on ‘trophy’ wines

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Yealands merger creates Kiwi powerhouse
• Hunter kicks up a fuss

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• In India, Domestic wines have become key players in changing preferences

SOUTH AFRICA

• Major Investment at premier South African wine estate Vergelegen
• How the Swartland Crew is Bringing Up South African Wine

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Zinfandel: The good, the bad and the whatever
• Top Ten Differences Between Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley
• International Tempranillo, and Cabernet, Days
• 10 Questions for Burrell School Vineyards & Winery Owner Dave Moulton

MAKE YOUR POINT QUICKLY OR LOSE YOUR AUDIENCE

• Dept. of Tourism: The Wisconsin Winery tour receives JEM Destination Marketing …