NEWSFETCH – September 8, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Ukiah winery of accused of discrimination
• Caveat Emptor: Mondo Cellars to sell shares to wine club members
• Millennial generation’s diversity will shape foodservice
• Parker’s Fake Wine Follies
• Let’s Regulate Marijuana Like Wine?
• Economy in West shows some signs of life, says Federal Reserve
• Run! Hide! Buy Gold! Double-Dip Is Coming! No? Wait? Maybe?
• U.S. Wine Sales Up 7% Year-to-Date
• New ATF Chief Inherits Agency Fighting For Survival
• Calistoga edges closer to regulating wine content
• Cognac Rebounds In U.S. By Expanding Usage Occasions
• Washington Wine Commission seeking Indian importers
• What’s in a wine name? The truth, sometimes
• Wine Notes – Napa Valley

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Bacchus Capital Funds Wine by Joe
• Top 10 Hedge Beverage Stocks Held By Hedge Funds
• 11 Drink Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
• Australian takeover panel rejects SABMiller Foster’s complaint
• NZ Wine Company loss widens
• Liv-ex: Lafite underperforms at HK auction
• Bright Food Gets Approval for Manassen Acquisition
• Castle Brands Appoints Alejandra Pena SVP, Marketing

HARVEST 2011

• Harvest news – Europe harvests early, USA late
• Getting Ready For Grapes
• OZ: Murray Valley wine crush down
• OZ: Wine crush down in Swan Hill
• Volunteers flock to Holy-Field Winery in Basehor to help harvest

HEALTH

• Alcohol advertising viewing on YouTube ‘out of control’ research claims
• Aussie booze survey for new mums

MEDIA MATTERS

• Hey, Wineries! Are You Ready To Pay Reviewers To Write About Your Wines?
• NZ: Wine critics draft “declaration of independence”
• No, licensing journalist/bloggers isn’t the answer
• Aging Well: Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Guide to Wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• “Wine From Here” documentary proves terroir doesn’t matter
• What a little dog is teaching me about tasting wine
• Phenolic Content of Wines Made From Organic Versus Conventionally Grown Grapes: Is There a Difference?
• Facts, fiction on cooking with wine

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• OR: Southern Oregon Wine Institute gets big grant
• UT: Herbert names attorney to Utah liquor board
• VA: Eyes Overhaul Of Alcohol Advertising Rules
• VA: Fauquier County to votes on rules for farm wineries

ACADEMIA

• Researchers Design ‘Green’ Extraction Method for Antioxidants in Grape Skins
• Surry Community College gets wine grant
• Mizou Research results in significant breakthroughs for grape, wine industry

EUROPE

• Jacquesson releases single-vineyard champagnes
• Montalcino votes to keep its Rosso 100% Sangiovese
• CIVB appoints marketing director
• Fine wine prices drop due to summer break, says Bordeaux Index
• Germany must show maturity

THE UK

• On-trade suffers more than off-trade as UK sales of alcohol fall

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Workcover still assessing coronial findings of Draytons blast

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Let’s raise a glass to China’s wine
• Taiwan imports rise
• Chinese wine wins top honour at Decanter Awards
• Indian Missions to promote Domestic Wines

LATIN AMERICA

• 60% of Argentine wineries are in social networks
• Wines of Chile chief reaffirms importance of tastings

SOUTH AFRICA

• Human Rights Watch Author Defends Report on South African Wine
• South African ban on alcohol ads

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Facebook is fast becoming irrelevant and has lost the real-time battle
• Analysis: Vintners’ Alliance tries to cure the wine world’s eCommerce hangover
• Wine Leverage integrates with Nexternal Solutions and Custom Web Apps
• The multi-vendor shopping cart at Uvinum