NEWSFETCH – September 13, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Treasury Begins Reorganization With Naming Of New Rosemount MD
• US poverty rate climbs to 15.1%, highest in 18 years
• Dr Richard Smart defends stance on organics
• SJValley growers benefit from Moscato’s hip hop popularity
• US spends more time on Facebook than any other site: Nielsen
• TTB Takes Position on Information to Be Included On Wine Websites
• Kiwi bulk wine shipments up 11%
• Washington wine executive passes away
• Do wine companies release wines with which they are not happy? They do
• Moisture the nail in the coffin for Sonoma’s olive harvest
• Landmark Escondido winery up for sale
• NY: Four Chimneys Organic Winery cuts sale price
• Mixed Message: vodka-Sauvignon blend
• Brown Liquors Get Shot of Flavor as Distillers Look to Broaden Audience
• Charles Krug 150th Anniversary in Photos
• 92 pts from Dr. Tyler Colman!

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Rare Inglenook wines up for auction
• Liv-ex: First Growth performance in the second and third quarters
• Foster’s appeals to investors over takeover bid
• Diageo returns to Indian market
• Diageo publishes 2011 online Sustainability & Responsibility Report
• Diageo Creates New Unit For Niche Spirits Brands

HARVEST 2011

• French vintners divided over 2011 harvest risks
• Patience with Central Coast harvest season likely to produce great wine
• Napa Valley Harvest Ramping Up
• Spain: Priorat wines from 2011 will be scarcer but of greater quality
• Plymouth & Amador County – Harvest Report
• Top 10 Words of the 2011 Napa Harvest
• Newcastle & Placer County – Harvest Report
• Recent high temps helped Ore. wine harvest
• WA: 2011 grape harvest expected to be down

HEALTH

• Can White Wine have Health Benefits Comparable to Red Wine?: The Maceration of White Wines
• Kids’ DUI Risk Rises If Parents Drink at Home
• Enzyme Might Be Target for Treating Smoking, Alcoholism

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Buyer’s Dilemma – Whose Rating Should a Wine Drinker Pay Attention to?
• Drops of God gets English translation
• How To Run a Top-Notch Press Trip or Wine Junket

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Tastes do change, but so do wines
• Drink Only the Wines You Like: WinoBot Launches a New Way to Select Wine

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• IL: Despite economy, business flows at local wineries
• TX: Wine Law Seminar Oct. 20 & 21
• WA: A Look at the New Owners of Betz Family Winery

EUROPE

• Croatian company Belje has opened a 20 million euro winery complex

THE UK

• Glimmer of hope in falling alcohol sales

ASIA

• Surviving in an ultra-competitive market

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Winery adds a Russian flavour
• Australian Vintage hit by Loxton winery charge
• NZ: Wine industry hopes to cash in on Rugby World Cup

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina’s challenge is to keep the quality of Malbec within USD10-20 range

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine-making most European of the ‘new worlds’

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• @WINESALESHULK: wine industry’s greatest superhero
• Can Shopping Cart Abandonment Predict Online Buying Behavior?
• Retailers Should Author Facebook Posts on Wednesday
• Groupon Grows, Consolidation Beginning?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The DOC (or DO or AOC): Nobody Does it Better
• Time for a crush