NEWSFETCH – September 20, 2011

TOP NEWS

• World of California wine is entering its own storm
• Wine Sales: When Merchant Telephones Stop Ringing
• New law proposed for immigrant agricultural workers
• US economy may stay weak ‘for years’: IMF
• Plop, plop, fizz: Alka-Seltzer found to help wine industry
• Restaurants, changes and the economy
• Study: Restaurant traffic declines
• 20th Annual Wine Industry Financial Symposium Underway
• Alcohol brands beef up social media regulation
• Jancis Robinson vs bankers, Aces Winery, more Lafite
• Russian River Vineyards debt nearly $3 million
• Napa Vintners Host Top Trade and Media from China This Week
• Champoux Vineyard Owner Recovering From West Nile Virus
• The future of Malbec
• Grenache Day goes global
• Wineries pursue pouches for premium brands
• Hold the wine. Bring me a beer.

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Facebook strengthens multi-million dollar Diageo advertising deal
• Liv-ex: DRC prices surge in Hong Kong
• Facebook Likes Diageo

HARVEST 2011

• The Harvest Has Begun And So Has The Worrying
• Iberian Wine Harvest 2011 – A random assortment of challenges
• FairPlay/Eldorado County – Harvest Report
• Report: Grapes continue to outstrip supply due to weather, economy

HEALTH

• Binge-Drinking Among Women Is Up: Study
• Role of Melatonin in Grapes: Joining Resveratrol and Anthocyanins as the Trifecta of Healthy Wine Components

DIRECT SHIPPING & THE THREE-TIERED SYSTEM

• How Mass. Wholesalers Gamed State Liquor Laws

MEDIA MATTERS

• Quality vs. credulity: One way to make a wine coveted

MATTERS OF TASTE

• You’re in big trouble, Joe Bastianich
• Wine Connoisseur claims Rappers ruined Moscato wine
• Biodynamic and natural wine producers: What’s up with French oak?

WATER

• Delta water grab fears unfounded, says U.S. resources chief

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• What Oxygen Research Means to Winemakers

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• OK: Expanding sale of beer, wine opposed
• PA: Vineyard might not be growing on Seven Mountains owner, but business is

THE UK

• Indian wines fly off British supermarket shelves
• Low-alc wine tax band “a long way off”

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: EU forces port producers to be clever with labels

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Red wine for ‘joy and strength’ in China
• In India, the growth of wine culture is unstoppable
• Indian wine – no longer tentatively experimental
• The world’s most populous nation is a key market for sellers of the finest and rarest drops.
• Hong Kong retail wine scene

LATIN AMERICA

• Unknown Argentine Winemaker goes from Zero to Hero in 24 Hours

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Adults still prefer voice calls to text messages
• 31% of U.S. Adults Prefer to Be Reached by Text Message
• Few Facebook Users Share Brand Experiences
• 4 Reasons your business shouldn’t be on Twitter
• Vaynerchuk – An Internet Wine Business Phenomenon’s Grapes of Prosperity Story

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine: True Things vs. Total BS About Wine
• Top Chef Gives Ousted Contestants a Second Chance With Web Show
• The Surprise of the Downsell
• Chopsticks and wine
• Sleaze of the Day: The Michaele Salahi Situation