NEWSFETCH – September 23, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Update on “Fair Treatment for Farm Workers Act”
• Northwest Wine Makers Work Hard Just To Keep Sales Flat
• Huge wine storage facility set for Central Coast
• Nielsen plans to capture online wine sales data
• TTB Issues New Guidance for “Personalized Labels”
• The wine industry reports to the world
• California repeals alcohol infusion ban
• Local governments tap alcohol sales for revenue
• Tim Hanni To Teach New Sonoma State Wine Biz Course
• No more wine for Mass in Arizona Diocese
• Changes brewing at San Fran ballpark as wine options grow
• Ponzi Vineyards announces new assistant winemaker
• Vintner Joel Burnstein finds quick success

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Treasury Wine: ‘Deep discounting’ caused sales drop
• Pernod looks to Americas to overtake Diageo
• Spectrum Group Announces FY 2011 Results
• Diageo’s Walsh Says Priority to Expand Existing Brands
• Diageo tipped to head into top tier of global consumer goods companies

HARVEST 2011

• The harvest crush
• Napa Valley Harvest Report
• Bordeaux: post-harvest conference brings positive news
• Chicago Park/Nevada County – Harvest Report
• From the vine to the vat

HEALTH

• Blame bad decisions on alcohol? Maybe not
• Resveratrol, Red Wine And The Fountain Of Youth
• Wine & Health – It’s Not News Anymore, But It Continues to Make the News
• Red wine no fountain of youth after all? What new study says

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Gay Squid Theory of Wine Publishing
• “Natural wine” — the latest trend
• Sneak Taste of MacLean’s Unquenchable
• Wine Bloggers and the Opening In The Tent

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Who Says Ripe Cabernet Does Not Age
• Wine consumers “brainwashed” into thinking they need education
• How to Select the Proper Wine

WATER

• Judge questions honesty of Interior Dept scientists in water case

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• KY: Northeastern winery looking to add beer

ACADEMIA

• Donley to transition to NC wine industry position

EUROPE

• European court rules Anheuser-Busch, must share Budweiser name

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Margaret River faces threats from mining and breweries

LATIN AMERICA

• Catena Zapata Leads Argentina’s Push For Quality

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• StumbleUpon shutting down photo blogs, themes, groups Oct. 24
• Women Dominate Men at Social Networking
• Facebook Places Checks Out – Will Your Customers Follow?
• Facebook’s New Verbs Have Marketers Talking

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine Country’s Sexy New Winery