NEWSFETCH – September 30, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Global wine auctions, investments to slow in 2012
• Vintage Point’s David Biggar Sees Nearly 40% Growth For Layer Cake
• Bye-Bye Cruvee, Hello VinTank Social Connect
• CARE bill worries Calif. wineries
• Study finds grower dissatisfaction with H-2A
• Consumer Spending in US Slows as Incomes Fall
• Sunol: Elliston Vineyards bought by Asian investors
• Winemaker Pahlmeyer’s Atlas Peak home burns
• Blind winemakers may bring an added skill to the industry.
• Temecula wine country too expand in zoning overhaul
• Attendee Limits on Temecula Wine Country Events Debated
• Migrant farmworker turned astronaut speaks at Pacific Union College
• What happens to a wine rack during an earthquake ? – Video
• Mumford joins Bennett Lane Winery
• Geyser Peak, Ascentia – Tomato, Tomahto
• IWC: Speed Dating for Wine, Part 1: Initiation

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Women-Led Startups Have Fewer Failures
• S&P backs Fortune Brands rating as spin-off nears
• Lafite Leads $340 Million Hong Kong Sale Amid Volatile Stocks
• Fortune Brands does the splits
• Diageo-Facebook Deal to Target Hundreds of Millions of Underage Youth
• Diageo’s Spirited Push Into India
• Vina Concha y Toro is Among the Companies in the Distillers & Vintners …

HEALTH

• A pill that lets you drink and stay sober?
• Red wine, a great stimulant for health

HARVEST 2011

• NY: Most Finger Lakes Pinot is in, as Seen at Keuka Lake Vineyards
• Placerville/El Dorado County:Harvest is latest start in 26 years

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why importer Jose Pastor says “no, gracias” to Wine Advocate scores
• Counting the Bottles: The Good and The Bad
• 2009 Cabernets could miss the boat
• From the REPublic: here’s to your impeccable palate
• Blogger tests Wine Shield
• Breton, Lapierre…Sulphur dioxide a subtle addition to most wines

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• A viticulturist’s questions and answers, right and wrong

AROUND THE UNITED STATES

• Hybrid grapes survive Southern humidity, make dry wine
• MI: Grape and wine industry receives $225,733 to enhance viticulture program
• TX: Winery Welcomes New Winemaker
• VA:  Donald’s winery – formerly Kluge estate – to hold grand opening
• WA: Cheers to wine country for getting its own license plate
• WA: Wine tourism has added a new dimension to sunny Lake Chelan
• WI: Winery moves to former St. Coletta location

ACADEMIA

• Fresno State business school hopes wine tasting will help students

EUROPE

• Inkerman to invest EUR 40 million in new plant, EUR 30 million in new vineyard
• Le Pin unveils new winery

THE UK

• Online loopholes in Scottish alcohol bill
• Bibendum Wine Ltd appoints new management board

CANADA

• BC: Tourism splash a sweet benefit to Valley wineries
• Wine: A toast to the Prince
• NB Liquor savours growing wine sales

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Iconic vineyard on market for the first time
• NZ: Signs of life in vineyard sales

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Cognac Peeps Over China’s Wall
• How Even Small Businesses Can Sell in China
• FSSAI: New spoke in Indian Wine Importers’ Wheel

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Alcohol in Africa

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Nokia Creates Foursquare Check-In Vending Machine

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 3 Fun Ways to Learn Your Preferences in Aged Wine
• Michael Muscardini: driven by passion and family