NEWSFETCH – October 18, 2011

TOP NEWS

• $2 Per Drink? New CDC Estimate Of Alcohol Abuse Toll
  
• Online flash sales less flashy as inventory shrinks
• The State of Social Media 2011: Social is the new normal
• Mexican markets may open wide for Central Valley grapes
• Farmers Facing Loss of Subsidy May Get New One
• TTB Proposes the “Wisconsin Ledge” Viticultural Area
• Drops of God Descend on America
• Half a million litres of Aussie wine down the drain
• Retailers Must Register With TTB
• Winemaker Professor donates $10 million to UC Irvine
• An Open Appeal to Wine Geek Wine Buyers
• How Important Is Sommelier Certification?
• Lot18 Ventures Turns Wine Into Wine Country Excursions
• New Hall of Fame inductees, and a commentary
• Wine In Kegs Catching On
• Proletariat Wine Company Brings Keg Wine to the Masses
• Lasseter Family Premieres First Wines
• Redtree Wines Toasts Winners of Planting Redtree Across America Social Media Contest

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• LVMH Beats Estimates, Confident on Demand
• Pernod: It’s war when it comes to the liquor industry
• Wine.com Appoints Chief Financial Officer
• Liv-ex: Claret Chip Index edges lower
• LVMH reveals secrets of its luxury brands
• U.S. Wine Auction Prices Down Slightly in Third Quarter 2011
• Diageo Renews Open State Agreements with Southern Wine & Spirits

HARVEST 2011

• Not enough farm workers could be a sign of the immigration crackdown
• The Mystery of the Missing Pinot Noir Grapes
• Cool, wet days slow a late Santa Barbara harvest
• Dirty Wine Jobs: Part II

HEALTH

• A glass of wine a day strengthens the bones but beer has no effect
• Grape Pomace: The Diabetes Wonder drug

MEDIA MATTERS

• Cheating on Traffic: Is Your Blog Guilty?
• Aspiring Wine Writer? Go West Young Scribe!
• Sometimes It’s About The Wine
• The 2011 Vintage and Key Conversations
• Stinky Slanted Word Choice Of The Day
• More Arrogant Hype
• Alder’s Important and Exciting Announcement
• Jancis Introduces Alder

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Winery Reports 79% Yield Increase on Excelerite-Treated Vine Rows
  

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• UT: Audit of liquor agency highlighting problems
• WA: Liar Are Liars in Privatization Battle

EUROPE

• Russia threatens Moldovan rebel region with brandy ban
• González Byass unveils Palmas
• Sneaking a peak at Sweden’s burgeoning wine industry

THE UK

• Jacob’s Creek begins UK bottling
• PLB launches wine in a glass into Waitrose
• WSTA steps up anti-fraud activity
• Wine fraud through identity theft on the rise in UK
• Alcohol to be brought within UK’s Change4Life campaign

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: growers claim GM crop ban ‘holding us back’
• OZ: Gas company buys up wine area land
• OZ: Growers in the Riverland are adapting to climate change
• NZ: PM opens new winery heritage centre
• NZ: Time to take Auckland seriously
• OZ: Small drops, big splash

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine-derwall: 35 different Chinese wine bottles

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentine Wine Industry Prepares For Global Warming

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Krug will launch an ID code for its champagnes

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Support New Wines Or Watch Them Disappear
• How to Choose Your Correct Wine Profile
• An Open Letter to Wine Newbies
• Bordeaux “second wines” offer first-class bargains

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• PASO ROBLES WINE COUNTRY ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SNOREZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

Is there an actual journalist or solid PR professional at either of these organizations that has an inkling of how to write a proper headline?

• California Provides Congress with Farm Bill Recommendations Emphasizing Job Creation, Natural Resources Protection and Other Opportunities for Economic Revitalization
• Important Role of America’s Beer Distributors and Independent Three-Tier System Highlighted at NBWA’s 74th Annual Convention and Trade Show

Get to the point! Fuzzy thinking always underpins fuzzy writing.