NEWSFETCH – October 19, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Barrel Stop Faces January Deadline For Ch11 Plan Approval
• Trinchero Adding To Hot Brand Success With Fresh Brands
• The Slow and Sad Death of Mobile Wine Apps
• It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like an E-Holiday: SymphonyIRI
• Ascentia Deep Discounting Geyser Peak & Columbia
• Aussie vat vandalism possible sabotage bid
• Is Liquor Liberty Dangerous?
• John Mariani’s Dictionary for a Modern Diner (Hilarity Ahead)
• French court upholds Red Bicyclette sentences
• New Poll Shows Broad Support for Wine Truth-In-Labeling
• Central Coast Wine Makers Welcome Korean Trade Agreement
• Import Prices Stable, Export Prices Rise Slightly in Sept.
• Aussie Wineries Urged to Stop Buying Cheap Grapes
• Update: Lodi Launches LoCA Wine Promotion

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Diageo Sales Rise, Warns On Global Economy
• Demand for Romanee Conti drives DRC higher
• Diageo beats forecasts with Q1 sales up 9 percent
• Diageo rises nearly 4% after beating sales forecasts
• Diageo Beat Estimates on Emerging Markets

HARVEST 2011

• Dry Creek Valley Winegrowers Positive Despite Rains
• Italy’s 2011 wine harvest smallest in 60 years
• Hurray for California’s “bad” 2011 vintage!
• Cool California weather keeps winemakers waiting

HEALTH

• The Truth About Red Wine And Your Health
• Is drinking on the mommy job a no-no?

DIRECT SHIPPING

• Join the DTC Winery Check Up Research Project
• Why Ever Leave The House? The Joys Of Wine-By-The-Case Home Delivery

MEDIA MATTERS

• Marketers Going After Bloggers
• Am I a Hypocrite If I Accept A Chinese Wine Junket?
• Why angry comments online are like road rage
• A Survey of Significance In the World of Wine Publishing

WATER

• House subcommittee takes on federal fish protection ruling
• Draft delta plan is bad for Northern California

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• GPS & LightSquared – the Controversy
• From old-time farming to biodynamic certification
• More than $8 Million for specialty crop research in Central Valley

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: Cultivating A Wine Market In the Finger Lakes
• TX: State wineries receive recognition in new book
• UT Audit: DABC was incompetently managed
• WA: Focusing on Initiative 1183 Part I: Volume Discounting

ACADEMIA

• SSU Wine Biz Institute Joins National Vit & Enology Alliance
• Cornell researchers awarded $4.5 million to improve next generation of grapes

THE UK

• Italy Forces Blossom Hill rosé name change
• Oddbins relaunch: customers to decide wine prices
• Halewood International remains under family control
• Can Oddbins regain its fizz?
• Bordeaux enjoys sales success in Sainsbury’s
• Drinkaware and Mumsnet target parents
• Q&A with Tim O’Connell, DesignWine

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Vintner sees expanding wine market in Bali
• Anti-counterfeiting tag on imported wines in Ningbo Bonded Area

LATIN AMERICA

• “Boom Varietal”: The Rise of Argentine Malbec

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Free Wine Anyone? Chevy to Give Away Cars With Scvngr
• Mary Meeker’s Latest Awesome Web 2.0 Presentation About The State Of The Web
• Google Yanks Some Search Referral Data, Angering Marketers

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Winemaker grows name in hidden corner of Napa
• Monogamy=Drunkenness (Dig for this item)
• Sip a Little Wine Now, Buy a Bottle Later
• An American negociant in California

CHARITABLE & GREEN AND SOCIAL CAUSES

• Earth-wise wineries set up shop on ConsciousWine.com

OOOOOOOOOH! IMPRESS ME! (NOT)

• TastingRoom.com Announces Its New Series of Exclusive Celebrity Wine Samplers Curated by Critically Acclaimed Chef Michael Chiarello

The subjects of this long, wandering headline engage in the arrogance of putting themselves first rather than asking the really important question: “What is most important to the people I am trying to reach?” Exclusive! Critically Acclaimed! Are we supposed to be impressed? Where’s the Kaopectate?