NEWSFETCH – November 1, 2011

TOP NEWS

• As California border patrol tightens, farmers feel the labor pinch
• Federal judge limits pesticide near salmon habitat in CA, WA, OR, ID
• Stiffed by a Winery
• Study shows what consumers look for when buying wine
• Why wine won’t work on TV
• Millennials: Are Their Wine Preferences Globally Generalizable?
• Restaurant job growth expected in 4Q
• Restaurant Sales and Traffic Levels Improve
• Cameron Hughes, Texas wine, beer boycott
• TODAY: Meet Location Based Marketing Masters at VinTank
• Washington voters lean in favor of liquor initiative
• Farm Bureau sues over using farm land for solar farm
• Wine vines to pair with global warming
• Santa Clara County wineries working group discusses industry changes
• Time For New Alcohol Labeling Rules
• Suppliers Work with Code of Conduct
• Still Missing a Key Ingredient of the African American Vintners
• Chinese company defaults on Knights Valley vineyard estate

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Sotheby’s Finest and Rarest Wines: 15% of lots unsold
• 5 Alcoholic Beverage Stocks To Pep Up Your Portfolio
• Marketing veteran Philip Almond exits Diageo in shake-up
• Foster’s lashed for SAB deal; sees beer pick-up

HARVEST 2011

• Tough Harvest for N Calif Creates Opportunity for Less-Known AVAs
• Oregon wine grape harvest goes better than expected
• Rain Creates Challenging Year for Oregon Wine Growers
• SW Australia: Another great vintage.
• Great harvest but market too tough, say Geneva wine producers
• Crush is 76% Complete, and It’s a Happy Halloween at Peju Province Winery!
• Jordan: Racing to finish the “Vintage of Long Faces”
• Harvest in Rioja & Rias Baixes, Spain
• Amador County harvest winding up

HEALTH

• Raising the Chance of Some Cancers With Two Drinks a Day

MEDIA MATTERS

• Don’t blame wine writers
• Your Blog’s A Traffic Thief If …
• News Transparency looks to hold journos accountable
• A solution to Marvin Enterprises and the Wine List Award Company

WATER

• Smelt Supreme Court ruling goes against farmers
• Court Ruling Emboldens Water Grab Opponents
• Editorial: Pay-to-play planning in Delta

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OH: Mazza Vineyards finds hot spot for grapes in Sandusky
• MO: USDA Specialty Crop Fund Awards $353000 to State Ag Projects
• NY: Pop a cork with a New York state of mind
• NY: Wine industry, state look to boost wine sales in bid to keep #2 spot

ACADEMIA

• MSU helps transform Michigan into a wine destination

EUROPE

• Piero Antinori: Rosso di Montalcino should allow other grapes

THE UK

• Trade bodies condemn minimum pricing

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: New England’s small wineries are punching above their weight

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Legacy Refocuses on China Wine Market
• Hong Kong welcomes the world

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• What Influences the Social Consumer? [Infographic]
• New Group Deals Service Lets You Form The Group Then Gets The Deal For You

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Dog advertises winery
• When You Are the Winemaker
• When size does matter: Big bottles protect your cellared investments

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Rabobank Names Mosby Commercial Banking Officer in Paso Robles