NEWSFETCH – November 21, 2011

TOP NEWS

• How Malbec Became the Wine of ‘Regular People’
• Are California wine’s glory days a thing of the past?
• Moscato Sales Soaring Says Gomberg-Fredrikson
• Selling China on California
• Russian River Valley AVA—Too Big To Fail or Just Too Big?
• Gallo devalues a top AVA & beats up consumers … again
• Gallo bullish on wine industry
• As Online Wine Sales Grow So Do The Challenges
• Bill Price: Buy Small, Think Big
• Women are the new face of alcohol advertising
• Mendocino Grower Bill Pauli Elected Chair of CAWG
• Wineries push back against direct shipping limits
• Wine’s generosity at its best
• Winery, tasting room, restaurant planned for Encinitas
• Thornhill Is First Calif winery to open store in PA
  
• DTC Wine Symposium Expands to San Francisco

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Diageo Claims Edge In Key Multicultural Segment
• Pernod Ricard CEO Sees No Sign of Slowdown
• Diageo Targets Improved North America Sales, Margins
• Liv-ex: Non-Bordeaux brands up the volume
• Economic woes dampen demand at Burgundy auction
• A Dose Of Reality For Alcoholic-Beverage Stock Investors

HARVEST 2011

• 2011 “a very bad year for Napa Cabernet”
• 2011 Vintage Report: United States

HEALTH

• Drink and Eat like a Mediterranean: Live Longer
• Brits in Denial About Realities of Too Much Drink
• Beer: Pint a Day Reduces Risk of Heart Disease
• The Problem of Gluten in Wine

MEDIA MATTERS

• Robert Parker and the Ascent of California Pinot Noir
• Making wine sexy

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Bordeaux’s 2009 ‘Vintage of the Century’ Falls Short of Hype
• How much oak is too much?
• TTB: Wine Concentrate OK To Boost Sugar Levels
• WINO class asks if pricier wines taste best
• The Axis of Terroir

SUSTAINABILITY

• From ‘carbon’ to ‘water’ footprint
• Why Green Wines are this summers hottest trend

WATER

• ACWA commends findings of new study on Ag water efficienc
• Unmodified Water Releases Impact Spawning Areas
• Courts weighs scrapping huge California water pact
• Was US water utility hacked last week?
• Viewpoints: Stop latest Delta threat: A political power play

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Winemaker & Vineyard Grower: The Vineyard Gets the Last Laugh
• Coping with Climate, Controlling Leafroll

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Wine regions share tricks of trade at Napa event
• IN: New winery could be on its way to Benton Township
• MA: Westport Rivers, Not Your Typical Regional Wines
• OR: Ed King speaks
• UT: Grocery stores should sell liquor through separate facilities
• UT: Business of booze
• WA: Microsoft vet Marty Taucher cultivates new winery

EUROPE

• WTO Membership May Have A Surprising Affect On Russian’s Drinking Habits
• Postcard from Paris

CANADA

• New owners for St. Williams winery

AUSTRALIA

• Aussies Say ‘Screw It’ On Wine Closure Debate
• Warrego Wines closes at Marburg
• ACCC reviewing Woolies’ liquor deal
• Slow growth fails to dampen high spirits

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Could China be the largest world wine market in 20 years?
• China on course for 100 million case market in 10 years
• Governor Promotes Virginia Wine In India
• Marqués de Riscal holds historic auction in Beijing

LATIN AMERICA

• The Long History of Argentine Wine

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Israeli wine: Are we back in business?