NEWSFETCH – December 2, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Higher costs, delays predicted with new Federal trucking regs
• Lodi-China Wine and ag export summit set for Tuesday
• The backlash against cheap wine
• Blaze destroys more than $1m worth of wine at Queensland winery
• Men think wine is for women, drink it anyway: Study
• Jacob’s Creek targets women with Cool Harvest wine range
• Euro-pocalypse Now?
• Members Sought for Cal Specialty Crop Block Grant Tech Review Committee

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Liv-ex fine wine index: Down but not out
• Barton: ‘I don’t make investment wines’

MEDIA MATTERS

• Parkergate: Some reflections on DO Madrid and Campo’s €40,000
• ENOUGH about Robert Parker!
• The Case for More Wine Columns
• Meeting the wine bloggers
• Ego-shaped fermentation tanks, and the RdV backlash

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Scoring wine: What’s the point?
• Burgundy visits – how much time does a critic take per domaine?
• Sobering thought: as alcohol content of wine goes up, drinkers look to the light

SUSTAINABILITY

• Examining Energy and Carbon Footprint of US Wine Distribution
• Wine Industry Sustainability: Social Equity
• Waldin and Smart fail to convince in”disappointing” biodynamics debate
• New Guidelines Encourage Wineries to Take Care of Cork Forests
• Biodynamics should be promoted, debate audience decides
• Eco-certified wines carry clout with UK consumers

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: Finger Lakes Wine Center in Ithaca to undergo changes
• OR: Funding Cut for State Winery Report
• PA: Retailers, auditor general slam liquor bill
• TX: Wine .com Resumes Shipping to Texas in Time for Holiday Shopping

ACADEMIA

• New Research Busts Tannin Additions Myth, Sparks Trans-Pacific Collaboration
• Winery Clusters Foster Resilience
• Online grapevine cold-hardiness predictor launches today

EUROPE AND THE UK

• UK Consumers going out 12% more often, says Deloitte
• Chinese snap up French vineyards
• 2011 harvest boosts Spain

CANADA

• BC Icewine harvest looking good

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Riverland wine grape glut shows signs of easing
• OZ: Struggle to be heard in water tug of war

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• India is developing a reputation for wine
• China lacks wine drinking culture

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The joy of small pours, carafes and half bottles
• Why Low Alcohol Wines still have a Long Way to go
• C.G. Di Arie Vineyards and Winery – Simply Amazing!
• Madeira wines have a sweet and scientific side

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Newton Winemaker to Lead 10-Year Winery Evolution
  
• Matt Wood Appointed Estate Director at Domaine Chandon and Newton