NEWSFETCH – December 19, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Foppiano heirs in bitter fight over Healdsburg winery’s future
• Whoever satisfies the growing thirst for Chinese wine wins
• Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 makes Goldman Sachs top 100 charts
• Environmantalists Thwart Small Napa Vineyard
• Are California Wineries Looking to Sell?
• Crop insurance helps North Coast growers weather harvest
• Aussie tudy to clear the air on smoke-affected wine
• Alcohol-price/consumption finding challenged
• Napa vintner Jan Shrem donates $10 million for UC Davis art museum
• Looking ahead to beverage trends in 2012
• Deep discounting offers dismay Champagne suppliers
• REMINDER: Economists And Analysts Have No Idea What Is Going To Happen Next Year
• Focus groups for new product development
• Top Ten Wine Trends in 2011
• Golfer alleges sex discrimination at Napa’s Eagle Vines
• Simplicity is Key in Creating a Wine Deal

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• As markets plunge, Asia’s wealthy flock to art & wine
• Sotheby’s 2011 wine sales bring $85.5 million
• Central European Distro: Lowest Price to Book Ratio

MEDIA MATTERS

• Journalism ethics: Bloggers have same responsibility to report truth
• This Budd’s For You: Pancho Campo’s Past, Jay Miller’s Unpublished Tasting Notes

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Missing Moscato: lessons from the bottom shelf of the supermarket
• A tasting of hipster wines

WATER & SUSTAINABILITY

• What Rising Temperatures May Mean for World’s Wine Industry
• Poll shows support for California water projects

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• AL: Wineries abound in state
• NJ: Bill to aid state wineries heads to Assembly
• OR: Vodka Near The Produce Aisle
• PA: Wine shop uncorks Napa Valley for the midstate

EUROPE & THE UK

• Health minister says pricing won’t cure UK’s drink problem
• Wine Innovation results released

CANADA

• Nova Scotia: Ramping up viticulture research a key priority

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Downpour drenches Mildura’s grapes
• OZ: ‘Tis the season to be jolly – December spending on alcohol will rise five per cent

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Facebook For Android Has More Daily Active Users Than Facebook For iPhone
• Google Reveals The Most Popular Search Terms Of 2011

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Legends of Burgundy
• Napa winery owner sells coin for $7.4 million