NEWSFETCH – December 30, 2011

TOP NEWS

• Wilson Daniels, Bien Nacido brand themselves
• Online Wine Service in Napa Aims at Buyers, Not Tasters
• Napa’s Silenus wine put into Chinese market officially
• Herbert Polesky, Healdsburg grape grower, dies of heart attack
• NLRA Rights Poster Delayed Again
• Message from California Winemakers: Stop Slandering Our Pinot!
• Out with Bordeaux, In with the….?

HEALTH

• Presence of Sugar in Sparkling Wines May Affect Resveratrol Content and Antioxidant Capacity

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Cracka year for Aussis online wine supplier
• Online Shopping Under the Influence
• Virginia Wine shop closes, moves to online-only sales
• Apps help navigate the wine aisles

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Bottle Rocket: Wine on Tap in San Diego
• A look back at Napa’s year in wine
• Mild summer, wet grape harvest led to lower Napa yields in 2011

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• TX: Prospective wine-grape grower workshops slated
• WY: Family turns property into winery, the first in county and second in state

CANADA

• BC’s Five Looniest Liquor Laws
• Cold comfort for Canadian wineries

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: 2011 a horror vintage
• NZ: Survey shows Kiwis in denial on booze: lobby

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• 2011 turns out to be cheerful year for Indian wines