NEWSFETCH – January 25, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in Sacramento has its work cut out
• Calif. property tax: One system for homes, another for business?
• Dolan departs Mendocino Wine Co., deputies summoned
• Distributor deal allows Aussie winemaker to buy into China
• Starbucks Happy Hour Experiment May Risk Alienating Some Customers
• Yellow Tail Joins Sweet Red Phenomenon
• Vintners try to freeze out faux icewine
• High wine prices key to New Zealand’s strategy
• Data Shows Growth in American Wineries
• BERGER: The radical changes in winemaking
• Where Can Wineries Really Innovate? In Engaging The People Who Actually Drink The Stuff!
• Good Company Wines acquires CellarThief.com
• Gallo and Constellation Screwed by US Tort Law
• Six traits of a successful regional winery association
• Coffee Geeks Meet Grape Nuts
• Gong Xi Fa Cai: A return to prosperity?
• Beer Drinkers Hit Hardest in Weak Economy: Report

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Pernod Ricard books loss on NZ assets sale
• Can A Monkey Beat A Hedge Fund? New Study Reveals Disturbing Stats

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wine Symposium Opens With Climate Focus
• Millions being given out to clean the air in San Joaquin Valley

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Paso Robles Wine Alliance names industry leaders of the year
• California Wine: Marsanne vs. Rousanne

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Starbucks to Sell Wine , Beer in CA, IL, GA
• MA: MBTA to bar alcohol ads on all property, including trains, buses
• OR: Mad Wine Science
• SD: Bill to legalize bring-your-own-wine option passes state Senate committee
• WA: Small movie theaters look to sell beer and wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wine and the India EU Free Trade Agreement
• Millésime Bio: Three days, too many wines and only one master sommelier
• 1855 (1855.com): Three more complaints
• Single vineyard Rioja enters the spotlight
• Interview: The Frescobaldi Family On Italian Wine And Their Role In The Category
• SymphonyIRI, mySupermarket to offer real-time Shopper Insights in UK
• Doctor questions UK minimum pricing effect
• Left Bank Bordeaux Cup open for university entries
• Brancott launches 187ml bottles

AUSTRALIA

• No buyer for Gulgong grower’s winegrapes
• Australians Urged to Drink Domestic Wine

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• India: Chill Sours Grapes but tourism soars
• New Asian buyers thirst for fresh wine tastes
• China beats India in the First Decade

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Win Your Own Wine Brand in the Crushpad Club Challenge
• A Review of a Review