NEWSFETCH – February 29, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Napa’s St. Supéry Sees Luxury Wines Coming Back In The On-Premise
• Progress on Calif’s European Grapevine Moth Quarantine
• Winery Exchange Sues 7-Eleven – $2 million Supplier Dispute
• What would Andrew Jackson drink? Reflections on the $20 price barrier
• Fine Wine Getting Back on Track (Bloomberg video)
• Wine Mixology: cocktails not just for liquor anymore
• 40 Cool Wine Packaging and Label Designs
• Wine Industry Losing Packaging Weight
• The manliest wine in the world, or a stupid publicity stunt?
• Why Does Wine Institute Oppose New Excise Tax Enforcement?
• Annual Consumer Wine Awards Entry Deadline Extended
• Patrón Spirits Names Southern of Washington as Distributor
• China’s wine frenzy, Bill Foley’s wine empire, what sommeliers like to drink

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Liv-ex presentation: The “fine” Champagne market
• Pernod, spirits groups join emerging market party
• Diageo names Menezes COO and likely CEO
• Australian Vintage battling strong dollar
• Aust Vintage books lower first half profit
• OZ: Lion appoints new chairman
• Sideways No More: Wine Auction Signals Economy Looking Up
• Central European Distribution Financial Results

HEALTH

• Can a Diabetic Drink Wine?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Tastes Are A Changin’ – A Vintner’s View
• Jaded Palates: A Tale of Two Tastings
• Harsh conditions make for great wines
• Naked Champagne, the Making of Zero Dosage Champagne
• Heimoff: A conversation with Antonio Galloni: Part 3
• NorCal Wine:Interview with Antonio Galloni, Part 2
• Cool-climate wines are cool Down Under
• Wine Biodynamics: Poop, Cosmos and Chickens

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• More money available to fight EGVM
• San Joaquin County to revisit winery rules
• Ancient Oak Cellars Names Kent Barthman as Winemaker

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: Wine industry plans ‘Viticulture 2013’
• NE: UNL Viticulture Part of $2.5 Million Grant to Tackle Wine Industry Obstacles
• TX: Prospective wine-grape grower workshop slated for March 14 in Houston

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Advertising Watchdog Bans Laithwaites Ad
• Domaine Huet: Orders Cancelled.

OH CANADA!

• British Columbia Wineries Await Distribution Answers

AUSTRALIAN HARVEST 2012

• Grape pickers rush to beat rain
• Wine grape rot isolated so far
• NSW wine grape growers anxious about wet weather

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Imports up, exports down, winemakers unfazed
• NZ: A New Hope, Way Down South

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine trade staff from China on ten-day Australia tour
• Shandong-made wines win over the world

SOUTH AFRICA

• Winemaker industry has shrunk

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Winemaker’s Hands
• Oregon winemaker hides his wine in remote places
• A Guide to Wine Faults – Corked!
• History of corks and how they work
• Seven pioneers inducted into Vintners’ Hall of Fame
• Are you ready for wine bottles that could be eaten once you’ve drunk what’s inside?