NEWS FETCH – MARCH 8, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Barrel Stop Proposes To Sell Winery, Says Expects Imminent Offer
• Stop Measuring Social Media Vanity Metrics, Measure What Matters Instead
• Is California Facing A Grape Shortage?
• U.S. Bulk Inventories Remain Scarce
• Bud break begins in parts of Sonoma County
• Washington state set to auction off liquor sales rights as it gets out of booze biz

AUSTRALIA: 2012 HARVEST

• Aussie Floods Threaten Yellow Tail Maker, Casella
• Grapes left on vines after ‘challenging’ harvest
• Floods ravage grape and cotton crops

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Liv-ex bids rise on market optimism
• Fine wine investment returns put FTSE in the shadows
• Spectrum’s Spring Auction in Hong Kong to Focus on Burgundy

CLOSER LOOKS AT BROWN-FORMAN

• Brown-Forman profit down as sales miss
• Jack Daniel’s Maker to Hike Prices
• Brown-Forman Posts Flat 3Q; Shares Still Appear Overvalued
• Distributor hangover hits Brown-Forman 3Q earnings

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• The Secret To Using Pinterest As A Brand
• Enterprise Social Networking
• Kansas winery sold on online auction
• Cline Cellars Crowdsources Wine Label Recipe Using Facebook

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine experts? We have our place
• A complex situation for wine drinkers
• Wine tasting season 2012

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Winery Trouble on Treasure Island
• Calistoga passes rules on wineries, tasting rooms
• Table grape growers reaffirm commission
• Patz & Hall Names James McCeney Assistant Winemaker
• Coombsville, Napa Valley’s newest AVA

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Northwest Wineries Cultivate the Mobile Vineyard
• NY: Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars 50th Anniversary Video Trailer

EUROPE

• Bordeaux admits prices must reflect depressed market
• German man trying to popularize Greek wines on export market
• More than 40,000 visit ProWein
• Moet embarks on major expansion

THE UK

• Britain’s hidden binge drinkers
• New winemaker for M&S

AROUND THE GLOBE

• NZ: Retailer dumps Penfolds over price hikes
• Wine will contribute to the emancipation of young Chinese women

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 12 Creative Ways to Recycle Wine Bottles.
• Viognier Finding Following