NEWS FETCH – MARCH 14, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Winebow CEO Expects Few Changes Under New Owners
• Naked Wines offers $1million in global winemaker competition
• Ken & Diane Wilson Buy Pezzi King
• Freemark Abbey Wins tasting room lawsuit
• Health insurance to cost more than the typical family earns in 2033
• Guarding Grapevines with Genes: But Is It Franken-wine?
• Learning from adversity in the wine industry
• Australia aims to rebrand wine image in U.S.
• Deutz changes US distribution
• Alcohol Regulation Roundup: March 13, 2012
• Draft of sustainable ag standard developed

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Constellation to Report 2012 Financial Results April 5
• Fitch affirms Pernod Ricard ratings
• The forensics of expensive, but counterfeit, wine
• Spectrum Responds to Criminal Complaint Filed Against Kurniawan
• Liv-ex: Macau gaming revenue tracks fine wine

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Why Alcohol Makes You Feel Good
• New Mommy Wine Blog For Stressed-out Moms
• Labour calls for UK alcohol advertising ban

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Social media changes fights over trademarks

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The 100 point phenomenon and score inflation
• Can California rise above its dumbed-down wine?
• Chateau Latour 2009 ‘is the 1959 reincarnated’
• Bordeaux vs Burgundy: Battle of the big reds
• Do Wine Experts Taste Differently Than You (And Does It Matter)?
• A wine critic’s rituals
• A Word about Wine Flaws – Part I
• Sniff test: Experts develop their skills over many bottles

MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION

• A Whiff of Brand in the Tasting Room
• Barefoot Business: 5 Ways to Increase Your Service Business

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Favorable Market for Clarksburg Winegrowers
• Napa set for second International Cabernet Symposium
• Crystal Lake restaurateur chosen to create wine in Napa Valley

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Nomacorc to sponsor Twitter Taste-off at DrinkLocalWine conference
• IL: Winery decision keeps aging
• NJ: Judgment of Rittenhouse blind tasting puts state wineries to the test
• NY: Groups renew push for wine sales in grocery stores
• NY: Long Island May See Early Bud Break
• WA: Grape Growers Award Special Industry Recognition
• WA: Slow and steady, from vine to glass
• WA: Wines from Burgundy stand out at Seattle’s RN74 restaurants

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Winemakers get yeast variety detector
• Demand for mechanical picking is on the up in Mendoza

EUROPE

• Asia to “shape Burgundy’s future”
• Champagne Demand to Get Lift From Olympic, Royal Toasts in 2012
• Consumer engagement is key to French success
• Appellations beat brands in French debate
• Bollinger breaks new sales record

THE UK

• How Britain Shunned the Pub and Became a Nation of Wine Drinkers
• Brintex/LIWF plays down hype over absent exhibitors
• Tesco’s fine wine sales grow after revamp
• Olympic wines revealed
• Multi-Color Acquires UK Spirit and Wine Label Specialist

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Riana van der Merwe: Young Winemaker in a Young Region
• Defending underdogs against the giant retail ‘Marts’