NEWS FETCH – MARCH 15, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Ascentia Debt Crisis Lurching Closer to Resolution
• The world is drinking more and it is drinking better
• Ponsot worked ‘closely with FBI’ for Kurniawan arrest
• Oregon wine, Japanese clients
• Why Chinese Investors Buy Napa Wineries
• Removing language barriers among the vines
• Trevor Mast, Australian Wine Pioneer, Dies at 63
• Tennessee Wholesaler John Hooper To Make Wine
• International Eastern Wine Competition 2012
• Global Billionaires Settling in New Zealand
• Freemark/Jackson: Exclusive Rights in Your Lease Can Make a Difference
• US-Korea free trade pact takes effect amid controversy
• Girl Scout Cookies and Wine Pairings

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 2011 HARVEST

• OZ: Riverland winery plays down criticism of harvest delay
• Bumper grape crop on way (Caution: really annoying animated ads)

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Pernod – Ricard Shareholder GBL Sells EU499 Million in Stock
• Drinks Americas Reports Q3 Profitability

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Children more aware of alcohol ads
• Chicago Transit Authority will again accept alcohol advertising

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Calculating Social Media ROI for Wine
• Social media is about social science not technology
• What Asia’s Changing Digital Consumer Means for Marketers and Advertising

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine Expert? Nature, or Nurture?
• Would I recognise a fake, elderly Loire?
• Critics Cannot Sit On The Fence And Still Be Relevant
• Cork Taint? Going To The Dogs!
• Do organic wines really taste better?
• Taming Red Wine’s Tannic Bite

MEDIA MATTERS

• Sanity On Headlines! PR People: Please Read This…PLEASE!

MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION

• Storytelling key to effective advertising
• Once the novelty wears off, what’s in the bottle?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Neighbor will press more environmental review on Napa Valley winery
• Update: Wilson Artisan Wineries buys Pezzi King Vineyards
• Long-forgotten diary of Japanese ‘wine king’ unearthed in California
• Crowd weighs in on California ag water quality rules

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NC: Shelton brothers receive state tourism award
• NJ: Wines, Direct to Your Door
• NY: Riesling is Beloved, but Lemberger is on the Rise
• NY: California family buys Villa Bellangelo winery
• WA: Winery squabbles with neighbors not so bubbly
• WA: Local winery is expanding

EUROPE

• Italian wine exports reached record euro4.4 billion ($5.75 billion) last year
• Demand drives Champagne Philipponnat to announce allocation only
• The Death of Donnici
• Sparking a vintage debate over bourgeois bottles
• Sangiovese: Italy’s Most Ubiquitous Grape
• Irish have proud winemaking heritage
• Moutardier’s Meunier proves a hit

THE UK

• Italy confirms strong presence at LIWF
• Fizz goes out of UK champagne market
• Valencia wines conquer UK
• Spanish king charms the new-world palate
• Bibendum to promote English wines and spirits

OH CANADA!

• New Ontario winery building approved

LATIN AMERICA

• Brazilian Congress still divided over sale of alcohol during 2014 World Cup
• Mendoza Revives “Wine for the Tourist” Law

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Tips for ill-mannered wine snobs
• Wine history is filled with influential women

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Earthworm Treatment of Grape Marc Makes Winery Wastes Better Fertilizer

RUDE, CRUDE, ANNOYING SITE OF THE DAY

• Very loud, auto-starting videos — thedailymeal.com — Just say no!