NEWS FETCH – MARCH 16, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Parker says no one should have the kind of influence he has
• Pernod in premium wine push
• Equipment woes close drive California bottle recycler out of business
• Beer Continues Largesse To Political Campaign Brothels
• Central Coast wine to get more expensive
• Kiwi Grape harvest predicted to be lower than last year
• Chinese visits help boost Coonawarra brand
• Wine Barrel Process Cuts Risk of Brett
• The Wine Group Enters Rum Market

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Burgundy takes limelight at Bonhams fine wine auction
• Wine, scams and millionaires — a lesson to be learned
• Is Buying a Vineyard a Good Idea?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Provino Inc. Announces Name Change, New Division
• Update on the wine business
• How Remridg wine got its name
• New wine salon planned in Napa

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Vintage chart myths
• Denis Dubourdieu Bordeaux 2011 vintage report
• Parker: will there ever be a vintage as good as 2009?
• 2002 Bordeaux “disappointing”
• The hidden strengths of sweet wines
• Wines that balance pizza’s flavors
• My visits to Screaming Eagle and Harlan

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Wine.com Launches Online Tasting Room
• DeadRed Wine Group Showcased new technology and social media
• Ads with Friends: Analyzing the Benefits of Social Ads

MEDIA MATTERS

• Editorial Team Gets Shake-Up at just-drinks
• Press releases, the wine business, and doing it right
• Vineyard & Winery Management Thrives in Hard Times

MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION

• 5 SEO Tips for PR Pros
• Consumer knowledge key to success

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MA: State-Grown Wine Sales Are Up
• MI: Wholesaler Poll Says Residents OK With Red Tape
• NY: New owners to re-open Dundee winery
• NY: Wine Industry Renews Grocery Store Wine Sales Push
• OR: A Red-tailed Hawk Returns to King Estate
• PA: Cops get $4M settlement over fall at Sand Castle Winery
• TX: Vineyards experience early bud break
• VA: Warm Weather Affects Wine Crop

ACADEMIA

• Agriculture Students Will Find Abundance of Scholarships

EUROPE

• Exports of Portuguese wine to China almost double in 2011
• FoodDrinkEurope calls for ENVI Committee support for health claims
• What Can You Buy in Bordeaux For 30 Million?
• Lanson: Champagne shoppers don’t buy on price alone
• Bordeaux 2011: Merlot succeeds in ‘unpredictable’ year
• Waiting for Godello: The New Wines of Spain
• Irish alcohol consumption increases

THE UK

• UK consumers face 44p tax hike on bottle of wine
• Alcoholism in the UK and a potential budget tax hike in alcohol

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine business in receivership as poor industry conditions continue
• NZ: Business confidence in wine industry is down
• OZ: From the classroom to the vineyards

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China: Highs and lows in a desert winery
• Socio-cultural Changes Cheer India’s Wine Market
• Philippine Sin tax bill A test of wills
• A batch of imported wine detained in Xiamen
• Chaos behind profiteering imported wine market

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Lebanese-Syrian Brothers Look West
• From Wine Lover to Wine Maker: Synapse Makes the Transition
• Port — for breakfast?
• Sad, but necessary: How to Order Wine Without Looking Clueless

DEEP CORK FRIDAY: WHITE HOUSE WINES

• Wine, the New State Secret
• 2012 Presidential Dinner Menu With the Obama’s and David Cameron.
• Deep throat reveals Cameron state dinner wines
• White House Wines: Embargo Broken
• White House banquet wines revealed

MEH!

• Southern Wine & Spirits of Illinois Announces Establishment of New Wine …

Once again, Southern mumbles and fumbles its way around a long, clumsy, wandering headline and hides what is actually news. Obviously no one at Southern really wants people to read its news releases.