NEWS FETCH – MARCH 19, 2012

TOP NEWS

• On-Premise Channel Looks To Continue Recovery In 2012
• Restaurant comps strong in Feb, but operator confidence wanes
• Bureaucracy from vine to table
• ‘Climate change’ cause for Carmenere in Bordeaux wine
• California Wine Industry in Shortage
• Higher-priced wines gain favour in BC
• Spirits Industry Urges Congress to Normalize Russian Trade
• Billionaire Foley reveals his business secrets
• Update: Wine nutrition labels
• Cashing in on 19th century champagne, 11 bottles for sale
• The etiquette of pouring a counterfeit wine
• Mystery Wine From the Titanic

PARKER, PARKER, MORE PARKER

• Parker: ‘I should have scrutinised Jay Miller a lot more’
• Liv-ex interview with Robert Parker, part two: Looking back and moving forward
• Robert Parker on management
• Parker: will there ever be a vintage as good as 2009?
• Parker hints Martin could be his successor

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Single vineyard wine: Is this our inheritance from the Druids?
• Sommeliers vs Critics: The 30-Year War
• Raise your glass to a vintage reformation
• Vermentino: The white wine of the future?

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Unraveling the Mystery of ROI in Social Media
• A Critical Path for Customer Relevance, Part 2
• Wine Blogs, Dirty PIctures and Growing Your Anatomy
• The Imperative to Improve Retailer POS data
• WineMatch and Google Analytics

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Local couple opens winery in Oceanside
• Bunnies and grapes at Napa Valley Expo’s Ag Day
• San Andreas Winemakers Fight Wild Boar to Make Pinot Paradise
• Shannon Staglin Promoted to President of Staglin Family Vineyard
• Calif Table Grape commission awards 36 education grants

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• UK: Chief medic calls for two alcohol-free days per week
• OZ: Health groups tackle ‘tsunami’ of booze ads
• OZ: Industry slams alcohol advertising campaigners

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Building a wine industry in mid-Atlantic offer some unique obstacles
• Lessons Learned for Local Wine Movements from Colorado and Texas
• Southeastern United Grape & Wine symposium set for SCC
• AZ: State’s wine industry growing
• IL: New Sycamore winery comes to fruition
• NY: 2011 Grape production up 7%
• TX: Pondering things Italian in West Texas
• WA: Opponents try to cut off liquor privatization

EUROPE & THE UK

• Beaujolais primed for new Burgundy AOC
• English fizz grows up
• Chateau Brane Cantenac Reintroduce Carménère To Grand Vin

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Marlborough grape growers optimistic
• OZ: Kangaroos starved at Jacob’s Creek winery

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Hu Gets the Best Wine
• Qingdao wine expo to open in June

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Decanting Wine vs. Aerating Wine – What is the Difference?
• Many stars past and present trying to shine in the wine world
• Put a Cork In It