NEWS FETCH – MARCH 29, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Three-Tiered System Economically Irrational Says Ohio Court
• San Joaquin Valley farmers threatened by terrorists?
• Cupcake Repeats as No. 1Momentum Wine
• Hey Wine Industry, You’re Looking at Wine Bloggers all Wrong
• Sacramento Delta Water Woes
• Napa EVGM Treatment
• Forecasting Tools Give Local Wine Businesses a Competitive Edge
• Economy Shutters Long-Time Napa Wine Retailer
• Acclaimed winemaker to join Foley’s Te Kairanga
• Mitch Cosentino releases small quantities of hand-crafted wines

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 2012 HARVEST

• OZ: WA wine vintage shaping up to be a corker
• OZ: Winegrowers celebrate quality vintage
• NZ: Familiar Refrain, crop down, quality up

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Penn Senate supports home wine-shipping bill
• Washington bidding heats up for liquor stores
• Alabama’s wineries and the end of the three-tier system

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Stephen Rust On Prospects For Diageo’s New Catalyst
• Chile Concha Y Toro 2011 Net Profit Surges 20%
• Taleo recruited to drive talent management at Pernod Ricard
• Diageo takes “two-pronged” approach
• Cheval Blanc and d’Yquem take spotlight in New York
• Critics prepare for 2011 en primeur week

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Just one glass of wine a day linked to breast cancer
• Resveratrol Treats Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Mice
• Pain from Drinking Wine
• Is the Grape a Wonder Drug?

MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION

• Fizzy wines, the youngest people’s pick
• My Weirdest Ride-With. Ever
• Natural wine advocates are deluded

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MA: Westport winery makes new batch of customers at farmers markets
• NY: Cascata Winery drops asking price
• SD: Northern vintners work to improve wines’ quality
• UT: Liquor licenses dry up
• WA: AntoLin Cellars Debuts at Taste Washington Event

EUROPE

• yellow tail spending €150k on Irish campaign
• More funding for ex-Mafia vineyard

THE UK

• Minimum pricing will affect just 5% of wine
• Blossom Hill in £1.2m rosé wine push

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Importance of formalising wine frontiers

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Vine introduces Hong Kong air freight shipments
• Cellar designs become new trend for Chinese wine investors
• Christie’s China announces new MD

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Domaine Carneros’ One-Ton Easter Egg
• Kosher label no longer a plonk warning
• Ten wine customs we can dream about
• Beware of Skating on Counterfeit Ice Wines
• 30 of the Most Creative / Unique / Ridiculous Wine Glasses.
• Is Wine Just Another Cocktail?

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENT

• CAS DataLoggers Introduces Monitoring Solution for Wine Cellars
• Wineries To Receive SIP Sustainability Seal of Approval
• Campo Viejo Challenges Amateur Chefs to Uncork Their Creativity