NEWS FETCH – MARCH 30, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Tonnellerie Freres Acquires Radoux
• Fish and Game Defies court, moves against Mendo Growers on frost protection
• Robert Parker’s investigation ‘now complete’
• Farm banks increased ag loans and added jobs in 2011
• Paul Dolan: Mendo Wine Leader Moves On
• OMG! Another endangered California Delta fish?
• Changes to the Temporary Guest Worker Program
• Alexandre Ricard Examines Emerging Market Evolution
• Extreme Stiffing: Aussies base jump 800 feet to avoid bar tab

GLOBAL WINEGRAPE SUPPLY

• OZ: Bumper grape season for south-west WA
• OZ: Vintage quality looking ‘surprisingly good’

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• 3+ Drinks/Day = 40%+ Increase In Breast Cancer
• Alcohol consumption and diabetes ‘associated’
• Men who drink two beers a day less likely to die after a heart attack

MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION

• Are you competitive? New VinTank Feature
• It’s All In the Mix: Maximizing Return on Brand Investment

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Chateau Petrus Joins Diamonds in Hong Kong Sale
• Is there an upper limit to Napa Valley cult Cabernet prices?
• Critics prepare for 2011 en primeur week

MEDIA MATTERS

• It’s not blogs vs. print. Never was. Still isn’t.
• The Unwritten Rules of PR Writing
• suis-je vraiment perdu, perdue?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• California Wine Gets More Diverse
• Christian Seely about alcohol levels in wine
• Kosher Wines for Passover (Easter, too)

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• A wine fermenter Humpty Dumpty would love

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Integrated Strategy Needed for Calif Delta
• Symposium returning to Santa Maria
• One acre of grapes, one wine is Oak Knoll vintner’s stock in trade
• How Much Wine Comes From One Vine & Bottle Sizes
• Winery site on Trancas touted for senior housing

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Drink Local Wine: Win tickets on the Colorado wine train
• NY: Local Couple Named Winery Co-Owners
• NY: Finger Lakes viticulture center in Geneva gets $3.3M from state
• OR: Modernizes liquor store system with test program
• OR: Wine Research Institute director returns to research
• TN: Wine In Grocery Stores Bill Stalls Again

EUROPE

• Languedoc-Roussillon, The Genesis Of A Film
• The Stout Report – Bordeaux 2011 harvest report
• That’s Enough Whine, EU Adviser Says

THE UK

• Sunshine sales boost for Oddbins
• LIWF organisers bullish despite show shrinking

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: River Farms wind-up

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Chinese Wine Corks Not Yet Popping abroad
• China loves its wine — as long as it remains red

LATIN AMERICA

• O. Fournier offers ‘dream’ plots in Mendoza

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENT

• DFV Wines Appoints New Vice Presidents
• TastingRoom.com Adds New Luxury Wines to By the Glass Program
• V2 Wine Group Hits 300,000 Cases In Less Than Two Years