NEWS FETCH – APRIL 5, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Sutter Home Sues, WineGavel Fumbles, Calif Probes 5 Central Coast Wineries
• Regulators charge fraud in $83 million winery scheme in Vancouver
• Wary Consumers Dining Out Less
• UK Court Hammers Libelous Tweeter With £90,000 Fine
• Calif Wine Institute OpposesProposed Law To Facilitate Grower Payments
• Pancho Campo looks outside wine after ‘disgusting attacks’
• Copia Wares to be auctioned off at April 14 Auction
• Liv-ex on Bordeaux 2011: How low is low enough?
• Spotlight: Ray Chadwick, of Wilson Daniels
• Republic’s Alan Dreeben On Innovation At The Middle Tier
• Judge orders Albuquerque winery owner to pay $4M in Cap*rock auction botch

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Obama, the FDA and alcohol regulation
• Is There a Link Between Alcohol and Weight Loss?

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Brands Give Facebook F-Commerce an F
• Vintank stats on how the wine industry is doing with social media
• Tesco relaunches online wine subscription service

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Tony Terlato bets on Syrah
• Italian Winemaker Sebastiano Rosa Joins Castello Amarosa
• Flying Winemaker: Paul Hobbs in Argentina, France, and California

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What we’re drinking, and why no one wants to write about it
• Chinese Food, German Wines, and a Hong Kong Master of Wine… Oh My!
• Lessons From Pinot Paradise in the Santa Cruz Mountains
• Etiquette Regarding Rinsing Your Glass Between Wines at a Tasting?

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Midwest Grape & Wine Conference A Big Success
• OK: Proposed change to wine laws leaves much to be desired
• OR: Portland Winery, Grape Growers Receive USDA Grants
• WV: Governor Signs Spirits Tasting Legislation

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Are Cement Egg Fermentors All They’re Cracked Up To Be?
• Organic Viticulture Alters Microbial PopulationTowards Natural Biocontrol

EUROPE

• Bordeaux: scoring and pricing
• Lafite to release early and low
• Living in interesting times in Italy
• Salazar red – strong on palate, harsh on memories

AROUND THE GLOBE

• BC: Vineyard skills seal deal
• NZ: Vineyards embrace frost protection
• OZ: Corker of a year for hard-hit grapegrowers
• Argentina Boosts exports to United Kingdom and Brazil

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Snotty Young Punk of Zintown
• Can Osenton shatter the world record for holding wine glasses?
• An Irish kosher wine from New Zealand?
• Spring and the Blessing of the Vines Tradition
• Vacations Increase Creativity and Productivity