NEWS FETCH – APRIL 9, 2012

WINE & GRAPE SUPPLY ROUND-UP

• Navigating the global markets: Plan on a long-term commitment
• Winegrape shortage could last six to eight years
• The supply puzzle: Experts weigh in on how a shortage will impact industry
• Australian Vineyard Flooding Impacting harvest
• April 18 forum to tackle shrinking supply, globalization, finance

MONDAY’S TOP WINE NEWS

• Costco won’t fund more liquor initiatives
• Wine buyers warn prices must fall as Bordeaux fails to tickle palates
• Sonoma County timber-to-vineyard conversion headed for approval
• Calif OK, But Most Of US Not Ready For Water Shortages
• Wine industry veteran DeLuca joins Wells Fargo
• Importers an Integral Part of US Vinitaly
• New boom for hotels in Napa?

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• PA: Amendments slow wine-shipping bill
• 666 – The Sign of the WSWA Beast

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Constellation Outlook Leaves Shareholders With Hangover
• Chinese will Invest up to US$ 1.7 Billion in Republic of Georgia

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Hospitality industry must be mindful of overindulging
• Teen Drinking May Boost Odds of Precancerous Breast Changes

MANAGEMENT, MARKETING & SALES

• Does Your Wine Have an Outdated Identity?
• 3 Basic Rules for a Successful HTML E-mail
• Business lessons from a wine list

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• IL: Will State Let Wineries, Craft Brewers, Distillers Sell At Farmers’ Markets?
• KY: Grapes, wineries building momentum
• NH: Grocers still hope to sell hard liquor
• OR: Brix Winery grand opening
• PA: Wine Country in the Keystone State

MEDIA MATTERS

• Trying To Understand The 10 Most Important US Wine Bloggers
• “Wine writers — donkeys that most of them are”
• 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Start a Blog

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine pairings vs. ordering one bottle
• The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Spit Bucket–Part Two
• Corkage Issue Never Dies
• Low-Alcohol Pinot

EUROPE

• Delicata wines investigated over alleged use of Italian grapes in Maltese wine
• After the Bordeaux 2011 tasting week
• One week of interviews @ Petrus, Lafite Rotschild, Cheval Blanc, Montrose…
• Video Primeurs 2011 : Petrus
• Video Primeurs 2011 : Chateau Lafite Rothschild