NEWS FETCH – APRIL 11, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Bankruptcy Trustee Appointed For Barrel Stop Winery, Bank Opposes Sale
• “No evidence of actual impropriety” in Jay Miller/Wine Academy Affair: Law Firm
• Vintank Intros Wine Industry Social Media Index – How Do You Measure Up?
• Total Wine Unveils Details Of Launch Into Dallas Market
• Alcohol sharpens the mind, research finds
• Organic wine availability growing
• Could lower 2011 en primeur prices lure the US back?
• Bordeaux pricing is actually all about sex
• Can Argentina ride malbec up the premium wine ladder?
• Resurgence in Popularity of Australian Wines

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• ‘Almost Alcoholic’: The Blurry Line Between Wine With Dinner and Being Alcoholic
• A couple of drinks get creative juices flowing: study

MANAGEMENT, MARKETING & SALES

• Wine Sales: Handling Rejection
• Winemaker/Supplier Do’s and Don’ts: The Workwith
• Undo Ordinary: Experiential Wine Marketing by Kim Crawford
• Companies Spend Money, Time on New Corporate Names
• Registration Open for Winery DIY

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Innovative aging at Andis Wine
• California’s cash receipts shrink
• Agencies’ dispute threatens water supplies
• Wente celebrates a century of Chardonnay
• Sonoma Wine Harvest Stars in Film
• Trinchero Family Estates Announces New Public Relations Team
• Shortage Could Mean Higher Wine Prices

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• 2 Great Stock Plays for Boozers
• Constellation Shocks Investors; Tumbles to Three Year Lowest Level
• Cheval Blanc collection goes to auction

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• whither blogging?
• It’s a Small World After All: The Top Global Web Trends
• drinklobby, New Social Drinking App, Invites iPhone Users to Chill Out in Their Virtual Lounge

MATTERS OF TASTE

• US palate sees a shift
• Judging wine is an acquired skill

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• CO: Food & Wine magazine plans concept restaurant
• IL: Winery ordinance seeps through panel, 3-2 – Northwest Herald
• NJ: Kosher winery among projects awarded tax credits under new program
• OK: Private group seeks to uncork wine in grocery aisles
• VA: Tareq Salahi’s $50M Suit Thrown Out
• VA: Happy hour law makes some unhappy
• WA: Prosser winemaker has long history

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bordeaux Châteaus Say They’ll Lower Prices, But How Much?
• Telmo Rodriguez uncorks terroir in Rioja
• Multibuy ban has worse long-term impact on wine
• Grape producers ‘disgusted’ by DOK classification affair
• Bordeaux 2011: The First Releases already on the market
• 2011 Pauillac Wine, a Mixed Success in Bordeaux

OH CANADA!

• BC: Space crunch inspires Crush Pad for growers

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Coonawarra hopes high for top vintage

LATIN AMERICA

• Investments are still made in Argentine vine seedling
• The dominant influence on wine growing in Argentina is the Andes
• Argentina: “Classical Music through the Wine Routes” attracted 17 thousand people

SOUTH AFRICA

• 2012 A Hurry Up And Wait Harvest, Says Distell

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• It’s high time for some vino hedonism
• Primitivo- The Potent Prince of Puglia
• When it comes to war, beer beats silver and gold

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• 2012 Lallemand Bursary Winner Announced
• Imported Wines Direct Sets Sail with New Name, Logo, and Web Address