NEWS FETCH – APRIL 12, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Feds may target 3 herbicides used in Central Valley
• Farmworker Advocates Sue Fresno Grower
• Arista Winery Owners buy Martinelli Road Vineyard
• Wine prices: Stable for 2010?
• Spring rains help redeem Napa’s dry winter
• Red wine helps weightloss
• Ambiguity, ‘Appearance of impropriety’ in l’affaire Campo/Miller
• Treasury Wine slaps New Zealand wine drinkers in the face
• WSWA l Convention Logs Record Attendance

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Lower grape tonnage depresses Napa ag values
• Trendspotting at the California Wine Fair
• Napa Valley Cab, Russian River Pinot define California greatness
• Napa Interests Oppose Potential Casino
• PL360 Beverage Partners Hire Susanne Allen
• Jason Butler Launches Oakinsight
• California table grape volumes top 97 million boxes
• Calistoga resort will seek expansion

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Posner New Pres For Specialty Wine Retailers, Regulatory reform & member benefits on tap
• Foxy Wine Wholesalers Ask the Hens to Give Up the Henhouse

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Liquor Stocks Outrageously Overvalued
• Distell sees 5% rise in grape yield
• Fine wine investment regulation in UK sparks debate
• Russian fizz goes public
• Pouring Your Investments Into Wine

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington, Oregon, and the Invisible Divide
• GA: Revenue from Sunday alcohol sales growing
• MD: Corkage now legal
• UT: DABC being audited…again
• WA: WSU Tri-Cities Wine center gets state funding
• WA: Zero One Vinters: A special blend in Kirkland

MEDIA MATTERS

• A Great Find in Wine Blogging

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Cellulose Polymers Shown to Reduce “Brett” Character in Wines

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK Hospitality sector split over whether outlook good or shaky
• Caspar Auchterlonie dies
• “We can’t sell at 2010 prices. That’s not serious.”

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine lovers urged to choose local drops
• OZ: Wine region push for sustainable production

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• New York Wines in China?
• About high taxes on wine in Singapore
• Chinese tag is the pass for imported wine

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• How long should a wine be left to breathe in a decanter?
• The Oldest Zinfandel of Amador County, Original Grandpere Vineyard
• Cellar conditions do matter with wine storage