NEWS FETCH – APRIL 16, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Sonoma’s Jordan Sells Original Land to Native Americans
• Chinese wine auctions far exceed value of US sales
• NY Real-Estate Magnate set to buy NW Aussie winery
• Marijuana-Laced Wine Grows More Fashionable in California
• Barrel Stop Rescue Rests On People Behind Defunct Corp, Elder Abuse, Indecent Exposure
• FTC to increase oversight of Internet alcohol marketing
• Sonoma vineyard frost protection rules up for vote
• Is listing ingredients on the bottle a sign of oenological transparency?
• Beer and wine wholesalers behind legislators pushing voter ID laws
• Santa Barbara Conference on Wine Law – April 27, 2012
• Restaurant traffic up despite higher menu prices
• Will Top Chateaux Now Sell Direct to Consumers?
• Why Would You Risk Not Protecting Your Brand?
• Siding with Francis Ford Coppola on tavola
• The beginning of the end of Bordeaux primeurs?
• Latour quits en primeur system

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• Château Latour: a blow to 1855’s business model?
• Fine wine investors lose millions as companies go under

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Diageo Assails Serial Alcophobes
• EU-wide alcohol marketing rules planned

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is there a cure for tunnel palate?
• With Cabernet and Pinot, you get what you pay for
• Why We Should Love Natural Wines
• How does your wine stack up?
• California wine going to pot?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Theresa Heredia Joins Gary Farrell Winery as Winemaker
• Another short year in California?
• Sta. Rita Hills: Young Appellation Fulfills Its Promise
• Casino gambling presents threat to integrity of Ag Preserve
• Just outside Santa Cruz, a quiet vineyard revival
• Donors help kickstart Sonoma County ventures
• MacRostie Winery: laid-back, but no frills

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• States uncork new booze bills
• IA: Recent Frosts Hurt Brands of Local Wines
• MI: Cold snap hits grapes
• NY: Schumer visits area to push ban on fake wine
• OH: National restaurant industry strong while locals struggle
• OR: Tempranillo is rising star
• OR: King Estate ‘Kegs’ Wine for the World
• WA: State liquor workers leaving for other jobs (must work too hard in private sector?)

EUROPE

• Drinks giants commit to European ad pact
• Evolution of Hospice du Rhone
• Bordeaux 2011: Lafite price down on last year
• Talking dirty: Rioja soil map
• Bordeaux’s Sunburned New Vintage Needs Price Drop to Star
• Lafite leads big name 2011 releases

THE UK

• UK Community alcohol scheme launched
• Champagne giants eye up England as sparkling wines win praise worldwide

DOWN UNDER

• New Oz-to-Asia export web site Launched
• NZ: Harvest late but faith in quality

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• India: Grapes turn sour for farmers as prices crash

LATIN AMERICA

• Piattelli will open a USD 12-million winery in Argentina’s Cafayate

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Ordering wine: how to navigate the social minefield
• Retired engineer sets sail on cork ark model
• The Folly of Immortality