NEWS FETCH – APRIL 25, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Foley, Fidelity Investigation: Winery, Restaurant Deals Among Possible Targets
• Beringer sets its sights on the US & world
• Wine war, Part 1: Battle escalates between Calif. and Wash.
• Wine War, Part 2: Italians versus Germans in California
• Washington state wine industry grows to $8.6 billion economic impact
• Potentially important Ag trade deal commands little notice
• Sonoma County adopts hillside vineyard restrictions
• ASEV Symposium Focus: Alternative Varieties
• Uncorked: ‘Two Buck Chuck,’ 10 years and 600 million bottles later
• WineAmerica Senate Testimony on Trade Opportunities
• CNBC goes big box with with documentary on Costco
• Going Local: Is Colorado Wine Ready For DLW 2012?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Weekend likely last for Davis winery
• Trinchero Family Estates Unveils Shatter Wines from France
• Amador region strikes gold with grapes
• Farm groups seek changes to coast water program
• Hard cider from Randall Grahm
• Protecting Our New Napa Buds from Frost
• High-speed rail: Route decision disappoints affected farmers
• Lanzas, others promote Suisun Valley
• Earliest History of Grape Growing in Suisun Valley

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Oregon adjusts to privatized liquor sales
• BevMo applies to sell liquor in Washington
  

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Mallya offloading stake in United Spirits to Diageo?
• Pinnacle Acquisition And Skinnygirl Wine Make Beam Incorporated A Long Term Buy
• Liv-ex: Latour quits En Primeur – but to what gain?

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• The skinny on wines and dieting
• Alcohol advertising does not influence amount of alcohol consumption
• TV ads entice kids to drink alcohol : study
• A Red-Wine Chemical Cuts the Fat

MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION

• 3 Marketing Tips from Trader Joe’s
• B2B or Not to Be? That is the Question!
• Emerging markets offer big opportunities
• Moscato is the new Cristal
• Wine lists: small is beautiful
• Asian Marketing Effectiveness Festival Opens This Week

MEDIA MATTERS

• The ultimate dumb wine story pitch
• Wine Blog Questions…and Answers
• 400 American and Chinese Blogs under scrutiny

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is this ‘the most exciting white grape variety’?
• The REAL story behind Pinotage

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Dianne Feinstein moves bill to increase California water deliveries, dams
• The Water Fight That Inspired ‘Chinatown’

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Heading to Denver for DrinkLocalWine.com 2012
• AL: They Like Their Bastards Fat and Arrogant, but Not Dirty

EUROPE

• Sauternes appears best value in latest releases
• Bordeaux 2011: New releases but Lafite dominating early sales
• EU organic rules for wine ‘too lax’

OH CANADA!

• The Quest For the Holy Grail — Ontario Pinot Noir
• Wine producers look to smaller markets
• Liquor laws to be loosened

DOWN UNDER

• Kiwi pinot takes on world
• Not easy for the little Aussie bottler

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• INDIA: Optimism for Wine Regions Despite Barriers
• Bright Lights beyond Beijing
• Decrease of wine import via Shanghai port month by month
• Advantages and disadvantages of imported wine market in China

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• French wine map shows the best vintages, from 1978 to 2011
• BERGER: Advice on ordering wine to pair with food
• Decomposing Wine with Andy Rooney