NEWS FETCH – APRIL 30, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Broadstone REIT Acquires Napa County Hess Wine Facility for $27.8 Million
• Drinks International launches World’s Most Admired Wine Brands 2012
• 35% Of Older Millennials Drink Wine At Least Once A Month
• Sonoma State Convenes Global Conference on Wine Business Education
• 2011 Bordeaux will “bomb”
• Post-recession wine tastes starting to get more expensive, experts say
• Australia drought-free for first time in decade
• Calif water bond is circling the drain
• Looking for Hope in the Sea of Dying Wine iPhone Apps
• The Economic Effect of Climate Change on Viticulture
• Culinary Institute head to resign

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Privatized liquor sales: what will happen?
• Why Can’t the Post Office Ship Beer and Wine?

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Brown-Forman’s Mike Keyes On Consolidation And Innovation
• Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 takes a hit after 2011 en primeur releases
• Provenance more important as wine crime increases
• Reacting to wine fraud
• Australian Vintage Limited: Profits down, but quality up
• Cheval Blanc, Chateau d’Yquem Test Demand in $2 Million Sale
• Liv-ex: Sweet murmurings

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is wine just a beverage?
• Even a “natural” winemaker can’t define “natural wine”
• A Perfumer’s Take on Wine Aromas
• Save Your Money—No Wine Is Worth More Than $25

DRINK LOCAL 2012

• Drink Local Wine 2010 Round-Up
• CO: DLW 2012 ends on a high note
• Drink Local Wine 2012 and the change in regional wine
• DrinkLocalWine.com 2012 – and the winners are …

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OK: Tulsa natives debut Darms Lane pinot noir at Philbook Wine Experience
• WA: Willamette Valley comes into its own

WINE INDUSTRY FIDDLES WHILE NEO-DRYS BURN HOTTER

• Just because it’s red, doesn’t mean it’s healthy
• The Fun of Being Drunk Is All in Your Head, Not the Bottle
• Heroes and booze: the unhealthy mix at the core of our culture
• TV ads entice kids to drink alcohol: study
• Aggressive alcohol marketing imperils youth
• TV Ads May Play Role in Underage Drinking, Obesity

EUROPE

• Consumers help reduce glut of French made wine
• Merchants selling Rieussec at a loss, blaming negociant ‘bundling
• Only Ausone gets 100 point potential from Parker
• Jane adds female flavour to the wine world

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: SW wine exports improve
• NZ: Condensed harvest keeps contractors busy
• NZ: Wine Marlborough has high expectations for 2012 vintage
• OZ: Winemakers to march on parliament
• OZ: Winemakers appoint new boss
• OZ: Penfolds clarifies position on cork

LATIN AMERICA

• Peru is the next big wine country

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Cinco de Mayo and the Sierra Foothills: History in Wine Country
• A Guide to Wine Faults – Sediment