NEWS FETCH – MAY 8, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Online Wine Sales Need More Regulation To Protect Minors
• Ascentia & Gallo: Another Piece Of The Scattered Puzzle
• Specialty Wine: A Lasting Restaurant Trend
• New Oregon State U Research Assesses Impact of Farm Bill
• Lets face it, the “social media revolution” has stalled
• Deutsch Approaching $500 Million In Sales For 2012
• Will Francois Hollande be good for the French wine industry?
• Red Wine for Mesothelioma?
• New Book Rattles Big Corporate Wine Producers
• CBS morning show to feature female winemakers
• A New Twist Top for Sparkling Wines
• Why Do Local Wine And Local Food Hate Each Other?

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Wholesalers and the culture of corruption
  
• More Details & Links: Underage Drinkers Buy Alcohol Online With Few Barriers
• ShipCompliant: Agenda Conference on Direct Wine Sales

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Lodi vintners concerned about possible ban on winery events
• Robber hits Napa’s Silverado Resort
• Winemaker Pahlmeyer sues contractor over fire
• Napa Grapples with Shifting Demographics
• Buellton to address winery ordinance update
• Casino concerns raise stakes for Napa in Wappo’s restoration quest

MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION

• Is Wine Bottle Weight Associated with Wine Quality?
• Bonny Doon’s hottest new wine product is non-alcoholic (and biodynamic)
• Millennials and Gen-Xers Will Dominate Your Sales by 2016
• Wine experts, wine sales, phone apps

MATTERS OF TASTE

• SAQ and James Suckling: some links
• More like this, please

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Midwest Vineyards Damaged by Frost
• AZ: Volunteers expand vineyard at Yavapai College’s Verde campus
• NY: Ravines Wine Cellars Acquires White Springs

EUROPE

• Wine investors show little interest for 2011 en primeur
• Château Montus Hit Hard by Storm

OH CANADA!

• Newest wine region is B.C.’s ‘hot spot’

ASIA & DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Vigneron dishes the dirt
• NZ: Hawke’s Bay Contract wine growers will be hit by lower returns
• The Future Of Wine In China

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentine Vintners Pour More In Local Market As Costs Rise

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Reading wine labels can be an art
• The HoseMaster’s Guide to Tasting Room Etiquette
• How To Buy Wine Online Safely
• French Grange