NEWS FETCH – JUNE 5, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Soldinger-Run Cosentino Winery Creditors Stiffed For More Than $9 Million
• USDA to lift quarantine in 4 Calif. counties now free of European grapevine moth
• Avionics, Oregon wine pioneer Ed King Jr. dies
• Bill Foley Sees More Acquisitions Ahead
• California cuts flavored malt beverage taxes 94%
• Lot18 Let 10 People Go, Cofounder Fortuna No Longer Day To Day
• Interview: E. & J. Gallo Makes Big Washington State Wine Purchases
• Aussie Shiraz Poised For A Comeback In The U.S.?
• Water crisis in California, Texas threatens US food security
• The West of the West Wine Fest: Reality Over Fantasy
• Central European Distribution expects to restate financial results

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Just one glass of wine can give you an asthma attack

MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION

• New Twitter Tool Gives Greenlight to Alcohol Brands
• Tesco alcohol boss slams big brand social media ‘bad job’

MEDIA MATTERS

• “How Do I Get My News Included In Wine Industry Insight?”
• Why The Gray Report stopped allowing anonymous comments

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Hazy Wine—No Longer A Dirty Word
• Artisan Wine versus Grape-a-hol: A Rant
• Winebits 232: “Girly” wines, wine judging, wine scores

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: King Estate Winery – Edward J. King Jr. Aug 8, 1921 – Jun 3, 2012
• VA: Chesterfield plantation home to a new research vineyard

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• The Future Of Wine In China
• Tasting Series 1980 from Dynasty uses Nomacorc closure
• Nick Bartman’s investigation of fake wine, other IPR issues in China

LATIN AMERICA

• Malbec accounts for 14% of Argentine vines

THE UK

• Royal Vineyards