NEWS FETCH – JUNE 13, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Wine, Liquor Continues to Take Market Share from Beer
• Senate farm bill might crimp Wine Institute fund uses
• Penn Private alcohol drive stalls
• Europe Close to Agreement with China on Counterfeit Wines
• Card spending at restaurants slows in May
• Labor Tight for Vineyard Operations
• A Profile of Wine Jobs By the Numbers
• Report Finds Failings in European Wine Reform
• Formulas Online a Useful Tool for Pre-COLA Evaluations
• France’s oldest sparkling wine fights for its future
• Manure could prove farmers’ carbon cash cow

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• State Fair competition grows; judging a big task
• Warming up to Paso Robles
• VIDEO: Lodi winemakers hope to tap new fans in China
• Wine line to China
• Orchid Hill closing downtown Paso Robles tasting room

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Spirits firms poised for further consolidation
• Concha Y Toro Stock Downgraded
• Rosemount’s AFL-led relaunch
• Liv-ex Bordeaux 2011 survey results
• Diageo Launches New Wine Brands
• Winemaking Lures the Wealthy, but Not With Profits

LATIN AMERICA

• The Distinctive Wines of Uruguay
• New Investments Headed For Mendoza

OH CANADA!

• Okanagan wineries survey new markets
• Shipping wine across provincial lines…legal soon?
  

MEDIA MATTERS

• Steinberger: My Vanity Fair Article About Rudy Kurniawan
• Tips on blogging and brand engagement from BlogHer Food ’12

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Coffee/tea preferences may show up in wine styles
• Are Americans ready for “weird” varieties?
• The problem with syrah, and some solutions
• The Aussie quest for good low-alcohol wine
• Can biodynamic unlock ‘noble’ wines?
• Beer for wine lovers
• Naked chardonnay

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Wineries find laws pressing against them
• OR: A fresh look at liquor regulation
• PA: Senators bill would expand liquor, wine, sales
• TN: Liquor license restrictions unconstitutional

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Report author calls for crackdown on alcohol sales online
• Liquor industry ‘must tackle critics head-on’

EUROPE

• Yquem to skip en primeur this year
• Interview: David Launay of Chateau Gruaud Larose

THE UK

• UK alcohol price hikes more than double inflation

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Battle continues to protect area from coal mining
• NZ: Winery and vineyard economics under microscope
• OZ: Blends integral to winemaking heritage

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Anti-fake tag of bottled imported wine is initially issued in Ningbo
• China Commerce Department will be starting investigation of …
• Wine import surges via Jiangyin Port

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Top 10 wine movies
• Zombie movie wine pairings
• Wine Myths…Busted: Always Serve Red Wine at Room Temperature

CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP

• Man killed by 10 Glasses of Wine And Dead Dog’s Leash