NEWS FETCH – JUNE 29, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Constellation to Acquire Remaining 50% of Crown Imports
• Raymond Vineyards expansion raises concerns
• Constellation Buys Mark West Wine Brand from Purple Wine Co.
• Bill Foley Completes Deal with New Zealand Wine Company
• Red Sun Fund offers alternative investment opportunity in China
• Bordeaux’s Calon-Ségur Likely Sold
• BC Winery Puts New Law to the Test
• Moss Adams On Supreme Court’s Health Care Decision
• New Study Could Prove Effectiveness of Screw Caps
• Role of the National Organic Standards Board

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Mendo growers flood Ukiah court for frost protection lawsuit
• Alexander Valley tribal leader spars with Thompson over casino
• Sonoma State Wine Biz Students Release First Wine Brand
• It’s official: Stockton is bankrupt
• CORRECTION: Salisbury Tasting Room For Sale, Not Yet Sold
• Tonnellerie O Welcomes New Master Cooper

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Pernod Ricard pays cash dividend of EUR 0.72
• Constellation Rises After Buying Out Corona Distribution
• Constellation Reports Q1 FY 2013 Results
• Constellation net profit slips
• Constellation Q adj. profit tops Street

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Decanter switches to 100 point scale and will publish individual taster’s scores
• How to taste? Let me count the ways
• Nebbiolo: Is There Charm Beyond The Wall?
• Avoid wine-style drinks

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Life’s Too Short For Really Bad Wine Lists
• Ridge:Vine Life on the World’s Rim
• Michelin star leads to higher prices for decor, not food
• Vinderpants, underwear for wine: THE MOVIE!

XXX WINE PORN: PENFOLD’S WRETCHED EXCESS

• The $168000 Penfolds wine contains scientific-grade ampoules …
• Australian winery launches $170,000 bottle
• Record-Breaking Wine: What Does $168,000 Taste Like?
• Penfolds commissions £100,000 ‘ampoule’ for Block 42
• A Thingamy of Wine, Or an Ivy League Education?
• This ‘ethereal’ wine will set you back $168,000 … a bottle

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• ID: New owners have big plans for Ste. Chapelle Winery
• OH: Winery inspections should be kept under liquor control division
• OK: Grocery store wine-sales proponents win ruling
• OR: Now Is Time To Develop Ag Exports, Trade Representatives Report

OH CANADA!

• Canadian Wine Shipping Reform Becomes Law
• A Win for Wine! Bill C-311 Receives Royal Assent
• Wine lovers limited by provinces despite federal change

ACADEMIA

• Pixie Grape, Vineyards in Afghanistan, Preventing Virus Spread, Zino Forum

EUROPE

• Molson Coors secures Champagne distro deal
• 1855: Emeric Sauty de Chalon and Fabien Hyon: not people to do business with
• Laithwaite’s opens pop-up during Olympics
• The Proust Questionnaire: Michel Chapoutier

THE UK

• No hope for D&D as a going concern
• D&D Wines creditors meet administrator today in search of £10.5m owed
• Cost of wine fraud may reach GBP1.3m
• Store Wars: Oddbins and Majestic Wine

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Organic-wine tutors raise the bar

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Photo essay of Yantai Intl Wine Expo opening in China
• Changyu celebrates 120 years of wine

LATIN AMERICA

• Changing age structures influence Brazilian wine consumption
• Chile Seeks Growth With Varietal And Regional Diversity, High-End Offerings