NEWS FETCH – JULY 13, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Crushpad Clients Concerned But Company Sees Hope For Funding
• Aussie Bulk Wine To U.S.Surges, Bottled Volume Drops
• Mendocino Wine Group Countersues Paul Dolan
• Diageo and LVMH “not realising potential assets”
• Make wine in China? Ningxia to fund 10 foreign winemakers this fall
• House Ag Committee Passes Its Version of the Farm Bill
• Make wine in China? Ningxia to fund 10 foreign winemakers this fall
• As dust settles on health care ruling, insurance industry reflects on impact
• Wine, social media & how Silicon Valley got their chocolate in our peanut butter

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Foley Boots Cyrus From Healdsburg Hotel Space
• California Home to 19 of Top 20 Luxury Brands
• Napa Grapegrowers Optimistic On 2012
• Rosenthal Wine Estate in Malibu Is Listed for $59.5 Million

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Pernod offloads €103m of brands
• Bordeaux 2009s enter the Liv-ex Indices

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• App To Show How Binging Ages You
• Wine allergy sufferers will toast UBC prof’s innovation

MARKETING, SALES & MANAGEMENT

• US wineries uncork Internet innovations
• Wine industry gets tips on social media
• School days rivalry leads to pocket sommelier
• 7 social media tools for restaurants
• Top social media restaurant brands showcase customer engagement

MEDIA MATTERS

• Pancho Campo: the views of the former ‘Olympian’
• The essence of wine blogging: a conversation
• $80 for a bad wine? My unsuccessful chat with a winemaker
• Sage Blogging Advice From the HoseMaster After 199 Posts

MATTERS OF TASTE

• New Master Somms
• The City/Suburban Wine Divide
• So should I post more negative reviews?
• Bordeaux Meets Cantonese Cuisine
• Soave has come a long way from the Bolla of old
• Chenin Blancs That Aren’t What They Used to Be

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MN: Ste. Michelle Names Southern of Minnesota as Distributor
• OK: Numerous problems with placing wine in grocery stores
• VA: WineAmerica Opposes Fauquier County Ordinance
• WA: Wineries hope Gallo will lift industry

EUROPE & THE UK

• Russian floods ‘destroy’ state winery
• Tesco appoints new wine buying manager
• Online alcohol shopping takes off in UK

OH CANADA!

• B.C. allows Canadian wines to be shipped across provincial borders without markups
• Wine Business Monthly launches Canadian Wine Jobs Website
• Ice Wine Excites a Flourishing Canadian Wine Industry
• Details released on new wine importation rules
• BC Wine Institute applauding provincial government for changes to wine trade
• New BC Wine Shipping Rules – Legal Issues

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine group touts foreign investment benefits
• OZ: Signs that wine industry is picking up

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Jordan Winery’s hillside solar array installation: time lapse video, photos
• “Just Say No” To The Wrong Label Info
• Wine : how it is served is as important as the wine itself

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Wine Group Selects Brixiom to Manage Trade Promotion
• Treasury Wine Estates Announces 100% Sustainability Certification