NEWS FETCH – JULY 18, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Wine Group CEO Interview Part 2
• Alcohol in moderation, ‘a dementia risk’
• Young farmers renew call for estate tax repeal
• Expensive domestic wine selling better than ever
• How To Do State-Run Liquor Stores Right
• 2012 Highest Grossing Wine Brands (Over $20)
• Lot18 closes UK operation
• Foley Announces Strategic Partnership With Langtry Estate
• Most US Grapes Unscathed by Heat Wave
• Undersea cellaring service preparing to launch
• What is Tetra Pak and who built the fortune?
• What Losing Her Sight Taught Winemaker Alex Elman
• Australian woman wins multi-million Thalidomide payout from Diageo

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• 100 years of Mendo grape-growing
• Delicato to expand
• Does Napa County produce enough grapes?
• Rominger West Winery is Auctioning Off Assets
• Winery first on coast in 20 years

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• U.S. Surpasses Hong Kong in Wine Auction Totals for First Time Since 2010
• Lafite, stocks, and gold

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Late-life Patterns Of Alcohol Use May Increase Risk Of Cognitive Decline
• The Nine Healthiest Alcoholic Drinks (Only One Is Wine)

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The best airlines for wine lovers
• Family Winemakers + Fort Mason = Magic!
• The Bloody Descent of Oliver Stone Meets the Aging Wine Lover
• Air Cork, a fun and practical gadget
• History reveals there’s more to wine industry than wines

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Labeltronix Introduces Arctic Classic Crest Chill-Proof Label Material
• Pasternak Now Sole U.S. Importer For NZ’s The Mud House Wine Group

MARKETING, SALES & MANAGEMENT

• The pitfall of social media: the Yelp Conundrum
• Cause Marketing is Not Just for Big Business

MEDIA MATTERS

• Paradox of Online Influence
• SAfrica showdown: Eric Asimov v. James Molesworth
• Sideways 2 film unlikely, says author

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Norton: An historic American grape
• Tulip-shaped glass hailed as wine ‘revolution’
• Women and Wine: Pass the Rosé
• When wine is more than just wine
• The Holy Grail: The next big thing in wine
• Some Wines Are Simply Better

THE UK

• 12×75 launches online fine wine search service
• Joan Torrents quits Mitchells & Butlers for Enotria as head of wine buying
• Ten the magic number for new wine website

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Reduced harvest good for wineries
• OZ: Winemaker brokers China deal