NEWS FETCH – JULY 20, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Technomic’s Top 250 Wine Brands and 50 Fastest Growing Brands
• U.S. drought could be boon for Northwest farmers
• Family Farms At Risk: Senate Dems Drop Estate Tax Provision
• Calif’s Allied Grape Growers poised for record sales
• Keeping farm in family requires strategy
• House Members Push for Farm Bill Floor Vote
• Moet, Remy partner local wineries for India foray
• Small business lending dropped last year, says new report
• China wine push may bear fruit for Aussies
• Harvest Report: France
• Top Five CRM/Online Turn Offs

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Mexican-American Vintners plan ‘Alianzas’ fundraiser
• Keyshawn Johnson Starts Premium Wine Company
• Taking heat for farm workers
• Bringing wine-making to Treasure Island
• Moratorium on San Joaquin County winery events nixed

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Not All Sin Stocks are Created Equal
• Treasury Wine appoints new chairman, 3 directors
• What to Expect From Central European Distribution for the Rest of 2012
• Exclusivity drives demand for Bordeaux wines, expert claims
• Heineken Bids $6 Billion for Asian Brewer to Block Billionaire

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Women drive low-alcohol trends worldwide
• The Health Benefits, and Risks, of Alcohol
• Banning alcohol adverts will not stop Britain boozing

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Mark West and the revolution in pinot noir
• Those unpredictable, wild and authentic, “native” yeast fermentations
• HoseMaster’s Sample Policy
• Cheap wine fares well in taste test

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Is Your Bottle Faking It? A Look at Wine Counterfeiting Today
• A Modest Proposal to Stop Tipping Bartenders
• What has become of our land?
• One fire, 15,000 bottles of wine to protect
• Video: Restaurant Wine Service: the Good, the Bad and the Gross
• Pop-up wine tasting from Spectrum Wine Auctions
• Terroir: What does it mean?

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Northwest Wine Industry To Get Boost From Rail Shipping Expansion
• RI jewelry maker purchases winery
• TX: TABC Looking to Speed Up Alcohol Permitting
• WA: State Simplifies Tax Filing For Wineries

EUROPE & THE UK

• Euro Low; French Exporters High
• Halfwine.com sees rapid sales growth

OH CANADA!

• BC restaurant chain adopts VQA wine menu
• Bring your own wine comes to BC restaurants–corkage fees may apply
• Winemaking adapts in face of changing climate

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Vietnam rises slowly but tastefully in the winemaking business
• In Korea, Internet wine sales sow division in government, wine industry
• US$47.76 million of wine imported to Xiamen in 2011
• OZ: Victorian grape growers support Property Identification Codes

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• James Bareuther Joins First Beverage Group Board of Directors
• Rodney Strong Wine Estates Hires Mark Mathewson as Hospitality/Direct to …