NEWS FETCH – AUGUST 2, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Interview: Marc Goodrich, COO, Banfi Vintners
• 2012: A Good Year in the California Vineyards
• Market Data and Differences: Millennials vs Boomers
• Price rises fuel Moet Hennessy growth
• Top ten trends of the last ten years: 2. China
• San Joaquin River restoration’s final EIR now available
• New hope for Gary Farrell wines
• The Bizarre Tale of Why the Government Opposes Honest Labeling
• Follow-up: Alma Rosa Winery Bankruptcy
• Oregon’s “Miracle Harvest?”

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Drought has ‘sweet’ effect on vineyards
• Why sommeliers deserve more credit
• A touch of glass

MEDIA MATTERS

• God-awful tasting notes
• Wine writers must ask the right questions

MARKETING, SALES & MANAGEMENT

• 5 Tips for Effective Ecommerce Merchandising
• Smaller wine bottles now the smarter choice
• Wine grape sales aided by MarketMaker

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index falls 2.8% in July
• US auction scene ‘resurgent’, says Acker

OH CANADA!

• B.C. Studies Vineyard Skills Shortage
• LCBO flawed, Ontario wineries say

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Why alcohol makes you feel sexy
• What wines can I drink if I’m allergic to oak?
• UK: MPs push for tighter rules on alcohol ads and sponsorship
• Brand Phoenix launches new low alcohol wines

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Top 10 wine saints
• Alabama lifts ban on selling Bastard-name beers

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Luna Vineyards Strengthens Executive Team
• Retail Properties of America, Inc. Leases with Total Wine & More

EUROPE

• Rioja Gems Part III: Hugely Successful Innovator

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine storage of supermarkets lacks of standardization
• 10000 Yuan Penalty requested for non-Chinese wine label

LATIN AMERICA

• “VIII Foro Internacional Vitivinícola” has arrived