NEWS FETCH – AUGUST 7, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Crushpad’s Assets Go on the Auction Block Today
• A New Renwood Takes Flight
• 2000-2004 Drought, Worst in 800 Years, May Signal Megadroughts
• Accolade’s Lousada quits after management shake-up
• What’s Best For Wine Consumers?
• French Crushpad Distances Itself From U.S. Operation
• Former Crushpaders bring make-your-own-wine back to San Francisco
• Chinese company plots Bordeaux domination
• Liquor Lies Dropping Like Flies
• Summer Updates in the Wine Law Field

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• West Coast Wine Partners Buys Valley of the Moon Winery
• When the issue gets hot, government takes time out
• St. Supéry Estate Renovates Winery, Tasting Room
• Impact Napa to feature Napa Valley wine leaders

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Foster’s and Diageo rocked by Aussie Facebook ads ruling
• Diageo Applauds Washington, DC Officials on Drunk Driving Emergency
• Diageo brands lead IWSR Top 50 International Spirits Brands List

MARKETING, SALES & MANAGEMENT

• How to Calculate ROI for Your Direct Programs
• Don’t Ignore Boomers, Still The Most Valuable Generation
• Top 10 wines in the US press
• Corkage: What Restaurants Get Wrong, What Needs to Change
• What is Klout? Who are the top influencers in the wine industry? (part 7)
• What should wine cost?
• Can any meal possibly be worth $498?

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Grape Seed Extract In Beef Patties May Reduce Carcinogens
• Risky sex after consumption of alcohol and energy drinks

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Making the Connection With Your Wine
• Margrit Biever Mondavi: The Woman Who Tied Art, Chefs and Music to Napa

ACADEMIA

• Sonoma State Wine Business School Releases First Wine
• WSU students growing some of the world’s best grapes

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• CO: Infinite Monkey Theorem says yes, we can!
  
• IL: Winebow Expands In Illinois With Vintage Wines Buy
• IN: Wine Industry Poised for Growth
• PA: Winery grows under new owners
• TX: Grape growers produce healthy yields
• WA: Wineries spending $1 million to renovate historic Spokane hall

EUROPE

• Duboeuf Eyes Vineyard Acquisitions
• EU organic wine rules not ‘strict enough’
• Wine Tourism á la Français

OH CANADA!

• Battle of the Benches in Penticton, BC

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: John Streicker buys more Margaret River vineyards
• OZ: Naked Wines launches app in support of local winemakers