NEWS FETCH – AUGUST 21, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Is China threatening to take on the U.S. wine industry?
• Bill extends overtime pay protections to California farmworkers
• Calif Denies License To Central Coast Winery. Investigates Crushpad, 10 Others
• New Owners for Valley of the Moon Winery
• Pancho Campo launches broadside at critics
• Crop Insurers Reassure Farmers As Drought Worsens
• High speed, high stakes for growers in California rail
• Prop. 37: High states in genetically altered food fight
• Evaluating Your Website with Web 2.0 Standards

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Under Age, Under The Influence
• Berry wines may provide tasty drugs for diabetes and cancer
• Grapes boost men’s heart health
• Red wine could help elderly balance…but only with 700 glasses a day

HARVEST 2012

• Central Coast: The quiet before the storm
• Harvest: Bucking the trends
• Wine Harvest Begins in Napa, Sonoma
• IL: Wine grapes experiencing strong summer despite drought
• Grape harvest in full swing Italy 2012
• French Producers Stay Cool Despite Record Temperatures
• VA: Wine lovers pray for drought to continue

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Honor coming for Rich Thomas, longtime SRJC wine mentor
• Giving Sonoma County its due
• Bay Area Winery Architects Change Name
• Hahn Expands Visitors Program & Appoints Tonus As Estate Educator
• Grape growers regroup – Voxy
• Cejas share passion with new online cooking show
• Multi-winery tasting room coming to Sacto’s K Street
• Trinchero Family Estates expands tequila portfolio

WINE BLOGGER’S CONFERENCE

• Dissing Mothers and What I learned at the Wine Bloggers Conference
• How to Approach the Wild Wine Blogger
• Story Hour at the Wine Bloggers’ Conference
• Summary of the Wine Bloggers Conference 2012: Part I

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Pastis king’s death to speed up Pernod succession
• Pernod Ricard readies festive marketing drive
• Lafite 1982 Leads Christie’s Online Wine Auction
• Liv-ex interview with Dr Rainer Jung

MARKETING, SALES & MANAGEMENT

• Wine flies free as part of Alaska Airlines tourism promotion
• Men are from bars, women are vinous

LABELS, LABELS, LABELS

• 2012 International Wine Label Design Competition Announces Winners
• Ben Franklin Press Wins Best Of Show In Label Competition
• Changes Allowed on Approved Labels Without New COLA
• Labeltronix Adds Latest Press to Boost Options for Top-Quality Wine Labels

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine list idea: Distance from restaurant
• Wine drinkers: Drink corked wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Crop Insurers Announce Photo Contest To Show Drought Severity

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• GA: New law could open possibility of wine tastings in Forsyth County
• KY: Liquor store to appeal ruling allowing spirits sales in groceries
• MD: Turning Farms Into Vineyards Could Become Easier
• NH: The sweet taste of local wines
• VA: Winery at La Grange Exports First Barrel of Wine To China

EUROPE

• China drags wine into EU trade war
• ‘It is too soon for China’: Miguel Torres

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China Imports $1B of Wine and Is Thirsty for More
• Chinese producers see red over cheap European wine

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Grahm Bets Passion Old World Science
• Top 10 bad wine ideas of our time
• Wine Porn: TWE sells nearly all its $168,000 ampoules
• Court orders Sierra Madre house atop underground “wine bar” into receivership