NEWS FETCH – AUGUST 22, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Optimism reigns as Calif winegrape harvest starts – 3.7M Tons?
• Calif grape industry experts hopeful of juicy harvest – 4.1M Tons?
• U.S. Implications: Minimum Alcohol Pricing Data Faulty
• OZ: Wine is cheaper than bottled water, raise price to fight abuse
• Wine Group’s Kent Becomes Vice Chairman, Vos Named Pres & CEO
• F. Korbel & Bros. sells Lake Sonoma Winery
• U.S. Wine Consumption Continues to Climb
• Restaurant traffic drops, but consumers resist trading down
• New Report Characterizes Farm Bill Differences
• Randall Grahm Takes Aim at the Wine Industry

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• SRJC wine mentor honored with leadership award
• Reata Winery Appoints Nakamura New Winemaker
• Temecula Vintners Implore County of Riverside to Protect Viticulture
• Temecula vinters: Wine Plan “hijacked” by Church
• Odette Estate, Gavin Newsom’s New Winery, Opens In Napa

HARVEST 2012

• SJV Growers attribute strong grape movement to excellent quality
• Sierra Foothills/Amador Harvest & Water Notes
• Feeling the Heat in the Vineyard

MARKETING, SALES & MANAGEMENT

• Snooth Points Its Wine Algorithm at Springpad Recipes
• PulsePoint, IRI to Measure Offline Sales Impact from Online Channels
• Tricks and hidden costs to get rid of wine
• Extending the Definition of Social CRM
• The Hunt for Social Business Value
• A Social Media Primer

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux underperforms at Christie’s first online-only auction
• Alexandre Ricard Likely To Succeed Pringuet As Pernod CEO
• Diageo set to toast sales

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine, Food, Promo: Seven tips for attracting Millennials
• Lies! Wine Critics Offer Everyone The Best Wine Picks
• Wine Blogging Monetization
• Domaine Des Bloggeurs
• Can California Wine Survive Good Times?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why do “wine snobs” have such a bad name?
• Natural Bordeaux: How the Petits Châteaux are Making Waves
• The Return of the Wine Spritzer
• Uruguay’s boutique wineries
• A thousand Argentine wines and seven taste trends

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• IN: Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant debuts in Northwest Indiana

THE UK

• Lifting the stone on the UK wine trade
• Wine: SA and UK go to war?

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Yellow Tail Wine company signs beer deal with Coca-Cola
• NZ: Grape growers eye co-operative
• NZ: Wine sector gathers in Marlborough for conference
• NZ: Better grape price offset by low yield

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Mediterranean wines have ‘enormous potential’ in China
• Chinese wine market still reliant on ‘business purchases’
• Chinese Wine Company Launches New Wine Fundamentals Program

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Wine Vacation: Napa vs Sonoma
• My Wine List Fantasy