NEWS FETCH – AUGUST 23, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Calif bill to protect non-union warehouse workers
• Grape Exports to Mexico Boosted By End of tariff
• Survey Touts Broad Support for Current Alcohol Regulations
• Privatization Puts WA Wine Sales in ‘State of Flux’
• Ag Groups Establish ‘Farm Bill Now’ Coalition
• Asian tycoon buys Burgundy’s historic Chambertin estate
• Chile Wine in Asia Boosts Concha y Toro as Europe Shrinks
• Controversial Promoter Says Marketers and Media Are Hurting Wine
• Billionaire Koch Builds Frontier Town All His Own Near Aspen

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Wine List at Restaurant Gougé
• Five Patron Saints of Wine.
• ‘The Celebrity Guide To Wine’ You Never Knew You Needed
• How to Select a Bottle of Argentine Wine
• Fully Mature Reds at Reasonable Prices? Think Rioja

HARVEST 2012

• Sierra Foothills/Yuba Harvest
• Ontario harvest shines with summer heat

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Alcohol may permanently damage DNA, causing cancer
• Booze Rules: Endurance Athlete’s Guide To Drinking Alcohol

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• The Kentucky grocery store court decision
• PA: Booze Bosses Busted?

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• UK Financial watchdog Mulls Ban on Wine Securities To Retail Consumers
• Distell shows strong growth for year
• Diageo Says It Faces Redenomination Risk in Euro Exit Scenario
• Diageo hikes dividend as profit growth continues
• Emerging markets push Diageo profits higher

MARKETING, SALES & MANAGEMENT

• Top 100 restaurant social media brands
• The Perception Gap: what customers want & what execs think they want
• A rose by any other name

MEDIA MATTERS

• Eric Asimov Q&A, part II
• Summary of the Wine Bloggers Conference 2012: Part II
• Speed Wine Tasting and Blogging in Portland

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Road Warriors Taste Wine Differently In-Flight
• Tasted a great wine lately?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley wines poured at America’s Cup events this week
• Fix SB winery ordinance, everyone wins
• Comedian Robin Williams’ Napa Valley Estate up for Sale
• Winery lease vexes St. Helena commissioners
• San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival Coming Soon!

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• KY: Owsley B. Frazier leaves huge mark on the University of Louisville
• UT: Bringing wine culture to S. Utah
• VA: Vintners seek quality amid growth spurt

EUROPE

• Europeans Slam Protectionism in China Wine Row
• Greece sticks with native grapes for excellent wines
• Romanian Wine Seeks Global Recognition
• Full history of first growths published

THE UK

• Top economist to address economic woes at WSTA conference
• S.Africa seeks steps to counter British bulk wine buy-official
• Nation Looks to Resolve Bulk Wine Exports
• UK wine consumption down in on-trade, price per bottle up in off-trade

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine regions endure drier winter
• NZ: Ex-mayor to head growers’ council
• NZ: Strategy vital for wine co-ops

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• No easy matter being a woman looking for a decent drink in Delhi
• Imported wine relies on famous brand to enter China’s wine market

LATIN AMERICA

• 10 Argentine brands account for over 50% of exports

SOUTH AFRICA

• Trilingual wine dictionary for rainbow nation