NEWS FETCH – AUGUST 24, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Liquor Ads Win Airtime
• West Coast Wine Partners Still Hunting For Acquisitions
• Calif Bill OKs Sweepstakes, Contests for Alcohol Licensees
• What’s the Future of Santa Barbara Wine Country?
• Sweet red wine by the numbers
• French winemakers pop their cork at Chinese takeover

HARVEST 2012

• Wine grape harvest begins on Central Coast
• Spain predicted smaller harvest, higher grape prices
• Sierra Foothills/Nevada County Harvest
• NZ: Grape figures puzzle growers
• The Social Elements of Harvest

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine: Indulgence or Sustenance?
• What is Greatness in Wine? A Philosophical Look Down Under
• Merlot is the ‘comeback kid’ of wine world

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Honoring the industry’s Mexican-American foundation
• Winery supporters turn out in Santa Ynez Valley Ordinance Fight
• Wine Growers Feeling Squeezed Out Of Temecula Valley
• Stealing Grapes, Selling Bottles
• Seghesio to open culinary venue at Healdsburg’s old post office
• Delicato to Move Bottling
• Jean-Charles Boisset on a quest

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Diageo investors must show patience
• Diageo ups payout as sales surge
• Shanghai police crack wine counterfeiting ring
• Bordeaux 2009s hold steady

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Booze & Caffeine: Latest Revelations about Your Drinking Habits

MARKETING, SALES & MANAGEMENT

• Fixing Customer Complaints in a World Gone Social
• 6 Things That Make a Great Bottle Shot
• Why Brands are Becoming Publishers
• Planning For A Wine Business: CC Client VS. Alternating Proprietor

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine blogging is an inherently stupid and vapid endeavor
• Hell Is A Panel On Blog Monetization
• Americans Know difference Between Toilet Paper and Alcohol

MATTERS OF TASTE

• A ferment about Furmint
• Very old barrels still bring oak aromas
• Wine education a labor of love for Kan. sommelier
• Pinot Summer School in McMinnville, Oregon

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• GA: Alcohol Tax Filing Goes Online
• OR: Tiny Wasps Tested Against Grape, Fruit Pest
• WA: The wine of kings reigns in Washington
• Midwest Drought 2012: Wine Production Could See Good Year
• Drought is making it a good and bad year for wine

EUROPE

• Torres China opens first Everwines branch in Beijing
• Revolution for Turkish wines says Master of Wine , Sarah Abbott

THE UK

• Independents – the clue is in the name
• The Bunch group turns spotlight on wines’ provenance

OH CANADA!

• B.C. winery tour a belt-stretcher

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Ningxia Wine Challenge Q&A: Winemaker Craig Grafton of Helan Mountain
• Shanghai police crack wine counterfeiting ring

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• G3 Enterprises Now Offering Online Store For High-Quality Stock Closures