NEWS FETCH – AUGUST 28, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Napa conference includes top economist, Napa wine industry leaders
• Placerville winery accident brings sad end to couple’s dream
• Fresno pension fund sues Central European Distribution, Facebook, More
• Calif farm workers might enforce heat regulations themselves
• UK Wine investment firm disappears
• Washington State’s Wine & Spirits Privatization Update
• Premium Chile a long way off
• GMA Recognizes Gallo, PepsiCo for Innovation
• Vinotemp Gets Partial Judgment Against Wine Master Cellars
• Entre-deux-Mers chateau sold to Chinese industrialist

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Alcohol Justice Blasts Calif Approval Of Booze Sweepstakes and Contests
• NC: Charlotte leaders blast plan for alcohol ads on buses, trains
• Italy mulls France-style abuse prevention drinks tax

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Economist sees three paths for Napa economy
• Can Calif Wineries Raise Prices: Ampelos Cellars Says, “YES!”
• Sierra Foothills/El Dorado County Harvest Report
• Harvest suppers latest endeavor for former Copia site
• Opus One: Conception and execution of the highest order
• Amelia Di Marco joins Dalla Terra Winery Direct
• 20th Sonoma Valley Harvest Wine Auction Sets Goal for Boys & Girls Clubs
• San Francisco Type 47s
• California Wine Month: September

CROWDFUNDING WINE VENTURES

• Feiring Kickstarting New Newsletter
• Wine education product launches crowdfunding campaign

MARKETING, SALES & MANAGEMENT

• Wineries should sharpen attention on “post- marketing”
• 10 Reasons Why Wineries NEED a Mobile Website – Part 1
• Twitter CRM
• Why Your CRM Integration Consultant Doesn’t Know Anything

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Declassified Krug declared “flabby”
• Blind tasting vs. aristocracy
• When it comes to pinots, is it people or place?
• Too Many Varieties in California?Dealing with smoke taint
• Tiny Bubbles
• Great noses unite to uncork the secrets of their countries’ best wine
• Response to Spectator on Respect For Long Island Wine
• Study by UC Davis and Napa winery examines cork vs. screw cap

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Diageo full-year profit up 2 pct
• What Is The UK Tax Position If You Invest In Wine?

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• IA: Wineries expect good grapes for altar wines
• KY: Court OKs Wine Sales at Markets
• MN: Wine Turning Into Multi-Million Dollar Industry
• NY: State #2 In U.S. Wine Production
• OR: Focusing On Pinot Gris as a Regional Specialty
• WA: Grape growers expect harvest record

EUROPE

• LVMH files suit against Armand de Brignac
• Hitler-Brand Wines and Europe’s Debate Over the Limits of Free Speech

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• The Chinese Learn the Futility of Wasting French Wine for Patriotism

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Skin Contact Is How Wines Get (or Don’t Get) Their Color
• What the Heck is Residual Sugar?

VAPID CELEBRITY NON-STORY OF THE DAY

• Brad Pitt to serve own wine at wedding