NEWS FETCH – SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Calif Gas Fracking To Affect Wine Region
• 2012-2013 Predictions on the Wine Business
• America’s Prohibition Hangover
• LVMH Boss Denies Tax Evasion
• U.S. Drops To New Low In Global Competitiveness: Economist
• The World’s Oldest Winery Releases Its 800th Vintage
• Liquor and those Crazy Utahans
• Oregon does wine its way
• Farm Groups Dismiss Ag Disaster Bill
• In Greater China, Luxury Forecasts Yield Mixed Signals
• Closures: Part 1 ­– the world’s most high profile experiment?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Mendo landowners with marijuana issues get private security
• Seeking value – and character – in California wine
• 5 California wine areas to watch
• The VIP lifestyle – Napa
• Calif winery renovates to resume winemaking in historic buildings

HARVEST 2012

• Lower yields in the Southern Hemisphere
• Medium sized but high quality crop for Germany
• Sierra Foothills/Calaveras County Harvest Report
• NY: Harvest 2012: They’re All Done at Sparkling Pointe
• MI: Jackson-area wineries expecting higher-quality grape due to drought
• In India, Wine growers unfazed by rain woes
• Rhône wine producers calm and unruffled

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Moderation: key to well-being or lesson in frustration?
• How does alcohol get you drunk?
• How dieters should treat alcohol
• Why are Australians drinking less?

MARKETING & SALES

• Link-diving, Texture, and about inventing new Social Media terms.
• Hello Vino Launches Mobile Marketing Platform
• Why Integrate Your Digital Marketing Tactics for 2013
• Lolailo Sangria Projected To Hit 500,000 Cases Next Year
• Hedonism: a wine shop like no other

MEDIA MATTERS

• Boisset mocks Wine Spectator
• The Top 20 Wine Influencers (according to Klout).
• How will the 21st century view “wine critics”?
• The best wine blogs offer a robust and invigorating alternative to conventional writing
• Fake restaurant reviews can lead to ‘bankruptcy’, says Got Juice

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Try your hand at sniffing wines; can you guess them correctly?
• 5 Key Wine Components And How To Detect Them
• Champagne house Roederer is touting its 10-year relationship with biodynamics

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Europe’s Alcoholic Drinks Giants Compete To Defeat Local Producers
• Pernod Ricard named one of the most innovative companies in the world
• Willamette Valley Vineyards Posts Profit for Q2-2012
• Acker, Merrall calls on buyers to seize wine investment opportunities

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• ID: Fruit Fly Threatens Grapes, Cherries, Peaches
• NY: Getting Finger Lakes Wines the Recognition They Deserve
• OR: The Willamette Valley AVA
• TX: Good news about Texas wine — no thanks to the state of Texas
• WA: Calling all sinners! don’t forget to vote.

EUROPE

• The ECB’s Collateral List: Wine And Cheese Wheels?
• Science helps Spain’s natural cork industry pop back
• Tough times for Champagne
• Chinese ‘Monsieur Castel’ (Daniel Li) to promote Spanish wine
• Rioja Gems: La Rioja Alta
• Saint-Emilion classification in line with market pricing
• St.-Emilion Issues a Surprising New Classification
• Only three chateaux dropped in new St Emilion classification
• French wine output may slump 16% on heat wave, storms

THE UK

• Zagat criticises London service standards

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Award-winning winery in receivership

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China: Alcohol expo bigger than ever

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine makers still trying to gain black market

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 7 Lessons Taught in College but not in the Curriculum
• Forward, not Backward
• Single Serving Tip: Reuse Small Wine Bottles
• A Dummy’s Guide To Wine Regions