NEWS FETCH – SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Chinese Buy The First Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé?
• Vintners Hall of Fame: Chavez, Parker,Schoonmaker, Edwards
• Staglin Family Winery raises $6.1 million for mental health
• Alabama Alco-Taliban raid store, seize homebrewing equipment
• Virgin Wines launches second interactive ‘Virtual Winery’
• Sierra Foothills Harvest Update: Andis Wines (Amador County)
• Low-Sulfite Wines: What Drives Likelihood of Purchase?
• Wrapped wine goes nuts in USA

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• San Joaquin County Planners approves St. Jorge Winery expansion
• Santa Barbara’s Urban Wine Trail: too big to fail to organize
• Debate continues over San Joaquin County winery event rules
• Lompoc not glam, but its wines are divine
• Bo Barrett Interview

BOXES, SCREW TOPS, SNOBS & PROFESSORS

• Corks and screw caps: Can wine consumers taste the variation?
• The screwtop gets some attention–and respect
• Price not prejudice drives consumers’ wine choice
• Wine drinkers ditch prejudice towards lower alcohol and boxed wines
• British wine snobs learning to love screw tops and boxes
• Why today’s drinkers have stopped turning their noses up at wine in a box

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Diageo Said to Be in Advanced Talks for United Spirits Stake
• The Wine Investment Association: important to get it right
• Liv-ex: Angelus and Pavie lead Bordeaux 2009s
• Sotheby’s announces ex-cellar Krug sale

MEDIA MATTERS

• Why Antonio Galloni matters now more than ever
• Robert M. Parker Jr. Is In; What Now?
• U.S. Distrust in Media Hits New High

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• No More Wine List Decisions
• All Hail Grenache
• Historian Marni Davis & Kosher Wine, New York
• Never mind the quality
• How do I judge if a wine is off – sniff or sip?
• Pink wines are not always sweet and sugary

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Grape vine nutrient requirements and acquisition
• North Coast Gets Access to Flash Extraction

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• PA: New Winery Opens Near Lewisburg

OH CANADA!

• Ontario winery road trip: Featherstone

EUROPE

• St-Emilion Classification Signals Fame and Reputation
• Spain offers hidden gem in mencia wines
• Class Unrest in Bordeaux
• Rhône’s Vidal-Fleury On Upswing After Changes
• Beyond Rioja: Spain’s Other Great Wine Region
• Think bubbly, think Luxembourg?
• Czech Trade Group Says Hard-Alcohol Sales, Export Bans Absurd

THE UK

• Wines Market Continues To Grow But Not As Healthy As It May Seem
• £1m Lidl investment in premium wine
• Stratford’s enters administration
• New owner outlines plan for Stratford’s

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Riverland names top winemaker
• OZ: Protection call for Hunter vineyards

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine pumps up the volume

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Martin Coscia New North American Brand Ambassador For Colome, Amalaya