NEWS FETCH – SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

TOP NEWS

• High-end wine turnaround hoped for, but elusive
• Accolade’s Schaafsma has 90 days, Or …?
• Restaurant chains to benefit from improving Calif economy
• Alcohol-Breast Cancer Link Disputed
• Africa is the new China
• EU delays US “chateau” decision
• Conservation Compliance Key Part of Farm Bill Debate
• Farm Bill Stall Imperils Wine Research
• Treasury, Charmer Team Up In New Jersey, Delaware
• Glazer’s Seeks Bigger Role In Beer Distribution, New Markets
• Chinese industrialist to buy Bellefont-Belcier

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Women winemakers hit stride in California
• Sebastiani Legacy Continues: An Interview with Donny
• Napa Valley to Be Top Raisin-Growing Region By 2050
• Matt Lane Appointed Peter Lehmann Wines VP Americas
• Calif Speciality Crop Block Grant Meeting Oct 2

HARVEST 2012

• MI: Winemakers toast to a red wine banner season
• NJ: Harvest time for New Jersey’s wineries
• NY: Finger Lakes crush is under way
• NY: Sugary grapes harvested this fall will make smoother, palatable wine
• 2012 Loire: Muscadet – small crop but potentially good
• Graves Producers Optimistic About 2012 White Grape Harvest
• European wine harvest shows drastic drop in grapes

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex: Tuscan fortunes

MARKETING & SALES

• Are Memes the Future of Wine Marketing?
• African-American Millenials Consume Less TV Than Their Boomer Elders
• In depth: Sweepstakes Permitted in Calif
• Closure sought on closures

MEDIA MATTERS

• Pancho speaks out on Campogate and his plans for the future
• More great Cabs than Pinots makes finding the great Pinot a real treat
• Ranking The World’s Up And Coming Wine Regions

BOOKS

• Asimov’s “How to Love Wine”
• A Real Insider’s Guide To Napa Valley
• Wine Wars Paperback: Smaller, Lighter, Cheaper

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Using Dehydrated Grape Marc Waste to Improve Wine Quality: More Natural?
• Should we fret about brett?
• KJ: High volume, high quality
• Cloudy Bay: peeling NZ wines back from enamel-ripping acidity

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• KS: Winemakers grapple over in-state fruit requirement
• KS: Wineries don’t like new grape law
• ME: Lawmakers question liquor bidding process
• OR: One day in Willamette Valley
• TX: The best Texas wines — all made from Texas grapes
• WA: New wine signs paying off for Yakima Valley wineries

EUROPE

• French vignerons ask government for insurance against bad harvests
• Surge in Bordeaux Wine Exports
• Drappier first in Champagne to use egg-shaped oak fermenter

THE UK

• Beale: “Minimum pricing not a forgone conclusion”

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African Winemakers Call For Regional Shake-Up

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine Can Save You From Serial Killers, Divorce, and Bad Roommates
• Meet The Queen Of California Wine
• Sugar, Part II: What Does Acid Do?