NEWS FETCH – OCTOBER 8, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Economics & Internet favor imports, may reduce need for domestic supply
• Constellation Q2 profit down 23%
• China Computer Giant Building A Wine Empire
• Violent Clashes Among Grape-Pickers In Pauillac
• CAWG Hires Director of Government Relations
• Are high alcohol wines falling out of favor?
• Low-alcohol NZ sauv blanc wins gold

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Malbec Is The New Black In Napa
• Elypsis merges with Admiral IT
• Clos Pegase Winery has smoke scare
• “Napa Valley Wine Wave” Breaks World Record for Largest Wine Toast

HARVEST 2012

• Bordeaux harvest three weeks late
• OR: The Week of the Wind Machine – Harvest Report October 8th
• Napa: Hurry Up and Wait
• Light rains may complicate North Coast grape harvest
• Oregon wineries seeing “best ever” grape harvests
• Buy A Share In A French Vineyard And You Get To Join The Harvest
• 2012 Loire Vintage: prospects at Domaine Huet?

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Babies drive parents to drink
• The Brit’s “silent epidemic” of alcohol abuse
• One more reason why there’s no health news on this blog

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• PA: New PLCB appointee expected to favor privatization
• PA: Former PLCB chairman in ethics probe

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• It’s Time To Buy Constellation Before The Crown Imports Deal Is Finalized
• Constellation CEO on the Economy’s Impact on Sales (Video, auto-starts)
• Beer, Wine Outlook Is Strong: Constellation CEO
• Central European Distro: Q2 2012 Plus Restatement for FYs 2010 & 2011

AUCTIONS

• Romanee-Conti $24,580 Bottles Lead Mixed Hong Kong Auctions
• Sotheby’s two-day sale reaps rewards

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Natural Wine Gets Busted
• Cult wines: Who’s getting screwed?
• The history and mindset of a wine critic

MARKETING & SALES

• Smaller Wineries Better at Escaping Data Silos
• Calculate the ROI of Social Media
• A Novel Approach to Wine Marketing

MANAGEMENT

• Corporate Structure Can Turn Information into Currency – Part 2

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• KY: Northern Kentucky’s wine industry getting better
• OR: A quest for wine identity pays off
• WA: Hispanics blaze trail as Washington winemakers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How Thirsty Are Your Grapes?

EUROPE

• Bordeaux and Brunello – Perse of Chateau Pavie Considering Buying Vineyard in Tuscany
• Fig-Eating Pigs Share Sty With Port Grapes

THE UK

• Accolade boss gives backing to the UK

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Fears for integrity of exported bulk wine
• NZ: Hawke’s Bay to protect wines

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Increasing Sales of Australian Wine in China
• German wine struggling to make a splash in Chinese market
• Local Winemaker Expanding Its Operations – Manila

LATIN AMERICA

• 40% of Argentine wine sold is in bulk
• The Argentine Architects Who Lead The Way In Winery Design

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa must “sort out terroir message”

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• A Taste of Wine- But Not For Me
• There’s more to vinegar than sour grapes
• The Wisdom of Bernard Portet
• Columbus Day in America and Corruption in Calabria – 100 years later