NEWS FETCH – OCTOBER 30, 2012

TOP NEWS

• World Wine Output Forecast to Drop 6.1% on France, Argentina
• Imported Rosé Retail Sales Jump Another 26% in First Half of 2012
• Accolade’s lower alcohol wine in cans gain traction
• Canadian wine industry to show solid growth
• The Dramatic Rise Of Moscato Producer Castello del Poggio
• Liv-ex: On the rise

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Five Myths About California Wine Die Hard
• All eyes on Brooks Painter
• Amador Foothill Harvest Report

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Red Wine Won’t Help Healthy Women, Study Says
• Plant compounds tied to less stomach cancer in women
• Will Kate Toast With Wine?

MARKETING & SALES

• Pink Pinot Grigio? Red Moscato?
• The Customer Service Perspective
• The Sandy Bandwagon: Wine Marketing in poor taste?
• Malbec, a big hit in the United States

MEDIA MATTERS

• Please don’t sue me for a bad review!
• Wine Spectator takes step toward younger audience

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Do New World wines age?
• What Is Terroir and Why Is It Important in Wine?

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• AZ: Wine Goes to School
• NY: First Alcohol Summit

ACADEMIA

• Cornell Student-Run Vineyard First Certified Organic

EUROPE

• Cru Bourgeois property will not make any 2012
• Bordeaux wines ‘shine even when it rains’
• New Monopoly Game Replaces Paris with Vineyards
• Teachings of Armenia’s renewed viticulture

THE UK

• Lords clash over alcohol pricing claim
• UK Retailers enjoy increased sales and improved economic conditions

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: McGuigan in branded private label deals with Coles, IBA
• NZ: Kiwi wine ‘family’ embarks on Asia drive

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Guangxi: biggest imported wine distribution center in SW China

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• For Ex-Goldman Trader, Reporter Wine Work Is Bugs, Memory
• Wine For Islam’s Teetotalers – Halal Heads Off The Beaten Track
• Carbonara, a new theory for its origins and name