NEWS FETCH – NOVEMBER 9, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Boom year for California farmers, ranchers
• Only The Privileged Can Buy Wine from Amazon
• OIV: Lowest global wine crop since 1975
• Kurniawan illegal search claim rejected
• Pernod Ricard : US court dismisses suit by Colombia
• Rising prices unlikely to compensate for declining revenues in France
• Argentine Protectionism: Cars Swapped for Rice, Olives, Wine
• The role of tourism in the local wine industry
• World Bulk Wine Expo – structured environment for bulk wine sales

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine legend Peter Mondavi Sr.celebrates birthday
• Leese-Fitch Igniting Growth For The Other Guys
• Act Now If You Need a Permit for Your San Francisco NYE Party!
• Napa Wine officials raise concerns over county’s climate plan
• Viticulture Fair attracts larger, enthusiastic crowd

AMAZON AD INFINITUM

• Alabama not ready for Amazon wine deliveries
• Small Winery Goes Big Thanks to Amazon
• Amazon’s Online Wine Store – Here’s How It Works
• Amazon Turns Wine Merchant Challenging Wine .com Online
• Wine.com looks to one-up new Amazon Wine
• Amazon wine, now serving

HARVEST 2012

• An Early Look at Euro 2010
• Let’s Get Real About Calif 2012
• Harvest 2012 wrap up from the Wine Institute
• 2012 Harvest – Survey Results

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Krones fraud case settlement hammers bottom line
• India’s Appetite for Whiskey Attracts Diageo
• Mumm’s cup runneth over in Asia
• HK’s wine auction sales reach $230m in 2011

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• “Hangover patch” removed from sale

MARKETING & SALES

• How to Handle a “Wine-er” on Social Media
• Thinking outside the shop
• Life in black and white: thoughts on corks, screwcaps and alternatives
• Australian Vintage puts wine in pints

MEDIA MATTERS

• Winemakers must take terroir seriously, hears EWBC
• Frank J. Prial: a tribute
• At the bloggers conference, the crazy but fun BYOB party

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Struggling with Wine Tasting Notes
• New Respect for an Italian Red
• Pinot Noir Suitcase Clone “828”: An Intriguing Story Revealed

OH CANADA!

• How Canadian wineries are bottling success in Asia

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• UT: Governor appoints new alcohol board chair

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• A Vineyard’s Feathered Friend

EUROPE

• Spanish wines: new labeling rules coming from Europe
• Bordeaux Legends The 1855 First Growth Wines
• Plaimont co-op unveils pre-phylloxera cuvée
• Chateau Haut-Brion enters China with Vats Liquor
• Planting rights: opposition to liberalisation demonstrated in Brussels

THE UK

• UK Retailers slash Champagne prices to £10 and under
• New Portman Group code sets ‘gold standard’ for drinks marketing
• Brintex moots venue change for LIWF 2014

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Matariki Wines Receivership Sale
• NZ: Wine sector senses a whiff of recovery

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Supply chain losses rival wine fraud

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Jewish wine, Jewish food, Jewish values
• The cradle of the grape

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine Stash Found In Abandoned Home Could Be Worth Millions
• Drinking wine takes courage
• Days of Wine and…NATO
• One week working at a winery: I fought the valve and the valve won
• Wine lovers boot camp lets you make your own wine

OLIVE OIL

• Researchers Say New Tool Measures Olive Oil ‘Healthfulness’
• Experts Share Key Trends in Olive Oil Retail
• Olive harvest time in Israel
• Palestinian olive farmers turn to organic farming
• Olive harvesting in the West Bank
• Olive oil mixed in lotion may ease eczema