NEWS FETCH – NOVEMBER 14, 2012

TOP NEWS

• SymphonyIRI: National Brands Gaining on Private Label
• Frank Family Vineyards Buys Wood Ranch Vineyard Estate in Rutherford
• Congress: With deadlines looming, farmers urge quick action
• FBI defends Kurniawan house search
• Treasury’s Yellowglen set for makeover in champagne fight
• Farm groups assess results of the election
• Sandy’s Tragedy and Comedy: Red Hook Winery
• Call for S. Africa Wines Boycott As Farmworkers Strike

GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Natural yeasts & the risks of sluggish and stuck fermentations
• Heating Vineyards To Reduce the Spread of Phylloxera
• What are the Currrent Issues In Vineyard Health

HARVEST 2012

• Spanish harvest 2012 underway
• Gruelling but kind harvest in Champagne
• Champagne Harvest Worst In 40 Years
• Leading Champagne houses hopeful about 2012 vintage

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Willamette Valley Vineyards Posts a Q3-2012 Profit
• Diageo Now Undisputed World Number One Spirits Producer
• The Liv-ex indices

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Moderation is the key when it comes to ‘bottled poetry’

MANAGEMENT

• “No Money, No Problem:” 11 Tips for Barebones Start-up Business
• Workplace Expert Identifies Top Trends for Leveraging Behavioral Data

MEDIA MATTERS

• Parker’s selective Spanish reviews
• The Loneliness Of The Long-Distance Winemaker

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Conference Explores Science of Wine Terroir
• Clone vs. Site: Which Is More Important?
• Dry wine solution to Sauternes ‘crisis’
• The End of Wine Corks?

OH CANADA!

• Gray Monk’s success in B.C. wine industry has roots in Edmonton
• Napa Vintners Appoint Cyndy Pellegrin to Represent Trade Group in Canada

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MD: Beer, wine soon to be on tap in Maryland’s last dry town
• MN: Orchard branches into winery
• NH: Liquor commission restructuring
• WI: Mequon Plan Commission recommends winery proposa

EUROPE

• Illegitimate Son Deprived Of Share In Grand-Cru Chateau Wins Payout

THE UK

• Counterfeit alcohol costs UK £1.2bn a year
• M&S appoints new wine buyer

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Turning dust to wine

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Diageo spells Uncertainty for Four Seasons Wines

SOUTH AFRICA

• Origin Wine launches South African Fairtrade project

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Online Wine Porn: Wine.com to Sell World’s Most Expensive Wine
• How to get the most out of a glass
• My Coming Wine Detox

OLIVES

• Dirk Family Acquires Paso Robles Olive Oil Ranch
• Chico: Olive harvest begins at Iserns’ olive grove
• International Olive Oil Tasting Seminar Coming to Kalamata
• Red Ridge Farms in Dundee Hills celebrates Oregon’s olive oil