NEWS FETCH – NOVEMBER 15, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Stark v Diageo Trademark Case: Goliath Mostly Wins … For Now
• Calif 2012: plenty of high-quality grapes
• Christopher Creek Winery Sold
• Prosecco Growth Just Scratching The Surface
• Top-end bubbly hits all-time high
• One Dead in S.A. Vineyard Workers’ Strike
• The Declining Significance of Wine Tastings
• No Nouveau For Beaujolais Nouveau day

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Hooked on Frack?
• Calera: 35 Years of Pinot Prominence
• Trione Winery a family affair
• The Learjet set is buzzing about this new winery
• Ben Flajnik: Returning to Reality TV

HARVEST 2012

• Beaujolais Nouveau marred by bad harvest
• Beaujolais Winemakers in No Mood to Party
• Burgundy 2012 – a difficult birth
• First Vintage For de Pressac as Grand Cru Classe
• 2012 Clos Dubreuil Bordeaux Harvest Favors Merlot

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Drinking one small glass of wine a week can lower child’s IQ
• Industry giants dismantling alcohol regs to make U.S. like booze-soaked Britain
• Low-alcohol wines begin to boom

HEALTH, PART 2: DRINK AND GET FAT

• Calories from alcoholic beverages add up
• Booze calories nearly equal soda’s for U.S. adults
• Alcoholic Drinks Add 100 Calories a Day to Average Adult’s Diet

MARKETING & SALES

• How a Wine Name Impacts Price
• Virginia and the rise of regional wine marketing
• A wine list that puts customers first

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Considering Chablis
• Who will drink to Beaujolais Nouveau?
• Winning Blogger of the Year at the IWSC awards dinner

OH CANADA!

• Canada, the fastest growing market for Argentina
• Harper Government Invests in Canada’s Wine Industry
• Book dives into Pelee Island history, including its wine origins

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• WSU Research Gives Brett a Chill

EUROPE

• Durfort-Vivens to become 100% biodynamic
• Raventos i Blanc to quit Cava appellation
• Far-Right Leader Warns French Wine Producers Of E.U. “Evils”
• First-Timer’s Guide to finding the best bathrooms at Vinitaly

THE UK

• New Thierry’s owner claims no “moral obligation” to creditors

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Degrees now central to viticulture careers

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Stiff competition for Aussie wine in Asia

LATIN AMERICA

• Sparkling wine drives Argentine exports

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine, Food & The Smithsonian
• How Champagne is Made

OLIVES

• Lucero Olive Oil’s Winter Crush coming to Corning
• Greek Olive Oil Scarce in German Markets
• Spain Announces 6-Month Program to Monitor Olive Oil Quality