NEWS FETCH – JANUARY 15, 2013

TOP NEWS

• US wine makers get help from Australian weather woes
• Former Wine Institute lobbyist Lunardi dies
• Winery growth surging in US
• Challenging The “One Big Tank” Myth
• Getting New Farm Bill is No Easy Task
• MD Direct Wine Shipment Report will be Important in Other States
• Champagne supplier goes into administration
• High dollar leads to Casella’s first loss
• Rapper sues Diageo Over Vanity Booze Distro Deal

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma’s old vineyards in danger of disappearing
• CO Homeowner sues Jordan winery over parties
  
• Expansion planned on former Weyrich estate
• eWinery Solutions and Napa Valley POS Join Forces
• Hahn Family Wines Promotes Cairns to Dir, Marketing
• Winery Exchange acquires health-conscious brands

HEALTH

• Do You Have to Give Up Alcohol to Lose Weight?
• New Wine Offers Fewer Calories

LEGAL MATTERS

• 2012 Winery Compliance Wrap Up & What To Watch For in 2013
• Legal needs grow with demand for North Coast wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is Brett Hatred A Cultural Thing?
• Land of the V
• Know what you like, then branch out
• Too Many Pinots…Or Too Little Patience?

OH CANADA!

• B.C. wines head to India
• Nova Scotia stores fight province’s attempt to squash in-store brewing

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Building a Relationship is More than Texting and Friending – Pt 2

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NC winery study: 70 percent of visitors are North Carolinians
• OR: Wine Board names new directors, officers
• TN: Wine in grocery stores will cost jobs
• VA: State Wine Exports Set New Records
• VA: Wine sales reach all-time high
• WI: Lasee talks winery bill

ACADEMIA

• Virginia Tech Names Extension Enologist

EUROPE & THE UK

• Fall In European Champagne Sales Offset By Emerging Markets
• Challenge to 2012 St-Emilion Classification
• UK Minimum pricing challenge heads to court
• French wine to go green
• Austrian wine exports double in value

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: New owner won’t keep Matariki winery staff
• OZ: Sights set on high-quality vintage winemakers say
• OZ: Jacob’s Creek predicts ‘high quality’ 2013 vintage
• Aussie wine trends: The 2011 effect

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina: An Oenophile’s “Slightly Threadbare Shangri-La”

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa wine exports rise 17%
• Size Of South Africa’s Wine Harvest Dependent On Strike Resolution

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• FAIL! Wolfgang Puck Tries to Order In-N-Out Burger with Dijon Mustard & Wine
• Mega Purple to the Rescue!!!
• Female Winemakers: Second In A Series Featuring Oregon
• No-whine wine storage

OLIVE OIL

• One Answer to Higher Profits Might be in the Leaves
• Could China Rival Spain as World Olive Oil Capital?

LONG, REDUNDANT HEADLINE

• New Wine Line The Skinny Vine Lets Wine Drinkers Indulge With Fewer Calories (See edited version under “HEALTH”