NEWS FETCH – JANUARY 16, 2013

TOP NEWS

• SVB 2013 Outlook: Pricey grapes impact profits, huge bulk imports, price rises difficult
• Two-Buck Chuck Price Goes Up
• Best-Ever Harvest For America’s West Coast
• Global Wine Consumption Set to Rise
• Farm employers begin preparing for health care law
• Societe Generale cuts Diageo to hold from buy
• Wine Industry Ends Year on High Note

MORE SILICON VALLEY BANK 2013 PERSPECTIVES

• Wine industry growth slow and steady
• Bulk wine imports to US soar in 2012

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Worldwide Wine Auction Revenues Fall in 2012
• Value of Bids on Liv-ex

HEALTH

• Will daily wine hurt blood pressure control?
• Nouveau Idiocy: Inhaling Alcohol

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Utah and the Case of Booze Swilling Moose

MARKETING & SALES

• How America Drinks: Water and Wine Surge, Cheap Beer and Soda Crash
• Quality wines and spirits sell well in China, United States
• A New Generation in French Wine Importers

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 3 Ideas to Drive Online Community Engagement

MEDIA MATTERS

• When wine writers lose it
• Happy birthday to you, Vinography!

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How to Fake Like You Know About Wine
• Dealcing: How Wineries Put Out Their Fires
• It’s ‘hipster wine’ if it’s rare, odd or organic
• Blind Taste Test: Cheap Wine vs. Expensive Wine

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• KS: Group pushing lawmakers to expand sale of alcoholic beverages
• MD: Vinegar makers turn to wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• St Emilion classification hits new legal crisis
• Rioja becoming increasingly polarised

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Griffith wine exporter records first loss
• OZ: Heatwave impacts wine grapes
• OZ: Fruit flies feast on grapes

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• ZAP-ing The Greatest American Wine Fest
• Experts say $1.85m sale of full set of Penfolds Grange is just crass
• The Accidental Brunello Producer: Astronomer Giuseppe Sesti
• How Much Wine Is Enough: The Art of Stocking the Bar for a Party
• Q&A with Shelley Lindgren: Wine Director, Restaurateur & Author

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Examining the Phenolic Content and Antioxidant Capacity of Grape Leaves: Possible Implications for Recycling and Sustainability in the Wine Industry