NEWS FETCH – JANUARY 21, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Vineyard firm fined $200K, manager jailed in worker death
• Silicon Valley Bank Wine Report: Q&A Transcript
  
• Calon Segur Heirs Buy Chateau Godeau
• Vinexpo 2013 Global Wine Forecast
• Chardonnay, Moscato Get Social Media Buzzing
• Glazer’s Becomes Exclusive Distributor For Banfi In Five States
• Beer & baijiu still top China’s Adult Bev lists
  
• Retailers Respond to a Changed Landscape

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Adam Lee interviews W. Blake Gray
• Sonoma County Winegrowers head Frey to retire
• Lasseter winery a Glen Ellen delight
• Three cheers for Zaca Mesa
• Guy Fieri Is Adding a Sonoma Vineyard

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Darth Vader is My Lover: Revelations About Brett
• 19th-Century Yeast Points The Way To The Future

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex: Angelus prices continue to rise

MARKETING & SALES

• 50 Shades sparks interest in Vin de Constance
• America’s minuscule high-end wine market (old story, still relevant)
• Portugal Wine Sales Rise as Asia, Ex-Colony Demand Grows
• Deep discounts drove UK Champagne sales

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Why Your Social Media Metrics Are a Waste of Time

BOOKS

• The New Standard of American Wine
• Bordeaux Between The Covers
• The Wine Curmudgeon’s Guide to Cheap Wine

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• PA: Liquor Board CEO To Step Down In Feb.
• TX: State Wines Showing Rapid Growth
• WA: Winery & Personnel Round-Up
• WA: Charles Smith Positioned for Growth

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Scientists test improved stink bug trapping methods

MANAGEMENT

• Putting your best foot forward, while delivering a great wine presentation

EUROPE & THE UK

• China focus of Meininger’s one-day wine conference in Germany
• Argentine wines gain ground in Switzerland
• New Harrods head wine buyer appointed

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: South Australian winery in receivership with $20 million in debts
• OZ: Vintage 2012 an “embarrassment of riches”

OLIVE OIL

• U.S. Olive Oil Consumption Up 9 Percent in Latest Figures