NEWS FETCH – JANUARY 23, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Shopper Sentiment Dips to Lowest Point in a Year
• FTC taking aim at online alcohol marketing
• Red Hills Vineyard Fire in Lake County Contained
• China Wine Imports Cool Off: Sobering Customs Stats
• Who Consumes the Most Wine? It Depends on How You Count
• Sales: Wine List Placement As Vital As Shelf Position
• Westland’s $1 billion claim against US rejected
• S Africa farm strike called off pending wage review
• Private banking’s new play: schmoozing with the Rothschilds

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Trinchero Links Wash & NY winemakers
• Neighbor’ plan could solve winery issues
• Wine Diversity Is California’s Calling Card
• Pomar Junction Winery Doubles Acreage
• New Sonoma Valley Promo Campaign Launched
• Anani Lawson a big score for Enotria
• The Other Guys Sales Jump
• Calif Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance Progress report

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Beam sells off value brands
• Brown-Forman Declares Cash Dividend
• Legacy Wine & Spirits Getting the Pump Treatment
• Zacks Raises Constellation Brands to Outperform

SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE HARVEST

• NZ: Grape harvest best for years
• OZ: Positives seen in falling wine grape yields

OH CANADA!

• Canadian wine consumption Rising 3X Faster Than Global Average
• Per Capita Wine consumption grows in Canada
• BC Restauraunteur Says Wine Law Working
• Future of BC winery destroyed in fire uncertain

BREWS NEWS

• Brewers See Opportunity In Beer-Wine Hybrids
• World’s Top 5 brewers turn screw on local players

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Acker’s Hong Kong auction has lots from mystery men
• Bordeaux to bounce back in 2013

HEALTH

• Alcohol intake disrupts normal sleep

MEDIA MATTERS

• Big News Tells Big Truths About the Alcohol Industry
• Is the bloom off the user review site?
• We will not see another dominant critic like Parker

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Trumping Guidelines
• The Marriage Of Scotch & Red Wine
• Is This Really a Golden Age for Wine?

ICE WINE

• OH: Bitter cold perfect for harvesting ice wine grapes
• Braving the cold in the name of icewine
• Frozen grapes gathered under stars make Canada’s ice wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Using Scarcity Tactics Effectively
• Women, Wine and the NRA
• Brand Familiarity Reigns King Around the World
• Brand is vital in world of wine

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Social media is not your saving grace

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Cranky Recruiter: Show Your Strengths

ALCOHOL REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• What to Look for in Wine Compliance in the Coming Year

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• AZ: Sisters fighting law to open winery-brewery
• CO: VinCO comes into its own in 2013
• NC: Viticulture focus of conference
• VA: Lost Creek Winery Sold For $2.3 Million

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Aussie Growers to face simulated phylloxera outbreak

EUROPE & THE UK

• Short hop from the vineyard to world of beer brewing
• Russian Wine Consumption Set For Double-Digit Growth
• Rothschild tie-in fuels Craggy Range expansion
• Sichel has 2nd Best Year In Its History
• Brussels makes vine planting rights recommendation
• Globalization to thank for venerable French wine
• Former Bollinger staff take up new roles

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Supermarkets look to snap up Ultimo Wine Centre
• OZ: Margaret River bolsters export figures

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Legacy Discusses Strategy for 2013 China Wine Market
• China’s Second Tier Cities Switch On to Wine

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Opening a beer with a chainsaw
• The Sucess of Chapoutier: History and Terroir
• Wine choices: Are they an illusion?
• Why does a wine need decanting?

OLIVE OIL

• Olive Oil Healthier and Tastier for Frying
• Council Recognizes Chilean Tasting Panel
• Australia Leads New Push to Raise Campesterol Limit for Olive Oil

TOTALLY REDUNDANT, BORING HEADLINE HIDES ACTUAL NEWS

• California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) Releases 2012 Progress Report, Third Edition Sustainable Winegrowing Workbook…

REAL NEWS HIDDEN INSIDE

• We’re No. 5: Study ranks future Canadian wine consumption behind China, the U.S., Russia and Germany