NEWS FETCH – JANUARY 31, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Gallo, Constellation Lauded For Promoting Brand Over Region
• U.S. wine shipments up 2% in 2012
• French Appellation Begins Law Suit Against U.S. Producer
• WineAmerica Taps Chandler As New Exec Director
• Vineyard plan opens door for industry investment
• San Joaquin wine market is strong
• PA: Sell state liquor stores, use proceeds for schools
• Naples wine auction down one third
• Chilly Times For Champagne As Consumers Cut Spending

IMPORTS, GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Record California Wine Crop ‘a Blessing’
• Supply shortages demand structural change
• Portugese wine exports to U.S. Up 15%
• Spain’s Gonzalez-Byass Sees U.S. Opportunity
• NZ: Wine harvest set to be a corker
• Bladders Become New Normal for Wine Exports

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Million-dollar gift to Fresno State wine-making program
• Lodi Winegrowers Raise Bar On Certification
• 3 SLO County residents accepted to California Agricultural Leadership Program
• Winery planned for renovated Hemet house
• Walnut boom causes nursery shortages
• Public debate called on churches in Temecula Wine Country

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo boosted by ‘faster growing markets’
• Diageo shares down 1.6 pct reports H1 results
• New High for Constellation
• Diageo faces struggle to make United Spirits pay

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• More Bad News for Rudy Kurniawan

HEALTH

• College Freshmen Drinking Less, Survey Finds
• Wines Least Likely to Give You a Hangover

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine on the Rise
• Pernod Ricard designs tough wine label for US
• Grower Cognac

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 5 things Diageo learned from using QR codes to personalise bottles

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Managing food recalls: a manufacturer’s guide

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine pairing is a delusional fraud: Hanni
• Parker makes it into Vintners Hall of Fame
• Sugar key to Champagne quality

OH CANADA!

• Rise of quality wines from Canada

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Ceretto family hires new US importer Winebow
• NY: Restaurants Sue Storage Facility in Hurricane Limbo
• OH: Grape Growers To Meet In Feb.
• PA: Corbett liquor system idea sure to make someone pop a cork
• TN: Renewed wine-in-groceries push begins today

EUROPE & THE UK

• Russia Silences Wine Advertising
• Michael Symington: a tribute
• ExCellar Ltd in administration – a few more details emerging
• ExCellar Ltd: why Simon bailed out of the Paris shop

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Export wine growth is slowing

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• France leads in wine export to China in 2012

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Cork King Antonio Amorim Reflects On Life, Death And Closures

MORE MEANINGLESS WANDERING FROM SOUTHERN

• Banfi Aligns and Consolidates Portfolio with Southern Wine & Spirits Across Eleven States

That headline sayS nothing. “Align?” Really? That means what? An actual professional (someone trained to spot the pony in the pile) wrote the following headline:

• Banfi Taps Southern As Exclusive Distributor In 11 States