NEWS FETCH – FEBRUARY 22, 2013

TOP NEWS

• China’s largest wine brand goes global
• Market Warning: Millennials Scraping By To Reduce Debt
• US wine exports to China up 18%
• Wine Industry Lawsuits: How to Avoid Them
• Wine producers leading climate change adaptation
• MI: Sweeping changes to beer, wine and spirits industry outlined
• Rare Wines Donated to Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort
• BC Charity Wine Auction Saga Continues
• WSWA Promotes Two

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Jaime Araujo Appointed VP at Araujo Estate Wines
• Masters of Wine gather to teach, learn, taste
• Planners approve new local winery – Lodi
• Napa wine label printers combine to form North Bay’s second-largest

HEALTH

• Rats in Paradise: A NeoProhibitionist Parable
• Lighten up alcoholic drinks

LEGAL MATTERS

• How To Counterfeit Wine
• Alcohol Beverage Law Conference in Denver on March 18, 2013

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• The Inside Story of Diageo’s Carbon Achievement
• Diageo looks to build on-trade wine sales
• 3 Beverages Stocks to Buy Now
• Legacy Discusses Strategy for 2013 China Wine Market

MARKETING & SALES

• Diageo plots to uncork wine sales
• How the Internet Affects New Product Purchase Decisions
• Rhône marketing declared world’s most memorable

MATTERS OF TASTE

• When Wine Writers Are Wrong
• Not to be sniffed at … the Wine Bore…
• Heated response to the Gambero Rosso controversy
• Tasting Tuscany: Today’s Challenge for Chianti
• The wines of Alicante
• Dude, Where’s My Appellation?

AROUND THE GLOBE

• UK: BBR hit by fraudster
• Israel: Carmel Winery sold
• NZ: Pioneer vineyard goes on the market

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Why You Like The Wines You Like
• Say l’chaim with kosher wines – no matter what your faith
• Inventor Spills Wine Secret: Put It in a Blender

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Vineyard Location Key Factor of Pinot Leaf Curl