NEWS FETCH – FEBRUARY 28, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Treasury Wine Profit Exceeds Estimates on Higher Asian Sales
• When small wineries get big owners
• Nitrate report recommends new fees on Cal farmers
• Gallo launches 5.5% low alcohol white
• Awareness and demand for low and lower-alcohol wines
• Kiwi Grower Sentiment Mirroring Calif’s – A Warning
• Farmers learn about high-speed rail eminent domain
• Microloans expand access to capital for small farmers
• Western Growers On Immigration And Border Security

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Ehren Jordan Departs Turley Wine Cellars
• Winery planned for Oakville equestrian site
• Bello Family Vineyards brings SoCal flavor to Napa Valley
• Ca’ Momi Winery & Enoteca Retains Balzac Communications

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• PA: Privatization Could Open Doors for Winemakers
• PA: Sheetz touted as Proof that Liquor Privatization Can Work
• PA: Wine, Beer Could Be Sold Many Venues If State Privatizes
• TN: Poll shows strong support for wine in supermarkets
• TN: Memphis Liquor Stores hoping Wine Bill Dies
• No place for wine in supermarkets, say Aussie pubs & bottleshops

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Changes at the top for Pernod Ricard
• Crimson Wine’s Strong Fundamentals
• Treasury Wine upbeat on H2; shares jump
• Constellation Expands Board
• Nanocap Stocks to Watch: Willamette Valley Vineyard
• Free Research: Constellation, Diageo, InBev, Boston Beer & Molson Coors
• Competition panel clears USL-Diageo deal: sources
• Suit Over Anheuser-Busch’s 5% AB: All Hat,No Horse

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• elBulli Wine Cellar Up for Auction at Sotheby’s HK & NY
• From Auctioneer To Author: Acker Merrall’s John Kapon

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Parker scores imminent as 2010 interest grows
• Carneros: a reflection
• In Pursuit of Balance: A Discriminating Goal
• Malbec Washington’s next big grape? Unlikely

MARKETING & SALES

• Croatian Wines in U.S. Expanding Brand Recognition Through Social
• Why retailers are pinning hopes on Pinterest
• Plot twist in winery-retailer spat: Stolpman to visit nearby store
• Building relationships takes effort

HEALTH

• Do you lie about how much booze you buy?
• The Truth About the Mediterranean Diet

LEGAL & COMPLIANCE MATTERS

• March 6th Presentation on Trademark Best Practices
• Free Webinar: More Guidance & Ease for your Winemaking Compliance

MEDIA MATTERS

• Some wine writers are losing it

WATER

• Calif water board urges lawmakers to act on nitrate contamination
• Water Management in Israel and California
• OR: Klamath County votes to withdraw from water deal

OH CANADA!

• Why is Canadian wine virtually unknown outside Canada?
• B.C. Considers New Winegrape Varieties
• BC: Meyer Family Vineyards finds the love in Chardonnay
• Hot Ticket: Vancouver International Wine Festival

EUROPE & THE UK

• Explorers of Portugal Reveal the True Passion Behind Their Wines
• Oxford and Cambridge Battle It Out in Wine-Tasting Contest
• France backs down on breathalyser fine
• Azerbaijan and France expand cooperation in agriculture
• AdVini buys Le Clos des Paulilles in Rousillon
• Winemaker plays down ‘Chateau Beckham’ plan
• Italian Merlots: Le Macchiole’s Messorio

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Hard Times For Kiwi Exporters, Says Foley
• OZ: Better prices for shiraz grapes
• OZ; Screw cap sparkling wine sparks export worries
• OZ: Woolies pursues in-house wine production prospects in the Barossa Valley

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• 94.64 Million Liters of Imported Wine Supervised By Qingtao Guan District In 2012
• Domestic and imported wines enter into era of seesaw battle

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Top 10 weird wine ingredients
• A Wine And Comics Still Life: The Initiates
• Guide to Sangiovese Wine

OLIVE OIL

• 5 things you may not know about olive oil
• Olive Oil’s High-Oleic Rivals Mounting
• Olive Oil Production Plunges 60 Percent in Spain