NEWS FETCH – March 7, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Restaurant sales notably down in Feb
• Wine Leaders Urge US Funding of EGVM Eradication
• Aussie Wine’s New Effort To Diversify, Move Upscale
• Single vote rescues Tenn grocery store wine bill
• New Family Medical Leave Act Posting Required Mar. 8
• Strong dollar, private labels continue to squeeze Aussie winemakers
• Miguel Torres on Parker, Cava and Chinese vineyards
• Concha y Toro voted World’s Most Admired Wine Brand 2013
• Incursions in the Urban Wine Region

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The Miljenko “Mike” Grgich Interview
• New Promo For Paso Robles Bordeaux Varietal Producers
• Napa Winery owner rescued from pond
• Calistoga’s resort plan wins voter approval
• Calif wine Is Cool Again
• Somerston Wine Hires Jack Edwards as VP Sales

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Montana Eyes Legal Direct Shipments of Wine
• 3-Tier System Challenge Inevitable in Illinois
• TN: Wine-in-Supermarkets Lives to Fight Another Day

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Rise in Liv-Ex Indices Suggests Revived Interest in Wine Investment
• German Pinot Noir sold at auction for $3.300
• Pontet-Canet 2009 Advances to 10-Month High
• Yquem 1986 Retreats 6% From Last Year’s High

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Strong US sales help Gruppo Campari
• Diageo now waiting for regulator approval in United Spirits deal

MARKETING & SALES

• A Good Wine Seldom Mentioned Is Soon Forgotten
• Wine medals allow bottles to stand out in crowded market place
• How to Sell More Direct to Consumer
• Millenials like to experiment with varietals, new blends
• First wine from Pitt and Jolie’s French vineyard to hit Web

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Pinterest: Worth $2 Bill Because Its Users Are Rich, Female, Like To Spend
• Facebook, Twitter still wineries’ favorite
• Mobile Payments Brighten Small-Business Cash Flow

MEDIA MATTERS

• What You Need to Know About Wine Criticism and the Wine Industry
• Galloni of Sonoma
• New China wine newsletter by Grape Wall
• Master-Level Wine Webinar? We’ll Burn That Bridge When We Come To It

MATTERS OF TASTE

• 2012 WA wildfires may have hurt the vintage
• Cabernet Sauvignon and “the dip”
• The Case of the Old Friend
• Wilfred Wong, the Mondavis, and how Chardonnay got to be #1
• Do Mealybug-Infested Grapes Influence Wine Quality?
• Success of sangiovese connected to Italy’s soil
• Society delivers on wine education

OH CANADA!

• B.C. wine power
• Canadian wines pack a heavy punch to the economy

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Eastern Winery Exposition Attendance Up
• Richard Auffrey Joins Drink Local Wine BOD
• MD: State Senate approves alcoholic beverage bills
• NC: WCU approves beer, wine for arts center
• NC: New River Winery for sale
• NY: Is there a Market for Long Island Wine Beyond New York?
• OR: House passes wine growler bill
• TX: Hill Country Wineries Announces 2013 Board Members
• WA: Student wine-tasting bill seen as way to break barriers

EUROPE & THE UK

• WSTA warning over new EU rules for made-wine products
• London to produce its first organic wine since the middle ages
• Champagne negociant facing break-up
• Liberty Wines latest agent to skip LIWF
• Oddbins on track for profit despite £1.1m loss in first months of new company
• Wickham Vineyard saved from administration
• Binge-drinking on the wane in UK
• When talking wine, all roads lead to Rhone

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Coles defends its generic brands
• NZ: Kiwi Alcohol advertising ban wanted
• NZ: Integrity threat to sub-regional message

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• It’s Vineyard Rainbow Season
• Exploring decanting
• What not to do when tasting wine at a restaurant
• The U.S., the United Nations, and cheap wine
• The Best Wine Books Picked By Pros