NEWS FETCH – March 8, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Cal Wine Tops 200M US Cases, Retailers, Suppliers Wary On Pricing
• Irrational Exhuberance And The Resveratrol Trap
• Record Dry Months, Endangered Smelt Build Concerns For Cal Water
• Mendo Judge Slaps Down Russian River frost protection rules
• Reducing costs, risks in wine grape replanting
• The Chinese are coming … to a winery near you
• The 10 Most Powerful Women in Wine
• Alcohol hard to regulate on social media

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Gallo bullish about 2013
• Plans submitted to remodel Copia
• Absolutely no BS at Smith-Madrone
• Wine.com Hosts Third Annual Industry Growth Summit
• SBCC Scheinfeld Program With Barefoot Wine
• MS Desmond Echavarrie joins Soutirage
• European Grapevine Moth a Problem for Winemakers
• Vine pruning precedes spring weather

HEALTH

• Scientists shed light on how resveratrol works
• Health Benefits of Resveratrol in Red Wine
• Scientists develop red wine “wonder pill”
• Cheers! Red wine pills will beat killer diseases
• Scientist Fired for Allegedly Faking Wine Research Sues College

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• 6 reasons PA should keep the state wine and liquor stores
• MD Direct Shippers Should Still File Sales Tax Quarterly

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• All regulatory approvals in place for Diageo-USL deal
• Diageo’s new site cuts out retailers
• Constellation & Interfood Importacao Sign Import Deal
• Constellation Brands Given “Buy” Rating at TheStreet
• Can Diageo Outperform Beam?

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• New fine wine stock exchange Cavex to launch
• 1855.com taken to court by leading French consumer association

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• UK NeoProhibitionist stats: the real cause for concern
• UK Health Alliance angers trade with call for harsh measures
• UK Wine sales set to drop by 10%

MARKETING & SALES

• DFV Intros Sequin, A New Bubbly Label
• Top 10 wines in the US press
• Which states drink the most wine?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Complete List of Wine Blogs
• The Death of Wine Critics
• “Am I boring you?”

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Romanian Pinot “surprisingly good” says Halewood
• Wine is not made to be watched, it is made to be drunk
• Tempranillo: the Spanish Side of Texas Wine
• Once round the blanc

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Northwest Farm Credit Service Reports Strong Year For Some In 2012
• Cobank Announces $5 Million Fund For Ag Research, Education
• FL: Bill would legalize wine kegs
• IL: Quincy Convention and Visitors Bureau promoting area wineries
• KS: Bill to expand liquor sales draws crowd
• MO: Wineries form Mississippi River Hills Wine Trail
• NE: Bill would regulate herbicide spraying
• NY: What Do People Think of New York State Wine?
• VA: Williamsburg Winery CEO Steps Down, Keeps Business in the Family

ACADEMIA

• An introduction to Viticulture and Enology at Washington State University
• $22,000 wine science award to explore ‘cold soak’

EUROPE & THE UK

• New record for Cava abroad, declining sales at home
• Hungary’s Surprising Wine Culture
• Laithwaite’s yields grapes for top English sparklers
• Starring Film Role for Bordeaux Château
• Tuscany Report: Brancaia
• Italian Wine Superstar Antinori Opens To Public – After 600 Years
• Château de Seguin bought by owners of Château La France

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Expectations of a bumper vintage
• OZ: New ownership structure for Seppeltsfield

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s Wine Market Bubbles, But Not With Champagne

SOUTH AFRICA

• Unrest puts SA’s wine exports ‘at risk’
• Swedish Group Impressed With Work Done In SAfrica Wine Industry

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine-Pheromone connection: The science behind the seduction of wine
• Wine, now in a range of colors
• Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie’s Wine Sold out In 5 Hours
• Share via e-mail – Boston Globe – (wine)

OLIVE OIL

• Olive Oil Sector Eyes European Vote Next Week