NEWS FETCH – March 21, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Calif Vintners Try to Fix Image in China
• Parker v Galloni: Analysis + Full Employment Contract (Scroll down for more articles)
• Popularity of Chardonnay declines
• In Wine Market, a Bubble Still Bursting
• Diageo sues distributor Major Brands
• Starbucks Taking a Cue From the Wine Industry
• VinTank’s Wine Country Geo-Fence
• Beer Blows Wine Away … At Least In PR
• Jefferson, Ulrich Join Wine Institute

HEALTH

• Harmful Effects of Alcohol Stronger Than Benefits

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Grapegrowers’ 2013 spring conference is Friday
• Three examples of humble gratefulness in Calif wine
• Warner Springs Ranch Sold to Pacific Hospitality Group
• BottleRock Pops Its Cork

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• PA: House poised for historic vote on liquor privatization
• TN: Grocery Wine Death Premature?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo Untroubled By Stricter Chinese Regulation

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Tang Defends Hong Kong Auction Wines
• Carruades de Lafite 2006 Wine Sells at Three-Year Low in London
• Chateau Latour’s Latest Release Boycotted by Negotiant
• Bruce Willis Among Shareholders Hit By Belvedere Crisis
• Latour 1995: will the market bite?

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Cal Senate Bill Could Extend Last Call for Alcohol
• Wine and Food Matching, But Not In Store
• Is wine from wrong place fraud?

MARKETING & SALES

• Shoppers’ ‘Mobile Blinders’ Force Checkout-Aisle Changes
• Accolade Wines Intros Flagstone Wines from SAfrica
• Good Value ‘House Wine’? Try a Côtes du Rhône
• William Grant Promotes Hunt To Chief Commercial Officer

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Twitter and TV Rating Correlations
• NetSuite, EWinery Partner To Bring Cloud Computing

PARKER & GALLONI – MORE PERSPECTIVES

• Wine Advocate sues ex-critic Antonio Galloni for missing tasting notes
• Robert Parker sues Antonio Galloni for Fraud, Breach of Contract
• Parker sues Galloni
• Thoughts on the Wine Advocate suing Antonio Galloni

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Wine Lover’s Hierarchy of Needs
• Barolo not better than Barbaresco
• Who Needs Vintage Dating?

OH CANADA!

• B.C. Industry Contributes $2 Billion

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• On the road in search of Texas wine
• FL: Total Wine & More opens to become Brevard’s largest spirits store
• OR: Breaking news from Archery Summit
• OR: Kalama wine-bottle facility, rising from the ashes, fires back into full swing
• MA: Drew Bledsoe seeks change in Massachusetts wine law
• MS: Voters say yes to in-city liquor/wine sales
• MN: New winery planned near Montgomery

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Cork Supply & Tonnellerie Receive ISO 9001-2008 Cert

EUROPE & THE UK

• Drinks industry split as duty escalator cut on beer but not wine and spirits
• Cognac Frapin acquires more vineyards

LATIN AMERICA

• Top 10 Chilean regions to watch

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Chianti Classico Wine Region