NEWS FETCH – April 2, 2013

TOP NEWS

• China Foods to buy wineries in US. Australia
• The Next Real Estate Bubble: Farmland?
• EU Regs on “Clos” & “Chateau” Hurt US Wine Sales
• Aussie Floods Cut Grape Harvest 10%
• Climate change rewrites world wine list
• PA privatization worries NJ liquor Biz

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Court grants Stockton bankruptcy
• Bud Break in Sonoma County
• Rusack Vineyards Appoints Steven Gerbac Winemaker
• Ridge’s Winemaking Philosophy with David Gates

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Bills would loosen state liquor laws – The Spokesman Review
• US craft brewers seek tax break

HEALTH

• Resveratrol Doesn’t Help Obese Men: New Study

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Vodka And White Wine Fusion Not As Gross As It Sounds
• Baja wine hunter
• Drink It If You Like It—But It Better Be Good

MARKETING & SALES

• Single Serve Wine Coming to MLB Stadiums
• Is the past the future for drinks?

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wineries Spread Sustainability Message
• Farmland greenhouse gas emissions underestimated
• Clean Power forum plugs into wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Red Blotch, an Emerging Issue
• 3 million acres of US farmland protected by land trusts

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• United Spirits’ independent directors OK Diageo offer

MEDIA MATTERS

• 5 Wine Blogs To Click With
• America, Land of Wine Drinkers and Producers

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Midwestern States Announce Wine-Trail Trail
• NC: Vibrant New Wine Culture
• NJ: Wineries receive grant to boost tourism
• NY: Deer Run Winery is a family affair
• WA: 2200 attend grape growers meeting in Kennewick
• WA: Red Mountain AVA expecting exponential growth

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK not the future for Champagne growth
• A White Flag in Bordeaux

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Vineyard prices rebound after forced sales
• OZ: Tassie vineyard for sale

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Direct-import wine debut in Qinghai
• Indian wine market to experience slow performance in coming years
• British Report Pessimist about Indian Wine Market

SOUTH AFRICA

• Cape farmworkers aim for more strike action

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 6 women who prove that the grape game isn’t just for the boys

OLIVE OIL

• Deoleo and Hojiblanca Cleared to Form Global Olive Oil Giant