NEWS FETCH – April 8, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Wine Sales in US Reach New Record High
  
• Scientists Concerned Over Vineyard Impact in New Places
• Franco Biondi Santi dies aged 91
• Pomerol’s Catherine Péré Vergé Dies
• Tragedy strikes Grupo Modelo: 7 staff killed
• China: Ningxia to produce 5 million vines per year

DIRECT SHIPPING & DISTRIBUTOR SLEAZE

• Wine Distro ‘buys’ NY bill: could cost consumers $7 a bottle
• Critics stomp on stained wine pol
• At rest legislation again haunts New Yorkers

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa wine reps will accompany Governor to China
• Stags’ Leap Winery expansion approved
• Naked In Napa: Regs Snarl Tasting Room
• Campaign to Stop Calif Last Call Extension
• Central Coast Vineyard Team Grows
• Coffaro’s Historical Petite Sirah Field Blend in Dry Creek
• Eagle Eye Produce, The Grape Guys form new company

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Privatization, Trade Issues and Fraud

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Statement Regarding Discussions with DOJ
• Lanson group records loss of earnings
• Central European Distribution Creditors Approve Restructuring

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Koch wine fraud case turns personal
• En primeur unhindered by Latour opt out

HEALTH

• New Study: Alcohol Brands Underage Drinkers Prefer
• A Drink a Day Raises Cancer Risk, Study Says
• Distaste arises on wine health claims

MARKETING & SALES

• Why Join a Wine Club that Ships Adult Diapers?
• Memes and merlot: Online wine options mature
• Finding wine when it’s not on the shelf
• Vine Street Imports’ owner dishes about Aussie wines
• VinItaly 2013, Day One: Impressions and Highlights

CONNECTING THE DOTS

• Italy’s Wine Consumption Hits New Low
• Italian Producers Chase Slice Of Chinese Market

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• More than price to consider when purchasing a winery asset
• Grape Growing & The Jobless Rate
• If Women Can Take Over the Wine Industry, What Can’t They Do?
• Q&A: Giancarlo Bianchetti of Viña Concha y Toro

MEDIA MATTERS

• In praise of real wine journalism
• Wine-theme novel about Ningxia to make TV series

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Talkin’ and thinkin’ about tasting
• California Chardonnay is back … again
• Chardonnay clones: how much do they matter?
• That Poopy Smell In Your Wine…It’s All Good
• Tasting Wine With Tony Terlato
• California’s Golden Oldies Reward Savvy Wine Buyers
• The mystery of soils and wines, part 2
• 10 years on tasting highlights peculiarity of Bordeaux 2003

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• IL: Sycamore gets a taste of wine – Dekalb Daily
• MI: Report Sees Increase In Michigan Wine Grapes
• ND: Makes Direct Shipping Easier for Wineries and Retailers
• NY: New Winery Opens In Jefferson County
• OH: A winery grows in urban soil, could revive tough neighborhood – Plain Dealer
• OR: Asia Remains Top Export Buyer For Farm Products
• WA: August Wine Group Aims For 150,000 Cases

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wine grape frost protection concerns grow with water scarcity
• Central Valley irrigators rebuffed by appellate court
• How much do you know about Napa Green?
• Organic isn’t a passing fad for some wineries

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Guarding Against Red Blotch
• Metabolic Changes in Grapes After Botrytis cinerea Infection

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bordeaux’s Château Figeac Not for Sale
• Aussie Wine trade out to boost presence in Europe
• Going back to nature: the UK’s first biodynamic vineyard
• Most Merlot on record for Haut-Brion 2012
• Margaux to release third wine

AUSTRALIA

• Suppliers’ trading terms punish independents
• Inflexible trading terms: Diageo, Treasury Wine respond

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Time is now for Kiwi winemakers in China
• China-Australia Winemaker exchange

OLIVE OIL

• Cline Family Buys The Olive Press