NEWS FETCH – May 7, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Diageo Names New Chief Executive
• Freed Talks New Chapter for Vineyard Biz
• Reporter says Delta twin tunnels latest in litany of corruption
• KC Fed Examines U.S. Ag’s ‘Wealth Effect’
• Sweet wines, an upward trend in consumption
• Naked Wines to help vandalized winemaker
• Blue Hill Tops James Beard Food Awards, Chef Title Split
• Merry Edwards Wins James Beard Award

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County sues two wineries over permits
• California Vintner Discovers Ancient Roman Wine Exporter
• Lodi emerges as center of high-quality olive oil production
• Things Will Change at Mayacamas, and Some Will Stay the Same
• Sonoma Celebrity Wineries Celebrated in Upstate New York Paper

DISTRIBUTORS, DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Consumers Will Suffer Under NY At Rest Law
• WSWA President and CEO Craig Wolf Addresses 70th Convention
• NE: Tightens up Existing Direct Shipping Law

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Paul Walsh: Growth Accelerator
• Beam defies takeover pessimists
• Asian margins matter less than growth in key markets: Carlsberg
  

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Ponsot and de Villaine to testify on film in Kurniawan trial
• U.S. Can Take Testimony in France for Fake- Wine Trial
• Italy April Average Wine Prices: Summary

LEGAL MATTERS

• Can Package Designs be Registered as Trademarks?
• Defining the Limits of Intoxicating Beverages for Non-Beverage Purposes

MARKETING & SALES

• Social Media Resources with a VinTank Twist
• Americans are fed up with bad ads
• Mandela label absorbs South African wines

ACADEMIA

• SSU wine program launches finance certificate
• Adelaide University announces new $4.2m wine training centre

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Make sure your blend of pay practices complies with Calif law.
• The world’s stupidest winery design

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Bloggers Are Talking To Themselves
• US TV drinks show turns to its fans after being rejected by networks

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Variety as Regional Identity
• “Context-sensitive” wine tasting
• “Value” wine, blind tasting, wine scores
• For first time, English sparkling wines compete with rivals

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MI: Brengman Brothers Winery romances the vines
• MI: Bill would allow wine tastings at farmers markets

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• How climate change is transforming British wine
• Bisphenol A migration in beverage packaging
• Vineyards In Panda Habitats Won’t Make Great Wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• Franciacorta vs. the World
• Prosek/Prosecco: confusing? The EU says yes

AUSTRALIA

• Aussie, China investors to buy stake in Bleasdale
• Top Australian wineries in tourism boost