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NEWSFETCH – February 24, 2012
TOP NEWS
- Washington: Cab Production Down 28% in 2011, Overall Production Down 11%
- California Harvest 2011: A New—and Welcome?—Direction
- Naked Wines: 24,000 bottles in 24 hours for Easthope
- Pernod to push Tempranillo as Spain’s NZ Sauvignon Blanc
- Wine Survey Opinions Needed By UC Davis Cooperative Extension
- Rodeno reflects on 4 decades in the wine industry
- Is it time to pass on glass when it comes to serving wine?
- A Chilean wine grower looks to the future
- California housing collapse deepens
- Napa auction early sell-out encouraging
- Deadline Extended for Inaugural U.S. National Wine Competition
- Improve Your Chances of Success by Starting Small and Carefully
- IntoWine.com Lists 100 Most Influential People in U.S. Wine Industry
PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING
- Liv-ex: Drawing parallels, 2008 versus 2011
- Treasury raises toast to the thirst of China
- Asian buyers move in on London
- Should It Be Burgundy Or Bordeaux Wine Investment?
- Chateau Le Pin best-selling lot at auction
- Pre-sale wine estimates smashed at Christie’s
- Vanquish tackles DRC ‘authenticity issue’
HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION
- Red wine against heart attack and cancer
- Wine and spirits needs business leaders to defend action on responsible drinking
MEDIA MATTERS
MATTERS OF TASTE
- So will first growth Margaux soon be using screwcaps?
- Wine: Don’t ignore carignan, aligoté
- Why Skinnygirl Wines Are A Bad Idea
MATTERS OF (BAD) TASTE
- Jersey Wine Shop Shows Good Taste: Bans Snooki!
- Paris Hilton releases her new single called “Drunk Text”
WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
- The importance of supporting sustainable wineries
- Officials say Calif state water cuts not yet a concern
- Dry conditions prompt more California water delivery cut
- Sierra snowpack levels not very encouraging
- Draft Environmental Documents available for proposed Kern County water bank
- Final environmental documents for San Joaquin River flow modifications released
CALIFORNIA BRIEFS
- Rare Napa Valley winter wildfire burns 40 acres, threatens homes
- Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery chosen by distributor
- Premiere Napa Valley and Monster Trucks?
- Lodi’s m2 Winery built from a hobby
U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS
- OR: Winegrowers Share Success Tips
- SD: Local winery to make and sell valid altar wine
- WA: New winery, Zero One Vintners opening in downtown Kirkland this weekend
ACADEMIA
THE UK
- Christie’s unveils Chinese names for Bordeaux
- Oatley Family Appoints UK & EU General Manager and UK Agent
- Two natural wine fairs in London not ‘ideal’
- Portman Group appoints new panel members
OH CANADA!
- Colonialism on the Quebec food and wine scene. Goodbye to Ramsay. Here’s hoping Suckling is next
- Inside the tough Canadian monopoly
DOWN UNDER
ASIA & PACIFIC RIM
- Oenophile Chinese Purchase Bordeaux for $470 Mainland Bottles
- Wine lovers to find Shangri-La
- USA wines do promotion in Fujian
LATIN AMERICA
ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA
NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE
- Purim Through a Wine Glass
- Soon you’ll be able to eat your empty bottles
- Photographer captures Champagne’s greatest
- Oregon Wines charm with flavor, character and spirit of winemakers
- Top Sommeliers’ Tips On Wine To Buy Now
APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
About Lewis PerduePerdue studied physics and biology in college and usually works those into his books. He received his B.S. (1972) with distinction from Cornell University.
He has served on the faculties at UCLA and Cornell University, founded four companies including two technology firms, a wine company and a magazine, and been a top aide to a U.S. Senator and a state governor.
He has also run political races for Congress, worked as a Washington (D.C) correspondent (Ottaway/Dow-Jones, States News Service), a columnist for Gannett, The Wall Street Journal Online, CBS Marketwatch and TheStreet.Com, and a book reviewer for Barron’s.
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About the Author
WII Editor Lewis Perdue is a former Washington, D.C. investigative reporter and has written 20 published books. He founded Wine Business Insider in 1991 followed three years later by Wine Business Monthly. Both were sold in 1997, but remain the dominant trade publications for the North American wine business. In 1997 he became a correspondent for CBS Marketwatch and a columnist for The Street.Com. Later, he worked as a columnist for the Wall Street Journal Online before founding an Internet payments company which went public. He has also been a negociant and a wine importer/distributor. Click here for more on Lew. |
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