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April 25, 2012	TOP NEWS Foley, Fidelity Investigation: Winery, Restaurant Deals Among Possible Targets Beringer sets its sights on the US & world Wine war, Part 1: Battle escalates between Calif. and Wash. Wine War, Part 2: Italians versus Germans in California Washington state wine industry grows to $8.6 billion economic impact Potentially important Ag trade deal commands little notice Sonoma County adopts hillside vineyard restrictions ASEV Symposium Focus: Alternative Varieties Uncorked: 'Two Buck Chuck,' 10 years and 600 million bottles later WineAmerica Senate Testimony on Trade Opportunities CNBC goes big box with with documentary on Costco Going Local: Is Colorado Wine Ready For DLW 2012? DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION Oregon adjusts to privatized liquor sales BevMo applies to sell liquor in Washington PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS Mallya offloading stake in United Spirits to Diageo? Pinnacle Acquisition And Skinnygirl Wine Make Beam Incorporated A Long Term Buy Liv-ex: Latour quits En Primeur – but to what gain? HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION The skinny on wines and dieting Alcohol advertising does not influence amount of alcohol consumption TV ads entice kids to drink alcohol : study A Red-Wine Chemical Cuts the Fat MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION 3 Marketing Tips from Trader Joe’s B2B or Not to Be? That is the Question! Emerging markets offer big opportunities Moscato is the new Cristal Wine lists: small is beautiful Asian Marketing Effectiveness Festival Opens This Week MEDIA MATTERS The ultimate dumb wine story pitch Wine Blog Questions...and Answers 400 American and Chinese Blogs under scrutiny MATTERS OF TASTE Is this ‘the most exciting white grape variety’? The REAL story behind Pinotage WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY Dianne Feinstein moves bill to increase California water deliveries, dams The Water Fight That Inspired 'Chinatown' CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Weekend likely last for Davis winery Trinchero Family Estates Unveils Shatter Wines from France Amador region strikes gold with grapes Farm groups seek changes to coast water program Hard cider from Randall Grahm Protecting Our New Napa Buds from Frost High-speed rail: Route decision disappoints affected farmers Lanzas, others promote Suisun Valley Earliest History of Grape Growing in Suisun Valley U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS Heading to Denver for DrinkLocalWine.com 2012 AL: They Like Their Bastards Fat and Arrogant, but Not Dirty EUROPE Sauternes appears best value in latest releases Bordeaux 2011: New releases but Lafite dominating early sales EU organic rules for wine 'too lax' OH CANADA! The Quest For the Holy Grail — Ontario Pinot Noir Wine producers look to smaller markets Liquor laws to be loosened DOWN UNDER Kiwi pinot takes on world Not easy for the little Aussie bottler ASIA & PACIFIC RIM INDIA: Optimism for Wine Regions Despite Barriers Bright Lights beyond Beijing Decrease of wine import via Shanghai port month by month Advantages and disadvantages of imported wine market in China NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE French wine map shows the best vintages, from 1978 to 2011 BERGER: Advice on ordering wine to pair with food Decomposing Wine with Andy Rooney

April 24, 2012	TOP NEWS Wine Executive News: Barrel Stop, Blackstone, American Wine Distr., WineGavel Wine: Washington, "Fine, California, "Jug" EU Imports Poised To Kick U.S. Wine Biz Butt? Wine’s Future: Tighten Up So are wine prices going up, down, or what? World Wine Trade Increases 11% on Chinese Demand Westpac forecasts brief fall in $A Top 10 wine consuming countries 2014 Russian Court Invalidates Cristal Trademark James Suckling: Quebec payments were 'not for tastings' Shannon Ridge Acquires High Valley Vineyard Sustainability is Good Business MATTERS OF TASTE Is Wine Expertise Genetic? Master Sommelier Unlocks Hidden Code of Wine Tasting The Food Science of Wine and Chocolate Is the US Palate Changing? AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS Rising alcohol not nature's fault Influence of Geographical Location on Volatile Composition of Spanish Oak A bung for all seasons PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS Rémy Cointreau fortifies growth Diageo Remains Neutral Wine Packaging Maverick Rejects Investors Beam's Vodka Shot Sobers M&A Speculation Acker Merrall: 2nd 2010 Auction: $3.6 Million, 97.5% Sold U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS Banfi Appoints RNDC Distributor in FL, SC AL: Legislature 2012: Winery assn addresses wine bill worries AZ: Yavapai College seeks volunteers to plant vineyard CT: Wine Nation Store Opens in Norwalk OH: Warren County winery-brewery to add distillery VA: Farmers first, winemakers second VA: Tareq Salahi sued by Virginia AG over winery-tour business, calls it a 'witch hunt" VA: State sues White House crasher over wine tours WA: Heat provides a boost for Yakima Valley crops WA: Walla Walla winemaker is wrangling different terroir WA: Walter Clore wine center about 17 months away from opening EUROPE Bordeaux wine: is it worth the money? Abrau-Durso to release still wine Spanish wine trader eyes Chinese market New winery for Smith Haut Lafitte's second wine Do EU organic rules for wine leave glass half empty? Rioja star's rebel heart THE UK Australian wine exports to UK slide British demand for cheap wine pushes down prices UK: D&D Wines enters administration Demon Drink: Exhibition to focus on UK temperance movement Don't Call It A Malbec: Europe Sours On British Winery's Plan AUSTRALIA Global superstores a threat to Hunter Valley wine industry Vinomofo Triples after Being Acquired by Catch of the Day Barossa wary of urban sprawl protection ASIA & PACIFIC RIM India's drinks market lucrative China continues love affair with Burgundy at auction Increasing number of Australian imported wine to Ningbo AROUND THE GLOBE Malbec: from Cinderella in the 1980´s to Queen of the ball in 2000 Israeli Vintage milestones NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE 6 Family-Friendly Wineries

April 23, 2012	TOP NEWS Cry of Calif grape shortage "is terribly short sighted" Access to financing easing for wine industry, lenders say Domaine Chandon Founder John Wright Dies at 78 Costco and its role in the wine business What Can I Do With Calif's Type 85 ABC License? Bud Break & Water: Spring Calif Grower Survey Pernod Ricard to roll out wine cocktails in UK Should Petite Sirah be a Rhône variety? Additional Update from the TTB on Cochineal Extract & Carmine wine trade should listen to experts from outside industry Castel: China Customs ferrets out 120 cases of counterfeit red wine DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION WSWA, DISCUS Execs Warn Of Privatization’s Unintended Consequences Losing Control of Wine & Spirits...It's Scary WSWA: Privatization Versus Deregulation... Direct-to-consumer wine sales will treble in United States WA: Heavy online liquor-store auction bidding a 'wild ride' WA: Bid for all liquor stores tops $4.5 million CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Bidders compete for pieces of Copia history Wine industry seeks producing vines as cost, competition pressures rise Lake County Winery Association celebrates five successful years How to win the California (grape) Lottery PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS Young Wine Fails to Sell Burgundy grabs headlines but claret buying sees a shift 'Wine of kings' on auction in Switzerland Hong Kong: Robert Parker's Effect on China Wine Prices Liv-ex interview with James Suckling, part 2 CEDC Signs Definitive Agreements for Strategic Alliance with Russian Standard MATTERS OF TASTE Reviewing wine: subjectivity is part of the complexity Red Wine Wins in a White Wine Competition. Do old vines make better wines? Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make me a WineMatch! 2012 Champagne Trinity Scholarship Winner Announced NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE Barolo: There are many reasons to love this misunderstood red Is it Necessary for Wineries to Give Full Disclosure on their Labels? Nondrinkers are terrible presidents. Discuss. What is more difficult – making red wine or white? Virgile Joly, The Steady Hand Of A Winemaker What are those Crystals on the End of a Cork? U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS MD: Newest Frederick Co. winery grows in Thurmont TX: From Tuscan to Texan in less than a week EUROPE Spanish wine trader eyes Chinese market Leading Italian producer calls for greater professional standards Bordeaux's André Lurton Takes on a Partner Ukraine leaves Estonian investors with empty hands THE UK UK: Lower-alcohol not slowing wine decline Naked Wines launches interactive consumer/winemaker app OH CANADA! Canadians drinking more wine and specialty beer DOWN UNDER NZ: Hopes high for late grape harvest OZ: Winemaker toasts big harvest OZ: wine exports soured by dollar's strength NZ: Alcohol consumption down in all categories except cider OZ: Fresh calls to tax alcohol per standard drink OZ: Study finds alcohol ads get to at least a quarter of kids AROUND THE GLOBE Moroccan Wine Thrives in Face of Religious Bans, Heat Exporters targeting Nigeria's growing taste for wine

April 20, 2012	TOP NEWS Distilled Spirits and Wine Consumption Continue to Climb Top Italian Labels Driving Imported Sparklers In U.S. Restaurant sales and traffic drop in March Alabama winery group presses boycott of beer distributors Wine trends 2012: What the non-snob majority drinks Starbucks to phase out cochineal extract Crop insurance? It may be cheaper to give it away Drink Local 2012: one week away Restaurant lobbying: tax reform, debit fees, labor Banfi's new guard wants to thaw Riunite wine image Licensees should have right to accept/reject each 3rd-party order DIRECT SHIPPING (NOT!) IN ALABAMA AL: Small wineries fight to reach their customers What's Wrong With Wine and Alabama? CALIFORNIA BRIEFS SF Vintners Market performs for Sierra Foothill wines Liquidation of Copia wares set to start Friday Nine Heaven and More from Napa's Shanghai Success Most California crops dodge hail damage MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION Who Has the Buying Power? Women, of course Line 39 Launches Restaurant Promo to pair Sauv Blanc MEDIA MATTERS A Day In The Bizarre Life Of A Wine Critic Barefoot: Why We Write Young wine-loving students a breath of fresh air Parkergate Investigation: We Won! MATTERS OF TASTE Standard flute or coupe no good for Champagne Wregg: Natural wine canï¿½t age WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY Environmentalists, farmers take water quality fight to state Sustaining our wine, Pt. 1 U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS Northwest's Cliffhanger 2011 Wine Harvest MO: Winery gets green light NY: Keuka Worker Killed in Tractor Accident NY: New Viticulture Center in Geneva topic of state officials talk VA Launches Vineyard Sign Initiative to Boost Tourism WA: Impending liquor store closures = cheap wine for consumers EUROPE & THE UK Swiss wine consumption slipped in 2011 Cracks show in en primeur with Latour's withdrawal Drinkaware chief exec resigns Decanter.com: Major survey of en primeur buyers Liv-ex: Suckling on Bordeaux 2011 DOWN UNDER OZ: Pubs bought to combat wine whining NZ: Frost fighters stand by ASIA & PACIFIC RIM Lafite Battles Lafake in China LATIN AMERICA Mendoza makes good as Argentina's promising wine country NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE Who's Your Daddy?: Petite Sirah Breaking the Food-and-Wine-Matching Rules The reality behind 'Bachelor' Ben

April 19, 2012	TOP NEWS World wine consumption: the game of progresses and recessions Suckling paid $24,000 for reviews: La Presse Private equity group buys 6.1% of Treasury Wine Estates Wine industry's future focus of annual Santa Rosa conference Sonoma Grower Donald Stiling Dies The hazards of doing business in Argentina Bill Harlan Interview: Optimism returns to Napa Valley Severe Weather, Crop Losses Blamed For Coming Spike In Wine Prices Costs Published for Napa Grapegrowers Vintner Group Expands To Multi-State Presence Upcoming CLE International Conferences on Alcohol Beverage Law Some Good News About Alcohol and Politics DIRECT SHIPPING Alabama House committee kills wine direct shipping bill Michigan breweries, wineries want to change monopolistic distribution laws PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING Introducing the Liv-ex Bordeaux 500 Fitch raises Constellation Brands issuer default rating Top 10 vineyard investments Wine investment market 'responded favourably' to Lafite 2011 Diageo rewarded for gender diversity progress MARKETING, SALES & PROMOTION Effective Advertising: Good News & Bad For Mayacamas Young, Mobile and Growing: The State of U.S. Hispanic Consumers Wine REPublic Solicits Trade Tech Tricks MEDIA MATTERS A Writer Takes on Wine: James Conaway Interview The Increasing Importance of Writing A One-Page Press Release CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Salinas-area growers appeal water quality rules to state board COPIA Auction Starts with Gift Shop Opening to the Public Visionary Vintner - Santa Barbara Independent New life for Healdsburg landmark U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS OR: Stoller Vineyards winemaker turns from naturopathic medicine to Pinot OR: Record $5.2 Billion In 2011 Ag Sales WA: The tyranny of the weather EUROPE Bernard Magrez buys three Bordeaux estates OH CANADA! Niagara icewine makers hail mild winter weather Argentina positions itself with “value” in the Canadian market DOWN UNDER OZ: Health expert challenges wine body on pregnancy labels NZ: Grapes left for maximum flavour ASIA & PACIFIC RIM China's first traceable wine Korea: Premium wines available at the best prices AROUND THE GLOBE From terroir to tourism: a guide to Lebanese wine Schooled in the art of fine wine NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE Does hyperdecanting wine work? A Guide to Wine Faults – Herbaceousness A Word about Wine Flaws – Part II

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