NEWSFETCH – February 3, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Two Buck Chuck turns 10
• After Steltzner Deal, Plumpjack Hungry For More Napa Properties
• Effects of Climate Change’s Impact On California Pinot Noir
• NZ China trade board resigns en masse
• Westlands Water District sues federal government over irrigation drainage
• Farm bill process kicks off in mid-February
• TN: D&V Distributing prepares for expansion
• Mexican truck pilot program’s slow growth causes concern
• Sonoma State: Online Wine Business Management Registration Closes Monday
• New Vintank Features Incorporate User Feedback
• Landry’s shutters eight Morton’s restaurants
• Restaurant sales growth varies by region
• Iron Horse’s Bubbles for the Dragon

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING

• LVMH Profit Meets Estimates, Says Well-Equipped for Growth
• Chinese wine investors worry as rare vintages drop in value
• Is fine wine still in a bull run?
• De Villaine keeps DRC within collectors’ reach

HEALTH

• Feds Say red wine’s health secret not the alcohol
  
• More on how the Feds say red wine keeps us healthy
• The flap over flavonoids

MEDIA MATTERS

• When winery P.R. people get it wrong
• Impressario Campo MW returns to his roots?

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• CA: A new winery in Sonoma strives to ‘complement all the senses’
  
• CO: Tickets on sale for DrinkLocalWine.com 2012
• Northwest Wineries to Gather at Annual Conclaves
• ID: Bill could help boost Idaho wines
• IL: Number of wineries continues to climb in Illinois
• KS: For sale: Winery and vineyard
• VA: Wine Industry Jobs Grow 50%; Economic Impact Doubles
• VA: Wine industry adds sparkle to state economy
• WA: The economics of wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• The changing taste of Tuscany’s wines
• Italian wine in an age of self-consciousness
• UK to host next International Cool Climate Symposium
• Grapes of wrath target Czech FinMin over wine tax plan

DOWN UNDER

• Australian sells out of NZ wine venture
• OZ: Grape growers to vote on industry fund
• OZ: Coles reports sales growth as farmers suffer
• NZ: Intern gets taste of industry
• NZ: Bay holds lesson for Christchurch: Key

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Will China Find Another Lafite?
• Prosperous Zhangjiagang imported wine market
• Return purchase of Italian wine

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina’s Bottled Wine Exports Decline By Volume But Still Show Strong Growth By Value

MARKETING & PROMOTION

• What are the strategies of the most successful brands?
• Liqueurs: Born again brands
• Wine makers urged to take marketing lessons

ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA

• Social Media and the Wine Industry: A New Era
• Transparency, VinTank Style

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Ben Flajnik: Winemaker First, TV’s The Bachelor Second