NEWS FETCH – NOVEMBER 5, 2012

TOP NEWS

• Sandy Devastates NY Wine Industry
• Wine.com Launches Amazon-like Marketplace
• Flora Springs Matriarch Flora Komes Dies
• China: It May Be Time
• Fears Of A Total Loss At NY’s Red Hook Winery
• Bordeaux to promote mid-range wine in China
• World production back to levels of 1975
• Costco to sell high-end wine in UK

HARVEST 2012

• Late to the CrushPad: Why Some Varietals Keep on Hanging
• Near Perfect Season for Walla Walla Valley
• ‘Perfect’ North Coast grape harvest coming to a close

OH CANADA!

• Thirst for wine knowledge growing among Chinese-Canadians
• Alberta liquor prices cheap as any, say store owners
• The art of blending

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Planning panel to hear winery proposal
• Lodi Winegrape Commission adds, promotes staff
• SJ County winery rules revised
• Naked Wines Opens in Kenwood
• Malibu Tasting Room Stars Local Wines
• Families who put wine region on the map
• Tech Members Wanted for Calif Specialty Crop Block Grant Pgm

HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Drink Up, Beer Is Healthy Says… Heineken Exec
• More on Serge Renaud’s Passing
• The nearer the bar, the greater the chances of risky drinking

PUBLIC COMPANIES, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Buying Into the Vineyard Life
• Bullish predictions for Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 Index
• Insuring Your Wine Collection
• The immediate and long-term fundamentals of the wine sector remain solid
• Nobles Crus: Wine Experts Ltd and the Ernst & Young report
• Charlie Trotter’s cellar on auction at Christie’s
• Glass half-full view has wine world buying in sellers’ week
• Analysis: Court of Appeals Dismisses Koch Wine Suit

MARKETING & SALES

• Mystery shoppers scope out Wine Country
• A Look At Wine Buying: What Drives It?
• One Person Stands Between You and a Fine Wine
• Winery hits the highway
• Virginia and Third Parties – What You Need To Know

MANAGEMENT

• How to Hire a Person with a Sense of Urgency

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The somm: now more than ever, or endangered species?
• About most wines there is little to be said
• Creating a stink about screwcaps
• Don’t Keep Any Wine Longer Than 10 Years
• Accused Again—Too Expensive
• Do you like old wine?

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MO: Apple Creek Vineyard & Winery opening this weekend
• OR: Harry & David launches winery
• PA: Lehigh Valley Wine Trail staggering back to life after storm
• PA: Sultans of Syrah Snub Sunshine Act
• PA: Founders of Chaddsford Winery step away after 30 years
• TX: Texas’ own wine Valley
• UT: Utah profits from new drinking laws
• WA: Micro-winery brings new life to building in Olympia’s core

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Grape Stem Extracts: Utilizing Winery Waste for a More Sustainable Industry
• VIDEO: The sex life of the Delta smelt

EUROPE

• Netherlands’s Argentine wine demand is up
• Port emerges from harsh climate
• A Central Command in Hong Kong for Italian wineries to conquer Chinese market
• Producers desert Cava DO for its ‘detrimental’ image

THE UK

• Ex-Waverley wine boss joins Australian Vintage

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Moth threat to vines
• NZ: Babich plans new winery
• OZ: Wine region protection worries other farmers
• OZ: Owners put Cambewarra Estate on market
• OZ: South Australian winery leading the way in climate action

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine Geeks Get New Book of Oddball Varietals
• A Return To Sanity Calls For A Drink…Or Two
• Make Your Wine Drinking Smarter – Finally An App Worth Using

OLIVES

• Call to Promote Olive Oil in Europe’s Schools
• DNA analysis and an innovative labeling process. The future of Italian olive oil is here
• A wine style model for the launch of the Argentinean extra virgin olive oil
• A job for future: olive oil sommelier and panel supervisor