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Pinot Noir	Russian Rvr. Vly.	2011	Healdsburg, CA	$30/gal	(707) 481-1578
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MARKETING & SALES

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• Significant Price Variance For Most Popular Wine Varietals by Glass
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• All-New York Wine Boutique Opens In Niagara Falls
• Bollinger’s Bizot produces Salon equivalent in Australia

MATTERS OF TASTE

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GOODBYE 2012, HELLO 2013

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NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Winemaker Plans To Harvest Grapes In The Nude
• Forbes Food & Wine "30 Under 30"
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• No Evidence That The Old Days Of Wine Were So Wonderful, Says Author

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• NY: Eleven Cornell specialty crop projects receive almost $1 million
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EUROPE & THE UK

• Champagne slowdown blamed on Euro sippers
• New UGC pres calls for cooperation between chateaux and negotiants
• Virgin Wines announces record sales

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• OZ: Good crop for Murray Valley wine grape growers
• NZ: Marisco Vineyards acquires 2,000 ha Marlborough estate
• OZ: Buller Wines collapse 'a sign of the times'
• NZ: Winegrowers appoint marketing manager

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Chinese rice wine giant buys into French wine franchiser
• Annual increase rate of China wine consumption reaches to 9%-16%

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