TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Wine: Distribution laws more than a little ridiculous
• PA: Privatization of liquor faces fight in senate
• TN: Wine Bill To Get Second Chance In Senate Committee

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine Sisterhood Opens Women's Digital Marketplace
• Torr Releases New One-Way Wine Keg
• Quintarelli's New Importer in the US

MEDIA MATTERS

• Best-selling writer explains the history and flavors behind alcohol
• China: Decanter adds Li Demei, Ch’ng Poh Tiong, Jane Anson as columnists

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Are So Many Good Wines Underrated?
• Zinfandel: a balancing act
• Tastings aided by technology
• Gut Wrench Wine Tasting
• Revenge of Parker: how many points?
• Loyalty to the Tempranillo Grape
• Everything’s Smaller in Australia
• Perfect Sense?

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Bud Break Spreads Up the West Coast
• NC: Winegrowers consider quality assurance label
• VA: Off the beaten path in Northern Virginia

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• EPA Approves New Fungicide For powdery mildew, botrytis
• Effects Of Oak Chips Added At Various Stages Sensory Characteristics
• Grapevine phenology and GDD accumulation

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EUROPE & THE UK

• Algeria: The rise and fall of a wine region
• Georgia and Russia: From War to Wine and Walnuts
• UK Advertising group hits back at health alliance
• Vega Sicilia Auction Could Fund Rioja Venture
• Fatalone – Organic Wines From Apulia
• La Fleur, Petrus, Trotanoy and Belair Monange released

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Prophet's Rock to increase production after takeover
• OZ: Brown Brothers confirms restructure, vineyard sales

SOUTH AFRICA

• SA wine industry impresses US distributors, retailers
• New generation of Swinemakers helping to raise reputation of country's wines

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• What can spit teach you about wine?
• Healthful Fast Food Is Possible. But Edible?
• Demystifying wine terms
• Contents of wine cellar not easily moved
• Wine Without Pretense: Relax, there's a tool for that
• What do cheese and wine have in common?
• The Silliest Way To Drink Wine
• Designer Launches Modular Illuminated Wine Wall on Kickstarter
• Joel Peterson, the Godfather of Zin

OLIVE OIL

• Longmont's new Picasso's Olive Oils celebrates with ribbon cutting
• Temecula Olive Oil Company is expanding

GET TO THE POINT OR LOSE YOUR READER

• Jackson Family Wines' Valley of the Sun Fine Wines Distributorship and ...

NEWS FETCH'S FAVORITE SONG TODAY:

While creating this issue, I liked this song best: Are We The Waiting/St. Jimmy by Green Day.

TODAY'S FEATURED WINE

As always, SavvyTaste.Com has my full description and opinion of this wine: Lewis Perdue's Rating of Chateau Campuget: Rhone Blend/Rose': Costieres de Nimes: : 2012: France