TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Wirtz, McLane Enter Missouri Via Alliance With MoBev
• Buffett Trucking Unit Joins Wirtz in Missouri Wine Wager
• PA: Liquor privatization battle moves to the Senate
• WA: $20 million wine distribution center opens
• Ste. Michelle Toasts New Rail-Shipping Facility As 14 Hands Surges
• Chateau Margaux appoints US representative, plans direct sales of 3rd wine
• Corby Distilleries to represent The Wine Group brands in Canada

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Delegat's buys Barossa Valley Estate assets A$24.7M
• $50m hit puts De Bortoli into the red
• Invest Like a Drunk: 5 Booze Stocks

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• En primeur prices out early: end of an era?
• 2012 Bordeaux Sales Prove "Tricky"
• Sotheby's to Auction elBulli Wine and Memorabilia in NYC
• ElBulli wine sales to finance chzf's next big project
• Bordeaux 2012: Palmer drops 1%
• Margaux follows Mouton

MARKETING & SALES

• Rise Up, Restaurants and Set Fair Prices for Wine by the Glass
• Light Wine: Good For Your Waistline, or Just Winery Bottom Lines?
• Why you won’t find the word ‘organic’ on wine labels
• Open the Taps in Florida
• eWinery Solutions to Help Wineries Improve Traffic and Sales

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Screaming Eagle for Breakfast
• When is a reserve not a reserve?
• Young people ask the best questions
• How To Know When Your Wine Has Too Much Oak—Part 2
• Exploring Terroir and Balance in Santa Barbara County
• Blends: the apex of a winemaker's art
• Why I wish Wine Spectator gave sake 100-point ratings

ACADEMIA

• Cornell Receives $4.7 Million for Geneva Experiment Station
• Grape powdery mildew survey a Farm Press, UC Davis effort
• Grape Waste Granola Bars?
• Texas Tech Students to Present Research at ASEV
• Winegrape biproducts yield healthful cooking ingredients

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OH CANADA!

• Alberta leads country in alcoholic beverage sale growth
• PST/HST Transitions Cause Major BC Revenue Loss on Liquor
• BC: Researcher honoured for work in pest control

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Young Woodinville winery is at the top of its game

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New App For Californians To Rat On Pests

EUROPE & THE UK

• Chateau Loudenne to be sold to Chinese Baijiu group
• Hine Under the Hammer
• Britain's sparkling wine producers are going from strength to strength
• Centre for Wine and Civilization still needs more sponsors and funding
• Côtes du Rhône growers warned against producing too much rosé wine
• Rioja winery sues architect for €2m over leaky roof

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• India: Govt to set standards for wine industry
• Carrefour Spring Wine Fair 2013: Free booze and unintentional comedy in Beijing

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine Snob or Wine Geek? Take The Test
• A Condensed Course in Sparkling Wine Production in Franciacorta

NEWS FETCH'S FAVORITE SONG TODAY:

While creating this issue, I liked this song best: The Permanent Rain By The Dangerous Summer.

TODAY'S FEATURED WINE

As always, SavvyTaste.Com has my full description and opinion of this wine: Lewis Perdue's Rating of JC Cellars: Syrah: Napa Valley: Stagecoach Vineyard: 2010: United States