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Crappy Writing = No Coverage

The press release, below, missed today’s News Fetch because there was nothing in the headline … or even the first paragraph that indicated a wine connection. In addition to failing the “who the hell cares?” test, the first paragraph is so obtusely stuffed with way, way, way too many irrelevant details that it sends the […]

January 18, 2011 | Filed under News Reporting & Journalism,Worth A Look | Read More

NEWSFETCH – January 18, 2011

TOP HEADLINES Calif ABC Issues Instructional Tasting License for Off-Sale Licensees (PDF) New “Card-Check” Bill Introduced in Calif Senate Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Launches Health Wine A curious tale of fine wine, anthrax, boat scum & stock car racing Young Drinkers Try Pricier Wines, Let Constellation Ditch Plonk California ABC Raps Bottlenotes on Marketing Agent Model Santa […]

January 18, 2011 | Filed under News Briefs | Read More

NEWSFETCH – January 17, 2011

TOP HEADLINES The Arguments Against Allowing Retailers to Ship Interstate Japan Buying Euro Bonds…For the Wine? Retail spending reaches pre-recession levels San Francisco: America’s Cup could force wine distributor, other businesses to move Ruined Wine, invoices land for Australia’s biggest natural disaster Vinexpo wins ‘economic parasitism’ case Bank economists see sustained economic expansion IMF gives […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 14, 2011

TOP NEWS OZ: 20% of Victorian wine grapes washed out OZ: More vineyards hit by flooding in Queensland and Victoria Ross departure from USDA seen weakening Calif’s clout BC wine industry could be in for tough economic times UK wine retailer rewards most creative customers with £3000 worth of free wine Nielsen: How Shopping Trips […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 13, 2011

World wine industry is robust ShipCompliant alliance hinted in WSWA’s Craig Wolf Vintank Interview Balancing illegal immigration and agriculture workers Survey: Consumers still focused on price Kuwait Denies Citizen Tortured to Death Over Wine Foster’s US wine sales in freefall European agriculture policies hit by food price shock S. African Winemakers Target China, Canada as […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 12, 2011

Nielsen: Millennials Redefine the Alcohol Beverage Landscape London Small Cap Market toasts wine fund launch Restaurant sales growth could hit 4-year high How U.S. Retailers Can Drive Growth in 2011 France reclaims top spot as wine producer Mitch Cosentino: Modesto native starts anew Convenience-store wine packs a few tasty surprises DC: Wine Predictions for the […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 11, 2011

Glimmer of Hope in Challenging Direct Shipping On-Site Requirements Wine Marketing: All About Mobile in 2011 Any wine from any grape: Behind the scenes at Cornell’s teaching winery Earliest Known Winery Found in Armenian Cave Farmland values soaring, for now San Joaquin Valley Air district offers help to replace polluting tractors 2010: The Bordeaux investment […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 10, 2011

C. Donatiello-Hambrecht split Bordeaux rescue plan goes down-market to boost sales Change brewing in organic wine labeling California bulk wines becoming increasingly popular internationally, says Cribari Agritourism is topic of upcoming UC Davis workshops Gallo Blanco’s Doug Robson Won’t Ditch the Rooster The Brown bourbon dynasty Napa and Sonoma cult wines drawing record prices Grapevine […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 7, 2011

Millennials Share Some Of Parents’ Purchasing Behavior Chile Sold More Than 185 Million Gallons of Wine in the World to 2010 Restaurant Outlook 2011: More hiring, social media Calif winemaker launches wines in quick-chill, recyclable aluminum bottles Constellation’s Europe and Australia sales drop 12% Just how cool was Calif’s 2010 wine grape growing season? Groupe […]

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NEWSFETCH – January 6, 2011

JanKris Vineyards Founder Mark Gendron Files Bankruptcy Cosentino Winery Re-Opening Planned For End of January Online Holiday Spending Up 12 Percent To A Record $32.6 Billion A Quarter a Drink Tax Could Ease California Budget Deficit Locavore concept violates core economic principles FDIC: Personal bankruptcy rates jump everywhere in California Wine, oil prices both driven […]

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