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TODAY'S TOP NEWS Mendocino Wine Co. Struggles To Explain Paul Dolan's Exit Restaurant sales trends strong in January The Daunting Task Of Sustaining The Modern Wine Business Wine Scandal Watch: The FBI Swoops In China’s Ningxia region joining OIV as observer Fused genes tackle deadly Pierce's disease in grapevines Jin Shan Zhang buys chateau for 'Chinese-French cultural exchange' Bank of Marin digs deeper into wine Canadian entrepreneur hunts for distressed wineries Wine & Health: This Is Where The End begins Whither Bill Foley? SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE TOP NEWS Sponsored by: Also Sponsored By: MORE TOP NEWS US leaves wine out of organic deal with EU Southern Wine buying Bloomington liquor business Polaris Wines Announces Statewide Distribution in California Wine-based cocktails turning heads PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING Pernod's Pringuet announces end of euro crisis Interview: Treasury Wine Estates’ Strategies For Growth OZ: James Packer pours $123m into wine brands Critics' backing boosts 2009 prices Laurent-Perrier posts 8.2% growth for Q3 2011-2012 Treasury Wine Estates: One for the cellar? SCROLL DOWN FOR U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS AND MORE THE FOLLOWING IS SPONSORED CONTENT CURRENT BARREL & TANK ADS The following Barrel & Tank Ads have been placed in Wine Country Classified's as of Feb. 20, 2012. 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Alcohol’s Toll - U.S. Should Raise Taxes, Crack Down Alcohol in movies linked to child boozing French police: holidaymakers have to carry a breathalyser kit in their car Alcohol seen killing 200000 Britons in next 20 years 10 radical solutions to binge drinking Big screen booze causes real problems Programme on Britain's Hidden Alcoholics turns spotlight on wine drinkers Portman Group rejects “doomsday” alcohol outlook MARKETING & PROMOTION Preventing your brand from being defined by what it doesn't do TTB Circular Warns of Improper Tie-In Sales Wine, Rap, and the Power of Product Placement Personalize your Wine Club for Success! The words 'youth' and 'wine' weren't always a common pairing, but today's sommeliers are changing that. ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA Brands Face Stream Fatigue as Consumers Look Beyond Gimmicks in Social Networks VinTank 2.0 Advanced Features: Innovation through Context Why Social and Selling Don’t Mix….Another Nail in the Coffin for the Question of ROI in Social Media. Wine list migration to iPad – The new, virtual sommelier? MATTERS OF TASTE Jeremy Oliver gives Chinese wine Jia Bei Lan 19 out of 20 Chinese consumers would prefer lower alcohol wines: survey AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS Are Copper Levels in Wine Safe for Human Consumption? More Grapes, Less Wrath CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Few takers for federal disaster aid to Solano growers Lodi vintners ask: What makes a winery? Williams Selyem hires Michael Traverso as hospitality manager San Rafael man savors wine for the label Grapegrowers and Winemakers Enlisted as Pest Sleuths SPONSORED BY: U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS AK: Fight over alcohol board move centers on underage drinking GA: Lawmakers Halt Liquor Store Tastings OR: Wine symposium has good news VA: A Californian’s perspective on Virginia wine WA: Woodward Canyon announces ownership changes WV: House OK's bill to allow liquor sampling ACADEMIA OR: Wine Institute students swirl, sniff and taste wine in new building EUROPE & THE UK UK: Will duty rises damage small wine merchants? UK set for Moscato influx Muscadet Vignerons Seek Wine's 'Next Big Thing' in Loire Rocks OH CANADA! LCBO must go Unique winery set up on Vancouver Downtown Eastside DOWN UNDER OZ: Cool climate hotting up NZ: Wine-testing lab first of its kind in country OZ: Guala buys Australian screwcap maker NZ: New winemaker at Craggy Range ASIA & PACIFIC RIM California to open new trade and investment offices in China Indian wine in China: CWS to import two reds, one white from Grover Women executives flying high in Indian liquor industry Ningxia wine: Jia Bei Lan 2009 launch set for mid-March in Beijing Vintners looking for a another vintage year LATIN AMERICA ‘Vineyard’ toasts Argentina’s growth from ‘bad’ wine to ‘best’ SOUTH AFRICA Court winds up KZN wine estate NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE The Master of Grignolino What’s a go-to supermarket wine? The acid test for wine Battling palate fatigue 2008 Napa Cabernets, through my eyes and others Today the biggest buzz in the business is natural wines. SPONSORED BY: News Fetch's favorite song today: Free by Twin Atlantic. Last night's dinner wine was Epicurio Salice Salentino 2009

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