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TODAY'S TOP NEWS Washington: Cab Production Down 28% in 2011, Overall Production Down 11% California Harvest 2011: A New—and Welcome?—Direction Naked Wines: 24,000 bottles in 24 hours for Easthope Pernod to push Tempranillo as Spain’s NZ Sauvignon Blanc Wine Survey Opinions Needed By UC Davis Cooperative Extension Rodeno reflects on 4 decades in the wine industry Is it time to pass on glass when it comes to serving wine? A Chilean wine grower looks to the future California housing collapse deepens Napa auction early sell-out encouraging Deadline Extended for Inaugural U.S. National Wine Competition SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE TOP NEWS Sponsored by: Also Sponsored By: MORE TOP NEWS Improve Your Chances of Success by Starting Small and Carefully IntoWine.com Lists 100 Most Influential People in U.S. Wine Industry PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTING Liv-ex: Drawing parallels, 2008 versus 2011 Treasury raises toast to the thirst of China Asian buyers move in on London Should It Be Burgundy Or Bordeaux Wine Investment? Chateau Le Pin best-selling lot at auction Pre-sale wine estimates smashed at Christie's Vanquish tackles DRC 'authenticity issue' SCROLL DOWN FOR U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS AND MORE THE FOLLOWING IS SPONSORED CONTENT CURRENT REAL ESTATE ADS The following Real Estate Ads can be found in Wine Country Classifieds as of Feb. 23, 2012. For more ads please visit us at www.WinerySite.com Title Location Sq Ft/Acres Price Company/Agent Contact Warehouse/Processing Space for Rent Sebastopol, CA --- Contact Mike Babbini mbabbini@sonic.net CA Vineyard & Winery Solano, CA 12.5 ac $4.95 Mil --- kdavis@unitedcountry.com Vineyard Land mariposa, CA 26 ac $1.25 Mil Gene Mickel genemickel@gmail.com Smoky Hill Vineyards & Winery Salina KS --- Auction Theurer Auction (800)207-6830 Fore Estate Nacogdoches, TX 50+ ac $2.27 Mil --- 4aw@juno.com CLICK HERE FOR MORE REAL ESTATE ADS HEALTH & ALCOHOL REGULATION Red wine against heart attack and cancer Wine and spirits needs business leaders to defend action on responsible drinking MEDIA MATTERS Colman Andrews Q&A: Unpaid writers MATTERS OF TASTE So will first growth Margaux soon be using screwcaps? Wine: Don't ignore carignan, aligoté Why Skinnygirl Wines Are A Bad Idea MATTERS OF (BAD) TASTE Jersey Wine Shop Shows Good Taste: Bans Snooki! Paris Hilton releases her new single called “Drunk Text” WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY The importance of supporting sustainable wineries Officials say Calif state water cuts not yet a concern Dry conditions prompt more California water delivery cut Sierra snowpack levels not very encouraging Draft Environmental Documents available for proposed Kern County water bank Final environmental documents for San Joaquin River flow modifications released CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Rare Napa Valley winter wildfire burns 40 acres, threatens homes Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery chosen by distributor Premiere Napa Valley and Monster Trucks? Lodi's m2 Winery built from a hobby U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS OR: Winegrowers Share Success Tips SD: Local winery to make and sell valid altar wine WA: New winery, Zero One Vintners opening in downtown Kirkland this weekend SPONSORED BY: ACADEMIA Cornell University Program Will Open Vineyard THE UK Christie’s unveils Chinese names for Bordeaux Oatley Family Appoints UK & EU General Manager and UK Agent Two natural wine fairs in London not 'ideal' Portman Group appoints new panel members OH CANADA! Colonialism on the Quebec food and wine scene. Goodbye to Ramsay. Here’s hoping Suckling is next Inside the tough Canadian monopoly DOWN UNDER OZ: Vintage time, turning weather into wine NZ: Kiwis 'best at marketing own wine' ASIA & PACIFIC RIM Oenophile Chinese Purchase Bordeaux for $470 Mainland Bottles Wine lovers to find Shangri-La USA wines do promotion in Fujian LATIN AMERICA Chilean winemakers taking more risks than Argentinians ONLINE, TECH & SOCIAL MEDIA Social Media ROI NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE Soon you’ll be able to eat your empty bottles Photographer captures Champagne’s greatest Oregon Wines charm with flavor, character and spirit of winemakers Top Sommeliers' Tips On Wine To Buy Now APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS Patrón COO John McDonnell Elected Chairman of Distilled Spirits Council SPONSORED BY: News Fetch's favorite song today: Machine Gun Blues by Social Distortion. Last night's dinner wine was the other half bottle from the night before: Castello Da Vinci, 2003

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