Each December, Wine Business Monthly ranks the Top 10 stories from the past year. Last year we noted that the economy could be WBM's number one story of the year, every year. So it is not surprising that 2004 was no different--the economy is driving eight of this year's Top 10 stories: consolidation and the recent sale of the Robert Mondavi Corporation, exchange rates, crisis in research and extension funding, cost cutting, rebound forecasts, and capital flow. Direct shipping and targeting Mille...