NEWS FETCH – April 30, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Future of Wine Sales Is Digital
• New Calif acreage report: more of the same
• How an Internet sales tax affects wine
• Grapevine Nurseries Face Supply Challenge
• Diageo’s Open Offer for India’s United Spirits Fails
• Eagle Castle Winery in Paso Robles to be sold
• Vandals destroy £90k of NZ wine

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Judge Rules Against California Raisin Marketing Board
• Delta water protection bill moving through Legislature
• First wine from Grapevine grapevines
• Calif Startup Pushes Florida to Legalize Wine in Kegs

PRIVATIZATION

• Liquor Privatization No Threat to Safety
• PA: Senate leader urges focus to expand beyond liquor plans

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• 2003 Bordeaux: tales from the strip club
• Buyers Snap Up Wine From The ‘Best Restaurant In The World’

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Some States Want to Ease Alcohol Restrictions to Raise Tax Revenues

LEGAL MATTERS

• Calif Clarifies Scope of Permissible Retailer Listings by Suppliers
• Global “Wine Law in Context” Scholarships

MARKETING & SALES

• The Brands Behind Italian Bubbly’s Double-Digit Gains
• Juice boxes grow up with the kids
• Growing Opposition to Dot Wine
• New Keg System Introduced

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The Imminent Shift from Social to Digital Engagement
• Getting Started With Website Accessibility

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Sauternes – Ain’t Nobody Got Time Fo’ Dat!
• Get Out Your Rulers Men, We are Measuring Our Wines
• Are Men Afraid of Wine? (from the archives)

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY wine in the UK: Progress and Hurdles
• Second large vineyard sold in Polk County

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• EU Bans Neonicotinoids Despite Members’ Split Vote
• Smart Fog Intros New Winery Humidification System
• China: A Game Changer For Walnuts

EUROPE & THE UK

• French presidential palace trims wine cellar

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Call for caution on grape land claims

OLIVE OIL

• South African Olive Oil Producers Seek Reforms
• California Proposes Olive Oil Commission