NEWS FETCH – May 16, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Bill Hambrecht: Billionaire’s Cash Flow Issues Have Broad Impacts
• Kosher Wine Company Victimized by Charity Extortion Plot
• TTB Says Social Media Must Comply With All Regulatory Ad Requirements
• Napa’s Goosecross Cellars Bought By Colo Firm
• House Ag Committee Passes 2013 Farm Bill
• Senate Passes Water Resources Development Act
• Parker slams concept of ‘Parkerisation’
• Climate Change Prompts Renewed Interest In Native Missouri Grapes
• Tractor Fire destroys Lake Chelan winery

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• UC Davis Tops Ranking For World’s Best Ag Colleges
• Calif Winery Ads Pair With Sex, Drugs and More Sex
• Luna Vineyards Hires Trade-Focused Sales Team

DISTRIBUTORS, DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Perpetual Problems Plague PLCB

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Rare Italian wines to be auctioned in HK
• Bordeaux 2012: Still waiting for big names
• Richemont Chairman Rupert to Take Sabbatical After 25 Years

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Impact of Lower DUI Levels on Wine Lovers
• The federal government’s three-drink limit
• Wineries need to label alcohol percentage accurately

MARKETING & SALES

• Sainsbury’s to focus on lighter-style wines
• Top 5 of the most exported brands and wineries in United States

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Five things to consider when writing your export strategy
• Farm Bureau Says Health Tax Will Hurt Small Business Employees
• Senate committee to consider ag workers, E-verify next week

MEDIA MATTERS

• Sifting Through the Wine Media: A Slog With Rewards

MATTERS OF TASTEHelp! I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up—The Natural Wine Edition

• Irony In Uruguay
• Nose in the nooze
• When Terroir Was a Dirty Word
• Nebbiolo fetishization
• Alexander Valley, here I come!
• Photos from a Tasting at Shake Ridge Vineyard, Amador

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Chair of Oregon liquor agency resigns

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Investor Groups Buys Almond Equipment Icon

EUROPE & THE UK

• Italy is “Open for Business”
• Chase to make biodynamic wine and vermouth in Provence
• Hillebrand and Accolade sign major deal
• Merchant declares Bordeaux 2012 overpriced and skips vintage
• UK Merchant gives private buyers chance to sell at market price

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China wine portfolios: CWS adds Inner Mongolia’s Chateau Hansen

LATIN AMERICA

• Wine in a sombrero?

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Jordan: an unlikely winery visit

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 5 Ways to Demystify Bubbly
• The World in Wine – INFOGRAPHIC