NEWS FETCH – May 22, 2013

TOP NEWS

• China to probe EU wine dumping
• Winemakers must do more to stop counterfeiting
  
• What’s in millennials’ wallets? Fewer credit cards
• Coping with brand management: Diageo’s story
• Red Blotch Research Funded By American Vineyard Fdn
• News Fetch Expanding, Seeks Editorial, Ad Sales Staff

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Investment group buys Napa Ritz, JV Wine sites
• Shannon Ridge Wine Sales Up 42%
• Pali Wine Secures Long-Term Sta. Rita Hills Vineyard Lease
• Sonoma Co. visitor spending rises 9%
• The Inexorable Rise Of Sonoma Wines
• Earliest History of Grape Growing in Suisun Valley
• Ongoing wave of ag metal theft prompts further legislation

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Acker Merrall’s $5 Million Anniversary Sale
• Liv-ex: Super Seconds aim too high
• Older Bordeaux Vintages May Follow 2012 Wines Lower
• Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Cos d’Estournel release below 2011 price
• Jolie Gems, Warhol, Wine Lure Billionaires to Hong Kong
• Why Aren’t 2012 Bordeaux Futures Selling?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Terroir: A Million Years In The Making
• Women for WineSense Partners With Women’s Wine Competition
• Uruguay groomed for UK wine stardom
• Is Making Vegan Wine Difficult?

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Ad platform targets mobile users by scouring social media
• Why Brands are Getting it Wrong in Social Media
• Three Tips in Google Analytics

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Lowering the blood alcohol level to .05 is not the answer
• TTB Alcohol ad rules apply to all social media

OH CANADA!

• Canadian wine must seize more opportunities at intl competitions

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Spotted Wing Drosophila Fly Populations Mount In Pacific NW
• TN: Wine bill gains new ground

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Detectives talk about preventing large crop thefts
• Aphid Menace In Fruit Orchards May Be Halted By Flowers

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK wine retailer First Quench in $242 mln pension risk deal
• Brazil aims to grow wine exports to the UK by 300%
• Blandy’s buys first vineyards
• Chinese brands seek acceptance at LIWF
• Consolidation on the horizon for English sparkling wine
• Supermarket sales warp UK wine data

AUSTRALIA

• Winery’s expansion a boost for Griffith

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• A Perfect Pairing: Crime Fiction And Wine
• Minerality in wine. What is it?
• If You Were King …
• Do’s and dont’s – an update
• Sponsored Link:Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec

OLIVE OIL

• Olive oil and nuts make you smarter
• Europe’s New Olive Oil Law Seen as Meddling