NEWS FETCH – May 23, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Spirits threatening wine sales in the US
• Mondavi, Simi Drive High-End Growth For Constellation
• Moderate foodservice growth expected in 2014
• Modern Wine Industry Destroying Sense of Place
• Pomerol’s Chateau La Commanderie sold for €8m
• Dom 2004 sells out within hours of release
• Giving Young Black Winemakers A Boost

WORLD GRAPE SUPPLY

• South America 2013 harvest report
• OZ: Rain spells hope for good season

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Marcassin: No 2008 Pinot Noirs, Blames wildfires
• Author James Conaway To Sign “Nose” at Winesense Event
• Napa Vineyard equipment reported stolen
• New CA Law: Sonoma Must Say Sonoma County The Label
• Fresno State gets new president
• ANV tickets sold out, but you can still participate

DISTRIBUTORS, DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Texas Wants To Outlaw Online Wine
• Privatization Opponents: Distorting or Ill-Informed?

HEALTH

• Relation of alcohol intake to risk of dying from cancer
• Wine May Lower Kidney Stone Risk

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Brown-Forman Conference Call June 5
• Accolade Bringing Italy’s Da Luca To U.S.

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux 2012: Still not selling
• Liv-ex: Disappearing profits
• Liv-ex Bordeaux 2012 competition results

LEGAL MATTERS

• Vampire Patent Trolls
• Using Social Media to Supplant the Law?
• Wine Law in Context Working Paper Series

MARKETING & SALES

• The 10 favorite drink of the gay community
• $6m commercial promoting Barossa Valley
• Hipsters driving up price of beer,
• Organic, biodynamic wines on the rise in American wine shops
• Logo redesign lessons from Starbucks, Nike,other bigwigs
• Wine labels : a world of innovation

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Teens Abandon Facebook Because Tumblr Is Real, and Parent-Free

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 8 keys to a better wine grape grower contract

MEDIA MATTERS

• Why Get Excited Over Blogger Awards?
  
• Sideways author sets sights on Broadway
• Wine Marketing Education With the Masters
• The Hosemaster of Wine And The Poodles
• Top 10 wines in the US press

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Everything about aging California wine is changing
• Santa Barbara Deliciousness

• Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec: Sponsored Link

OH CANADA!

• Canadian wines rediscovered in London

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Dry Ice Barrel Blasting Saves Wineries Big Money
• Minimizing groundwater nitrates with proper fertigation
• Grapevine Water Use From a Distance

EUROPE & THE UK

• Drinking less but better polarising UK market

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine group’s expansion could create 100 new jobs

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Churchill and Stalin’s “savage” binge
• How many bottles must I buy?

• How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto (Sponsored Link)

OLIVE OIL

• Olive-oil Milling Leftovers Scrutinized in New ARS Studies
• EU drops mooted restaurant ban on olive oil in jugs