NEWS FETCH – May 28, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Alcohol prices rise at restaurants, bars
• Online Advertising Page-View Fraud Growing
• Loss of Ag biodiversity serious threat to human survival
• California Grape Acreage Underreported
• More Farm Bill Cuts Ahead?
• Chinese architect buys third Bordeaux property
• Chianti Classico econonically unviable for most producers

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Chile entrepreneur Guarachi acquires Sun Chase vineyard
• Winery plan for Sonoma Valley orchard stirs debate
• LA Moves to Ban Alcohol Ads From Public Property
• Water authority files for writ again Delta Plan
• Staglins use money-raising history to lead Auction Napa Valley

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• AB InBev angered by Ohio beer bill as craft brewers claim victory
• Pernod Ricard foresees slower China growth
• Diageo CEO to get £46million retirement bonus
  

MARKETING & SALES

• Successful Tasting Room Metrics
• Wine tasting sales boom but club churn high, survey finds
• DTC, SEO and loyalty
• Wine Ideas —What if, Imagine, If Only
• Wines in small formats are consolidating in the market
• Why does wine have to be in a bottle?
• Thoughts on Being Cool

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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The Healthiest Foundation for Your Online Storefront? Your Backyard
• Napa e-auction lots go live
• French wine consumers increasingly go digital

HEALTH

• No more headaches for wine buffs?
• Red wine ‘anti-aging claim busted’
• Wine ‘Elixir of life’ falls short
• Sugary soft drinks may increase risk of kidney stones
• Diet soft drinks rot teeth like cocaine

MEDIA MATTERS

• Why are serious wine journalism and “natural” wines so incompatible?
• Looking at the top online fee-based wine journals
• The Barefoot Spirit, Book Review
• Wine writing, appellations, Pennsylvania

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Consumer tastes changing alcohol levels
• Red wines may have premature oxidation problems
• Bodegas Riojanas to invest EUR91k for sensory wine fingerprint
• Aging California Wines
• Tempranillo not yet matching predictions
• Champagne trends of 2013: 10. Sweet surge
• Video: a geeky review of wine glasses
• Graphic: wine flavour chemistry and the perception of wine
• Wine really does get better with age and a little saltwater

• Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec [Sponsored Link]

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Is a Social Media post REALLY advertising?

DISTRIBUTORS, DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Don’t privatize PA state wine and liquor stores

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Burgundy reigns in NY and HK Auctions

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Professional Opportunities and Jobs in Wine Law

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Exhibitors sing the praises of LIWF
• Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2013

OH CANADA!

• Proposed border fee troubles businesses near Canada

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Winery recycles to build green cellar door
• Scientists must prove fracking won’t harm beer water sources: German Brewers

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK drinking its way to economic recovery
• French Collector Slams Elysee Palace Wine Sale
• Behind the Scenes: A Piemonte woman of the vines
• London pub removes draught beer and ups wine offer

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: The five bottlenecks in Australia’s wine industry
• OZ: Winery owner dies after bike accident

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China officially recognises Champagne
• China Bonded zone lifts wine imports

LATIN AMERICA

• Venezuela faces Communion wine crisis

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• How Much Sugar in Brut Champagne?
• Supporting Big Brothers, Big Sisters

• How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto [Sponsored Link]

OLIVE OIL

• Europe to Push U.S. for Solution on Olive Oil Pesticide Limits
• Cioloș On Europe’s Olive Oil Backflip
• Savvy Marketers Reap Benefits From Olive Oil Shortage