NEWS FETCH – May 30, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Asset Bubbles Seen in Art, Wine , U.S. Farmland
• Christie’s Pulls Burgundy from Auction After Authenticity Questioned
• US food companies scramble to source non GM ingredients
• New president/CEO picked for Fresno Madera Farm Credit
• Governor claims cost of his twin tunnels plan would be $24.5 Billion
• Cost of governor’s twin tunnels plan disputed
• Ag Trade Booming In Active Marketplace Led By Chinese

TROUBLE DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Victorian winery group collapses
• NZ: Wine estate in receivership and for sale

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• VinoEnology Offers Free Job Posting Services for the Wine Industry
• Chumash launch Kitá Wines in Lompoc
• Finding Treasure in the Napa Valley
• Red Mountain winemaker moves to Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
• Jackson Family Wines Eyes Luxury Pinot Noir, Extends La Crema
• Jess Jackson Sustainable Winery Building opens At UC Davis
• Niner Wine Estates Appoints New Winemaker

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Vin-X Sees Bordeaux Price Rise After Correction
• Fine wine auctions: hammering out the issues
• Chateau Angelus 2009 Climbs to Record $4,005 on Liv-Ex
• Bordeaux 2012: Mouton tops Sotheby’s en primeur list
• Hansen Chinese Cabernet priced at €500

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• TTB ducks more precise ABV rules in new labeling law
• Distilled Spirits Council Statement on TTB “Serving Facts” Ruling
• A Bid To Regulate Wine Out of the Movies

MARKETING & SALES

• Will WiNEPAD Render The Giant Leather Wine Book Obsolete?
• Short run digital wine label solutions

• The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle, and Heart Built America’s #1 Wine Brand [Sponsored Link]

MEDIA MATTERS

• EWBC conference all set for Rioja in October

MATTERS OF TASTE

• In Search of Wines That Will Age
• Grafting Chardonnay to Counoise and Mourvedre
• Confessions of a Natural wine addict

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

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• IN: Alcohol Retailers Challenge Indiana Chilled Beer Law
• NY: Should More Finger Lakes Winemakers Travel to Europe?
• VA: Chateau Morrisette goes global with wine production
• WA: Partnership for Washington Wine Science Center

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bordeaux Predicts October Harvest For 2013
• Georgia in good spirits as wine embargo eases
• The Book that Defined Bordeaux’s Wines
• Trimbach: An Alsatian Stalwart
• Retailers urged to focus on sweeter wine

LATIN AMERICA

• Which are the ten most expensive wines of Argentina?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Nutrition labels coming to wine — finally

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

OLIVE OIL

• Spain Denies Request for Details of Olive Oil Audits
• Oil Fields Under Olive Groves Offer Italy Economic Boost
• Council Says New Chemical Limits Will Improve Olive Oil Quality