NEWS FETCH – June 7, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Cheaper Kiwi Wine? NZ Currency falls to US79c
• 2013 Southern Hemisphere Harvest Report: Argentina and Chile
• Supergrapes could make good wine despite climate change
• Napa Valley to replant up to 15% of vineyards
• Why does anyone drink wine?

PARKER

• Parker Says Not Commercializing his Name Signature or Wine Advocate
• Wine Advocate slams branded cases claim

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Tracy winery for sale, owner plans return to France
• Winery Won’t Be Coming to Santa Ynez After Vote
• ‘Napa Pipe’ redevelopment to encourage urban wineries
• Staglin Touch Lifts Napa Auction
• Livermore Valley Wine auction raises $280,000

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• 1855.com accused of selling non-exsistent Yquem 2012
• Liv-Ex Declares Fine-Wine Market “Uncertain”
• Elite Partners Letter to Nobles Crus investors

CHINA

• Italy Expresses Concern About China Wine Probe
• France demands emergency EU summit over China’s wine tax threat
• China’s trade threat leaves bitter taste in French wine world
• Chinese buy into prime NZ wine region
• Christiane Amanpour and Chinese Wine: The Wine Economist Interview
• A Storm in a Teacup, er … Wine glass

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Crimson Offers Stockholder Discounts
• Constellation Brands Scale Could Help Expand U.S. Retail Distribution

HEALTH

• Diammonium phosphate, which is found in wine, bad for our health?

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Alternating Proprietors can take COLAs with them
• The real issues behind wine labels
• How Many Calories Are in a Bottle of Chalone Pinot Noir? Flip It Over

MARKETING & SALES

• Twitter tastings, wine marketing, and what comes next
• The Power of Storytelling: Lessons Learned from CMF 2013
• Wine ‘handbags’ go on sale in UK

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

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Sonoma State to Host Direct-to-Consumer Symposium
• Liquor privatization move sullies Costco reputation

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Why Didn’t You Get the Job? No One Will Tell You
• US adds 175000 jobs; jobless rate moves up

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Aglianico Emerges From the Bottom of Italy’s Boot
• Bordeaux consultant advises Long Island merlot producers
• ‘Big changes’ in sparkling wine to be discussed at symposium
• Very berry study aims to improve wine quality

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Haut Brion adds to their holdings, buys L’Arrosee in St. Emilion
• Italian prisoners produce vintage wine
• French appellation vineyard prices up 13.5% in 2012
• French govt wants to double organic farming by 2017
• A new spin-off for Vinexpo?

OH CANADA!

• Canada: you can’t build an industry on Icewine
• BC Premier’s By-election is Wine Industry Riding

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• GA: Symposium to bring attention to area’s wine industry
• ID: Idaho wine country coming into its own
• NY: Pindar Vineyards ponders selling its business
• OH: Recreational township sees an influx of wineries

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: What’s In Store For 2013

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Searching For The Authentic Italian Experience
• We Can Drink the Rest Tomorrow
• Gauging Wine Gadgets

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

OLIVE OIL

• Greeks Still World’s Top Olive Oil Consumers
• Olive oils ain’t olive oils
• Crude Trumps Olive Oil in Italy’s Basilicata Region