NEWS FETCH – June 26, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Calif Farm water shortages could linger into 2014
• Women Farmworkers Face Rape, Harassment
• The truth behind the lie that Wine tasting is junk science
• Farm groups look at options after House action
• Immigration Cloture Vote Big Step For Ag, Group Says

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Truett-Hurst Pays $2.1 Million In Fees For IPO
• Pernod Ricard SA Given “Overweight” Rating at Barclays

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• State Board Meeting to Focus on the Status of California’s Fairs
• Napa Valley Vintners Gets Trademark in New Zealand
• BottleRock owes security company $217,000
• Presqu’ile Opens New Santa Maria Winery
• Magical Green Valley of Russian River Valley

FINANCE, M&A

• BrewDog’s crowdfunding initiative raises over £1m in 24 hours
• Zachy’s Execs Defect To Wally’s After Recent Sale
• Fladgate Buys Wiese & Krohn

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• French winery picks NFC tags for authentication
• Investing in Wine : Sour Grapes or Liquid Gold?

MARKETING & SALES

• Social Media’s Effect on eCommerce
• A label as good as the wine
• Experts Dissect Effective Wine Labels
• Bordeaux 2012: The Affordable Story

• A Sense of Place: An Intimate Portrait of the Niebaum-Coppola Winery and the Napa Valley [Sponsored Link]

TASTING MATTERS

• 9 of 10 wine ‘experts’ fail to spot ringers served multiple times
• Fruity With A Hint Of Bologna: A Slacker’s Guide To Wine Tasting

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Asimov Celebrates CA Wines’ Diversity, O’Donnell Proposes to End It
• Greg Baiocchi Speaks Out On GST
• California malbec emerges
• Chalone, Arroyo Seco: Sommelier Journal Day 2
• The (Very) Slow Rise of the Wines of Crete

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

ACADEMIA

• Univ Bologna Wine/Food MBA Program Deadline Approaching For Applications
• Bordeaux International Wine Institute launches iWine (Tasting) Course
• UC Davis gets grant to improve STEM teaching

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Bordeaux and Vinitaly coordinate calendars
• US Drinks Conference

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Social media profiles costing more applicants the job

OH CANADA!

• Mac’s makes case for alcohol sales in Ontario corner stores
• Okanagan Pride and Wine Festivals team up

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• PA: Beer distributors continue to oppose liquor privatization
• WA: OKs Growth Products’ BioNutrients For Organic Use

EUROPE & THE UK

• French AOC system marred by ‘commerce and politics’
• Sicily 2013: Oasis in the Desert
• Torres unveils plans for premium Cava
• Port producers push through big price increases

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Wine missing as container ship founders

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Top 10 wines in the Asian media

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Gaja on “leftist hipsters” & the delicious peculiarity of Italian wine
• Marilisa Allegrini Wanted To Be A Doctor; Then Wine Claimed Her Heart
• Finally, A Voice for Wine Consumers
• Live Snake Found In Bag Of Potatoes

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