NEWS FETCH – July 12, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Domestic Table Wine Fuels Ongoing Growth
• Renewed fear of global recession as companies rein in spending plans
• Groups, Lawmakers File Mixed Reaction on Partial Farm Bill Vote
• Central Valley small businesses may qualify for drought disaster loans
• Growers To Consider Insurance Options For Workers
• Calif. shuts down farm operator in heat death case

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• NY firm acquires majority stake in Sonoma Mission Inn
• Father of BottleRock co-founder sues son
• Small winery rules could change in St. Helena
• Lodi Planning Commission approves Eastside winery
• Bill Legion’s Next Act

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• U.S. Heat Wave Makes Early Harvest Likely
• Central Coast vineyard challenged with another dry season
• Warm weather puts Sonoma County vineyard on a fast track

PUBLIC COMPANIES & INVESTMENT

• China Tontine Wines Shows Loss On Weaker Domestic Wine Demand
• US, China agree on investment treaty talks

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Kurniawan may switch lawyer before trial
• Sotheby’s HK to auction US$2.1m DRC collection
• Does The Story Behind a Bordeaux Wine Affect its Price?
• Liv-ex: Solaia falls behind
• Chateau Montrose 2010 Rallies

• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market [Sponsored Link]

DISTRIBUTORS, DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• UPDATE: On NY SLA Meeting
• Privatization Is Political Victim in Pennsylvania

MARKETING & SALES

• Lesson for US? Aussie wine labels confuse Chinese drinkers
• What Wine Geeks Want to Know About Amazon Wine
• French increasingly drawn to wine by the glass

• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends [Sponsored Link]

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Tesco and Enotria look to create S African wine through social media
• Connecting Social and Commerce
• A Match Made in Heaven

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The connection between high scores and ageability
• What is Fine Champagne Cognac?
• Olive Polyphenols To Replace Sulfite Preservatives?
• Should We Ignore the “Mediocre” Wines?
• Organic wine: Pros, cons and a middle path
• Results Of The 2013 Critics Challenge
• Why Biodynamic Farming Produces “Bloody Marvelous Wines”
• A beautiful dream becomes a force majeure

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

OH CANADA!

• BC’s New Wine Industry Premier
• NS: Winery bus back for second year
• Alcohol in Ontario has a high societal cost

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Local Wine and the New York Times
• NY: A Long Island Wine Pioneer, Looks Back and Forward
• NY: Wine and Grape Foundation receives $374K in federal dollars

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Who’s Your Daddy: A Family Tree & Future of the Grape Species
• Raisin grower turns attention to mites

• Understanding Wine Technology, 3rd Edition [Sponsored Link]

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bardolino producer Matilde Poggi (Le Fraghe) elected pres FIVI
• Legal Details: Argiano Acquitted in Brunello di Montalcino Trial
• UK Government wine consumption up 20%
• Burgundy to get its own ‘Cité des Vins’
• New English sparkling launched among consolidation concerns

• Wine and War: The French, the Nazis, and the Battle for France’s Greatest Treasure [Sponsored Link]

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Enhancing wine quality through natural flavourings
• OZ: First Irish pub for sale
• NZ: Wineries welcome Taiwan trade deal

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• EU-China – Italians fret over exports

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Watching a vintner in the making ~ Who’s a fly on the wall?
• The poker game behind Alexander Valley Vineyards’ Sin Zin

• 1001 Wines You Must Taste Before You Die [Sponsored Link]