NEWS FETCH – July 18, 2013

TOP NEWS

• US Wine Exports, Bulk Imports Drop – Rabobank
• Is Demand for Wine Slipping?
• Carcassonne bomb explosion linked to militant winemakers
• Vintner Group Consolidates 12-State Wholesale Footprint
• U.S., Europe Trade Deal A Challenge for Agriculture
• Wine/Solar Trade Tiffs: China hits US, SKorea — Not EU — with duties

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Aussies wineries celebrate end of vintage
• Delegat toasts vintage year
• Rabobank Looks At Brazil Market

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• What will it take for the Chinese to embrace Napa Valley Cab?
• Chris Howell & Cain Vineyards: Making Wines That Matter
• Police investigating BottleRock’s bounced checks
• Silicon Valley wine industry seeks historic reboot
• Tom Reese Promoted to Nat’l Sales Mgr for Merryvale & Starmont
• Cathy Corison: A Napa Valley Pioneer

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Rémy’s US Q1 Sales Strong , China Weakness Leads To Decline
• Treasury slams tax rebates

FINANCE, M&A

• Liquor.com Gets $3.1M In 2nd Round Funding

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Chateau Le Pin Uses NFC to Ensure Its Wine’s Authenticity
• Winemaker’s Fraud in Bordeaux is Called Out
• Liv-ex: Spotlight on Calon Segur
• More chateaux sales expected as tax and land prices increase in France
• Pontet-Canet 2000 Maintains Bordeaux Bull-Market Gain

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

HEALTH

• Fibrinogen As Factor In French Paradox

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Nude art labels from Jolie-Laide get approval
• Buying Wine in America: morality, protectionism, and crony capitalism
• New AWCC Member Benefit: The purely domestic wine report

MARKETING & SALES

• How to market wine to people and actually teach them something
• NZ Winery promotes wine-popsicles
• Cola Wine Attempts To Win Over Younger Drinkers
• Moroccan Wine Announces US Marketing Campaign
• Oenologic launches The glasstop at Wine Tech Conference in Sydney

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The Hunt for ROI – Social Media Meets E-Commerce
• The link between Social Media and the Wine Industry

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Terroir: Taste the Dirt (Literally!)
• Biodynamic producers come out in force
• Not all wines reveal glories of ageing
• Kieran Robinson: A Syrah, An Interview
• BC Winemakers Talk Tannin

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MN: Frosty Wine Industry Faces Challenges
• NY: Will Changes in Cornell Cooperative Extension Leave Some Out in the Cold?
• OR: Underscores Value Of Ag Trade Missions

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New IPM Field Guide for Northwest Vineyards Released
• How To Prevent Powdery And Downy Mildew In Young Grape Clusters

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Sir Richard Thompson slams ‘spineless’ UK alcohol policy
• Farmer guilty of defending family with shotgun
• Greek winemakers eye vast Chinese markets
• UK Trade hails minimum pricing backtrack
• Golden Burgundies and funny money
• Deutz confirms new UK distributor

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

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Winemakers in China: oak versus fruit
• NZ: Allan Scott secures China deal
• Soul Tree Wines looks to put Indian wine into the mainstream

SOUTH AFRICA

• Franschhoek embraces bulk wine, embarrassingly

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Clarke Remembers Robert Mondavi, Part III
• HOW TO: chill wine in five minutes