NEWS FETCH – July 24, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Investment potential fueling surge in Champagne sales
• Antinori Sisters to lead wine empire
• Storms ravage parts of Burgundy
• What Robert Parker’s Like As A Boss
• Record 2013 Harvest For NZ
• South Africa’s Constantia Uitsig on sale for £11m
• VinoWeapons: Moscow Fears the US Could Poison Russia with Georgian Wine
• Argentine Muscat exports up by 270%

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Kelham Winery Reaches permit deal with Napa County
• New Leader for Monterey Vintners
• Napa Council’s BottleRock briefing focuses on communication
• Fire prompts health warning for Central Valley
• Calistoga re-brands itself

DISTRIBUTORS

• The Wine Group To Distribute Gancia Sparkling Wine
• Beer Wholesalers Fund Regulation Award For Beer Regulators

DIRECT SHIPPING

• PA legislators back shipping wine to consumers

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Altria: Ste. Michelle Sales Up 9.1%
• Diageo seals ‘milestone’ China acquisition
• Diageo takes over China’s SJF Holdco
• Diageo Will Perform Well Because Of Its Emerging Market Performance

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Investors fleeced by fine wine swindlers
• Spectator Auction Index Posts Small Gain in Q2 2013
• Leoville-Las Cases 2009 Bordeaux Climbs to Three-Month High

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

HEALTH

• One More Reason Why The Wine Industry Needs To Get Off Its Lazy A**

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Wine Drinkers May Now Avoid a Life of Crime
• RI: Liquor Tasting Bill Signed Into Law

MARKETING & SALES

• Alaska Airlines to allow passengers one case of Oregon wine to fly free
• Brewdog caused ‘serious offence’
• Defiant BrewDog bares beer teeth: ‘ASA MOFOs can’t control us’

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Google & Page Rank: The Importance of Being Earnest
• Vision, Purpose and Value drive a new era of digital engagement
• Vivino Wine Scanner Gets Better With Time
• Breaking the Barrier with the iPhone POS

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Why your office is just like high school

• From Bubbles to Boardrooms: Act 1: Startups Are Such Fun By Michaela Rodeno [Sponsored Link]

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Chilean winemakers, taking high-end risks
• Wine Quality: Talking the Elusive Vin de Terroir Blues
• Heimoff’s keynote speech to the Petite Sirah Symposium
• Character gets to the heart of wine – and oneself
• You never know what you are getting with chenin blanc

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

OH CANADA!

• Canada May retail wine sales leap 1.9 pct

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Cote de Beaune Ravaged by Storm
• Quintessential Brands launches new company

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

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China austerity affecting corporate alcohol spending

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Could You Really Pick Out The Varieties In A Sparkling Wine?
• Photo essay: head-trained, dry-farmed Grenache on Scruffy Hill
• Mission grape’s role in California wine viticultural history
• Map: The word for wine in every European language
• The Perfect Summer Drink? Riesling from Germany & Austria
• SHOULD CRITICS REVIEW WINES FOR THE CONSUMER OR THE TRADE?

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

OLIVE OIL

• Olive plantings expand into Southern California, Arizona
• Advances Help Assure Olive Oil Authenticity