NEWS FETCH – July 26, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Is There a Boom, Bust Cycle in Wine ?
• Araujo Estate Acquired by Owners of Chateau Latour
• Hail-Damaged Cote de Beaune Seeks Government Assistance

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• PA Wine Shipments Bill Still Wrapped Up In Privatization Debate
• Ontario won’t loosen up wine-importing laws any time soon: Wynne
• B.C. wants Ontario to open its wine market

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine shares worth chucking out with the wine?
  
• Silicon Valley Bank Q2 Income Up
• Amazon fails to make a profit in Q2, but at least sales are good
• Cadbury’s Kripalu may join Diageo

FINANCE, M&A

• A&P Grocery Chain to go on sale
• Waitrose Managing Director is now John Lewis Deputy Chairman

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma Wine Community Helps Kids Read to Succeed
• Napa Judge hears arguments on Wappo recognition
• Calaveras Vineyards Reflect Diversity
• Women for WineSense to Hold Networking Mixer at VGS Chateau Potelle

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Petrus ’98 Climbs to Record $41,500
• Gucci to sell off $18m Cognac collection

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

HEALTH

• Mainstream beckons for lower alcohol wines
• Study of Compulsive Drinking in Rats Could Lead to Treatment for Humans

MARKETING & SALES

• 30 Minnesota wineries offer wine-tasting ‘passport’
• Good use of twitter by a restaurant
• Australian wine tourism: a unique connection with consumers

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

MEDIA MATTERS

• Heimoff through Japko’s eyes, and mind
• Top 10 wines in the US press

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What does gunflint taste like? The shared vocabulary of wine tasting notes
• Wine Review Randomizer (Presented by way of perspective on the above article)
• Is wine expertise illusory?
• Do Aussie Wines Age Well?
• Rose’: Sometimes It Just Needs To Be Wet

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: 5 Questions with Cassie Hitchner, On-the-Spot Wines
• WA: Col Solare selects new head winemaker

EUROPE & THE UK

• Burgundy to revisit anti-hail measures
• Interview with Gilles de la Bassetiere, CEO of Champagne de Venoge
• UK Drinks industry welcomes figures on lower underage drinking levels
• Les Bannis de Pomerol loses latest court battle over vinification boundary
• UK beer sales fall once again

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

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Distracted by wine, Tim swapped the priesthood for Shiraz

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Slurp Asia unaffected by UK woes

OLIVE OIL

• Greek Police Make Arrests in Olive Oil Fraud Ring