NEWS FETCH – July 31, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Diageo annual earnings up 28%
• China Says EU Wine Probe To Continue
• Investing In Farm Tech: Ag’s Silicon Valley Moment?
• Big Liquor & Wine Corps Fighting For Distribution Changes
• WA: Liquor Privatization A Year Later

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Copia Reuse Plan In Jeopardy
• Napa winegrape harvest to begin Thursday
• Sebastiani’s Krave Makes Forbes Innovative Brands List
• Former Screaming Eagle co-owner to open Los Olivos hotel & restaurant
• Lodi’s amazing opportunity for trade with China
• California Grape Day Is Approaching
• 10 Warnings For Visitors to Napa Valley
• There Would Be No Sandhi Without Ex-Screaming Eagle Partner
• Shannon Ridge Promotes Angie Bigham to VP, Nat’l Sales Mgr

COLLECTING, INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• First Growths: Lesser Is More
• Ornellaia Tops $2,000 a Case
• Differing Views In Piedmont on 2010s: Giacosa & Conterno
• Top Piedmont Producer Declares 2010 Vintage A No Show
• Discovering Quality For The Money In Bordeaux

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

HEALTH

• Hangovers make you stupid
• Fewer states holding alcohol retailers responsible for illegal service

MARKETING & SALES

• Content Marketing Strategy for Wineries
• What Your Customer Service Can Learn From Comcast’s Epic Fails
• Pretty restaurants with bad service pour more local wines
• Marketing agency Groove launches digital sales book
• Is Your Brand Growing While You’re Sleeping?

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

MEDIA MATTERS

• The future of journalism lies NOT in ‘advertiser-driven content’
• Seven tips I wish I’d been given when I started out as a wine communicator

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Argentine Winemakers see promising future for Tucumán wines
• Misunderstood Riesling
• Traditional fermenting has taken a back seat for a more natural method

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Yikes! Yelp comments can by libelous, says court
• How Facebook went from sucking at mobile to killing at mobile in 12 short months
• App helps Central Valley growers manage irrigation water

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Achieve Success On Your Own Terms

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

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Cold Climate Wine Competition Is Aug. 16
• IL: Wine production looking good this year thanks to cooler weather
• KY: Ag chief praises state’s wine industry
• NY: Merliance Elects Roth, Nappa and Ginsburg as New Officers
• VA New Enology Team at Virginia Tech

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Cleaning solar panels often not worth the cost
• Aussie Research for best irrigation practice in dry winters
• NZ Engineer helps design frost stopper

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• From Cork to Claret: The Irish Wine Connection
• Champagne to rival Armand de Brignac launched

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

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Top 10 wines in the Asian media
• China’s wine boom of little profit to giant pandas and small farmers
• China’s Thirst For Wine Fuels Fake Wine Boom

LATIN AMERICA

• Chile wine, manufacturing slump on lower consumer demand

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• What Do You Wish You’d Learned About Wine Sooner?
• Where Do Champagne Bubbles Come From?
• Drink wine without opening the bottle
• Is wine from a cardboard purse a best bet for picnics?

• Wine For Dummies [Sponsored Link]

OLIVE OIL

• EU Olive oil consumption forecast to slide 13%
• An ‘ID’ for Apulian Extra Virgin Olive Oil