NEWS FETCH – August 2, 2013

TOP NEWS

• US Drinkers Divide Even;y Between Beer and Wine as Favorite
• NYLiquor Authority Approves Limited Availability Advisory
• Italian & Spanish Sparklers Fizzing in U.S. Market
• Pot farm pollution: Too dangerous to deal with?
• Unit growth slow for U.S. restaurants
• Restaurant hiring pressure nears pre-recession levels
• Official touts delivery of wine , spirits to rescue USPS
• Yamanashi: Japan Gets First AVA
• WineAmerica Signs Letter to Promote Passage of the Farm Bill

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• OZ: There’s still too much wine
• Central Coast Veraison: One week ahead of normal
• Hail destroys 300 hectares (741 ac) in Champagne
• In Context: Champagne Has 76,000 acres of Vineyards
• UK: Denbies gears up for first Sauvignon Blanc harvest
• Mumm Not Alone In Calif Harvest Commencement

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Renteria Wines Buys Brown Ranch Carneros vineyard
• Frederico New Hess Collection New England RSM
• Jay Buoncristiani named Krupp Brothers winemaker

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo Courts Europe’s Luxury Drinkers With Yacht Parties
• Pernod Ricard urges trade to get behind premium sales this Christmas
• Treasury Wine: Gets “Underperform” from Credit Suisse
• Pernod urges premium festive focus
• Gage Roads brewing for Treasury Wine
• Mumm’s “dark times” a distant memory
• Diageo rides out Cuervo exit, RTD slide

FINANCE, M&A

• A Look At The Private Equity Behind Bargain Booze
• Conservation Easements: Legacies By The Acre
• Learning From Gandolfini’s Estate Plan Disaster

INVESTING, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Rudy Kurniawan Has a New Attorney
• Liv-ex 100 falls 0.45% in July
• Pavie ’09 Hits Record $4,100
• Liquid dreams: The Lafite’s of the future?
• The Benevolent announces three new trustees

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

HEALTH

• Does Cooking Strip Red Wine’s Benefits?

MARKETING & SALES

• What US Latino women really want…from a beverage
• Consistent ratings drive wine consumers
• BrewDog founders to front craft beer TV show in US

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

WINE EXEC INTERVIEWS

• Q&A: Aurelio Montes
• Bruno Paillard, CEO, Lanson

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How Color Affects the Perception of Quality in Wine
• Low alcohol wines – France’s pioneers
• Just Don’t Mention the Champagne (US)
• California putting a fresh twist on albariño

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Here’s What Happens When Wine And Geeks Mix
• Understanding Online’s Reach Potential: A Facebook Case Study
• Social site-maker RebelMouse locks down a $10M first round of funding

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Making it in the Real World Starts Before Graduation

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

MEDIA MATTERS

• 300 For The Hosemaster
• Making Book On Napa Valley Iconic Wineries

OH CANADA!

• Celebrated Niagara winemaker joins Niagara College faculty

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• CT: Florist pairs wine and bouquets
• ID: Grant allows Idaho wineries to promote region
• NY: Design selected for Finger Lakes CC Vit Center
• TN: Supermarket wine supporters tout new study
• WA: Wine Leaders Hit Links For Education

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Zapping Pinot Noir In A Microwave: The Way Of The Future?
• Spray and go–or no go So2?
• Less paperwork proposed for truckers
• Emerging Trends In Insect Control

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Competitiveness of European wines to come under scrutiny
• Pomerol legal battle continues

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

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: 83% of Kiwi drinkers sip at home
• NZ: Producer expands into Marlborough

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• French premium winemakers eye China vintage

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 130,000 bottles of wine on the wall, 130,000 …
• Wine Jargon: The Wine Making Process
• Pouring the perfect glass of wine
• Greek grape porn: ripe Assyrtiko

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

RANDOM WINE REVIEW OF THE DAY

• From the Random Wine Review Generator

“El Burro Winery incorporates ashy sour cream midtones and a grimy papaya bouquet in their 2011 Pinot Noir.”