NEWS FETCH – August 13, 2013

TOP NEWS

• High-End Wines Face New Challenges In China
• California raisin grape production up 25.5%, table olives lower
• Pesky Phthalates Plague Producers
• Could Sparkling Torrontes Be the Next Big Thing?
• Push to Reverse Farm Bankruptcy Court Ruling
• Water the commodity gold of 21st century?

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• LangeTwins kicks off 2013 Lodi harvest
• Super-Early 2013 Harvest? Hold those horses
• World Wine Supply Round-Up

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• An Eminent New Leader for a Cult Cabernet
• Chinese Casinos Betting On Cleavage Creek
• Could desalination technology help Calif farmers?
• Donum Estate Replants and Expands
• Trinchero Forms Alliance with Phelps

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 2013 N Coast Wine Industry Expo Registration Open
• Peter Mondavi, Bruce Phillips join Impact Napa wine panel

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estates Given Sell Rating at UBS
• Vijay Mallya rejigs executive payrolls as Diageo tightens leash
• Diageo paid former boss £15m in his final year
• Former CEO Walsh To Maintain Role With Diageo In Coming Years

FINANCE, M&A

• Diageo announces Distill Ventures
• Crowdfunding indie wines the Kickstarter way

INVESTING, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Mouton: brand of the moment?
• The Revival of Château Marquis d’Alesme Becker

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

HEALTH

• Italians Issue statement on moderate alcohol consumption and health
• How Alcohol Affects Your Waistline
• Study tracks racial differences in alcohol consumption

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Tasting notes usefulness debate is the industry’s biggest non-issue
• Latino winemaker has unique Oregon distinction
• Interview: Mendoza, Malbec and diverse terroirs

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

MARKETING & SALES

• Brave New World on Planet Riesling
• Wine Label Design Cliches to Avoid or Embrace
• Breweries promoting wineries.

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The big, ugly affiliate marketing scam
• Will Pinterest and Google beat out Facebook as the leading social provider?
• When to use Vine and When to use Instagram

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

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

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Wine director faces airplane sex charge
• VA:The Old Dominion’s Bid For Recognition

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The Winemaker’s Bookshelf: The Digital Library (Part II)

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Tesco overhauls mobile wine site
• C&C Group introduces new trading division IWS for wine range

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

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Blending the rules

LATIN AMERICA

• Why Uruguay is intriguing

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Saving rare grapes from extinction
• Top 10 alternative uses for cork

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

RANDOM WINE REVIEW OF THE DAY

• From the Random Wine Review Generator

“A better-than-slow-death almond bouquet and flirtatious vinyl elements are united in the 1991 Sauvignon Blanc from Bob’s Vineyards.”