NEWS FETCH – August 16, 2013

TOP NEWS

• No Winegrape Shortage: Citi Report Sloppy, Based On Bad Data
• NZ: Marlborough shaken by 6.6 quake
• Consumers more brand loyal in recession
• Bulk wine hits the brakes
• RIP, two great men of wine

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Central Coast Pinot Noir crop looks big
• First Harvest for SAfrica KZN wine project
• TX: Wineries report outstanding grape quality

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• New map shows plunge in Paso Robles groundwater levels
• Napa Valley Restaurants Slammed For Failing To Back Region’s Wines
• Winery owners buy historic Carneros social hall
• City Winery finalizes lease to take over Napa Valley Opera House
• Beaulieu Vineyard wine director is busier than ever
• SJV table grape deal off to promising start
• Fresno County raisin grower expects good quality crop
• Wine Business Opportunities Abound Through San Diego State Program

• The Cleanest Grapevine Material In The World Should Get Special Treatment [Sponsored Email Link]

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Bargain Booze buys stores to tempt franchisees

INVESTING IN WINE & AUCTIONS

• Interview: Why Look at Wine as an Investment?
• Liv-ex: Spotlight on DRC
• Duhart-Milon ’09 Climbs to Two-Month High of $1,100

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

MARKETING & SALES

• Marketing vs Sales
• Cracking the Las Vegas market
• 30 Reasons to Re-Purchase a Wine
• Availability, prices, headaches
• Gruner Schmooner

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

MEDIA MATTERS

• Journalist or Analyst: It’s All About Reliable Data
• A new and extreme era of wine writing (and why it matters)
• An Insider’s View Of Napa Valley: Michaela Rodeno Spills The Beans
• Wine language
• Top 10 wines in the US press

MATTERS OF TASTE

• New gadget can ‘age’ wine in minutes, inventors claim
• Low alcohol category needs to improve

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

HEALTH

• Study: Bud Is the King of Beers…at the Emergency Room

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• UK forces retailers to stock low alcohol wines
• BC: Another round of liquor reforms

LEGAL MATTERS

• Protecting Your Wine–And Your Winery’s Reputation

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Fracking bill under fire from environmentalists
• EPA Introduces New Pesticide Labels on Bee Health Concerns

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• In Burgundy, Winemakers Who Don’t Own Land

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

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Federal Raisin Seizure Law Gets The TV Attention It Deserves
• If You Liked That Wine , You Should’ve Put A Ring On It
• Moonshining loses the bootlegger label

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

OLIVES & OIL

• Mediterranean Food Producers See Red Over U.K. ‘Traffic Light’ Labels
• Experts Skeptical of Dalmia’s Pomace Oil ‘Discovery’
• Table olive growers think they may beat NASS’ expectations

RANDOM WINE REVIEW OF THE DAY

• From the Random Wine Review Generator

“Scopazzi Vineyards intertwines tasty cactus midtones and a sandy Cran-Apple finish in their 1998 Cabernet Sauvignon.”