NEWS FETCH – August 29, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Calif 2013 Harvest Looking Good
• Wine Advocate Boycotts Italian Producer After Racist Rant
• Casella to introduce Yellow Tail Sangria
• China Tontine Wines Group Revenue Down 82%
• CIVC Blows Cork Over ‘Champagne’ iPhone

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Sierra Foothills WinegrapeTonnage & Timing Average
• Napa Sauvignon blanc harvest picks up
• Fetzer Lake County Harvest Looking Good
• Poor weather ruins wine grape harvest in France
• NM: Grape crushing season begins in San Juan County
• Provence harvest begins after most vineyards escape weather damage
• Poor French Harvest Threatens Small Growers
• Ontario winemakers are waiting for the sun

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Gov. Brown asked to halt Cali-fracking
• Sizing up price prospects for raisin grapes
• Record Shipments Of California Table Grapes

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• U.S. Market Delivers 8% Growth For Pernod In Full Year
• Andrew Carter steps up role with Treasury Wine Estates

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Pavie ’09 Reaches Record $4,260

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

HEALTH

• Alcohol before first pregnancy: increased risk of BBD & breast cancer
• Perception of marijuana as a ‘safe drug’ is scientifically inaccurate

MARKETING & SALES

• Riondo Expands Portfolio, Expects To Hit 500,000 Cases For 2013
• Votto Vines Unveils Imported Wine Incubator Program
• Millennials Buy 40% of foreign wine
• US Latinos: The 50 million-case opportunity
• “The Millenials Are Coming”—No Worries
• 4 alcohol brands dominate popular music mentions
• Winemakers Must Come Clean: Clark Smith

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

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 10 Point Checklist for Getting Good Client Service
• Would you cannibalize your own #1 market position?

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

MEDIA MATTERS

• “Dr. Vino’s verdict” over at FoodandWine.com
• Who Should Be The Voice of Wine Wars?
• Top 10 wines in the US press

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Will Terroirists Kill Champagne’s Blends?
• Spending Time with Thomas Fogarty Vineyards
• On Publix, South Africa, And High-Acid Versions Of Low-Acid Grapes

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

MATTERS OF BAD TASTE

• Bressan racism row growing
• The wine world’s own Paula Dean

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine Enthusiast Sells Out Consumer Tastings in Three Cities on China Tour

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The cost of acquiring mobile app users soars to highest level in 2 years

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NM: Wine Industry Matures

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• American oak not inferior to French
• Barrel Orders Herald Winery Optimism
• Clark Smith Tells Winemakers: Never Buy Another New Barrel

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Charting the Greatest Barolo Vineyards

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

LATIN AMERICA

• The Argentine wine gains position in Denmark

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Toasting the role of the Jews in the history of wine
• 15 Frustrating Things About Being a Wine Lover
• Stock Up On Cabernet For This Year’s International Celebration

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

RANDOM WINE REVIEW OF THE DAY

• From the Random Wine Review Generator

“The 1999 Bordeaux from Nerf Winery incorporates nefarious squid undertones with a spineless corn bouquet.”