NEWS FETCH – September 4, 2013

TOP NEWS

• NZ wine industry deeply divided over Genetic Modification
• High-end boutique wineries cannot keep up with China demand
• Pesticide Megasuit plaintiffs file amended complaint

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Northwest Crop and vintage updates
• Early Harvest For Solano County
• Heat units for Oregon vineyards as much 22% above average
• Cool summer to benefit Indiana grapes, future wines
• New Bin Cover Keeps Harvested Grapes Cool, Protects Flavor In Transit

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Former Napa Vintners Pres On Consistency of WDO
• Fresno State: Valley to see better economic times in months ahead
• State’s water “situation” topic of joint meeting
• Ray Chadwick Forms Chadwick Wine Consulting

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard expands Champagne reach in China, US and Africa
• English Winery Floats On Stock Exchange

FINANCE, M&A

• Champ Private Equity To Invest £10m In Hardys
• Chateau Carmes Haut-Brion buys Haut Nouchet vines
• English sparkling wine deal turns Ashcroft into fizz magnate
• $2.6m Investment For Argiano Overhaul

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Cult Wines launches investment service
• Fall Report: Maureen Downey Assesses The Global Auction Scene
• Romanee-Conti With Cros Parantoux Leads Christie’s Sale
• The top 10 most expensive wines
• Acker kicks off autumn with a bang

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

HEALTH

• The Myth Of Moderation
• Addicts Turn Barrels Into $15,000 Chaise at Rehab Clinic
• Heaviest drinkers in Australia are drinking more

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The Truth About How Social Media Has Impacted Employees
• Email: A mobile marketer’s secret weapon
• VinoPRO Named Inc. 500 Company

MEDIA & BOOKS

• Saying goodbye to the Golden Age of Wine Writing
• Wine, Guns, And Nazis: A Sonoma Vintner’s Tale
• Sicilian Wine, Postmodern Winemaking & a Wine Economics Textbook
• Eight Good Books about California Wine
• Millesima Launches Top Wine Blog Awards
• The Vintage Point to Air First Show via Google+ Hangout

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Can you really use anti-terrorist technology to choose better wine?
• Forget The Snobs—Good Wine Comes In Many Guises
• Terroir is a right-wing idea?
• Just Because The Wine’s Kosher Doesn’t Mean It Has to Be Bad
• New Chinese Luxury: Pairing Wine With Duck, Not Sprite
• Going Wild in Alsace – Yeasts, Elegance and Spontaneity
• Does a “bacon fat” note make a kosher Syrah treif?
• Buggy Over Bugey

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

REGIONAL NEWS

• Virginia’s Millionaire Winegrowers
• Wine For Sale in Texas Only

LEGAL MATTERS

• Legal battle looms over Apple’s ‘Champagne’ iPhone
• A Good Reason to Boycott Champagne

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Adelaide all set for Australia’s biggest wine conference

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• 40 Under 40 ag awards finalists
• Group Proposes Better Education System for Pesticide Applicators

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Celebrating the National Protected Status obtained for the Hermitage hill

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

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Torbreck Ousts Founder Dave Powell From Winery
• NZ: Wine supply kickbacks denied

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• What is “Bottle Shock”?
• Ceri Smith & Randall Grahm, new co-wine directors at Tosca Cafe
• Historic Vineyards

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

OLIVE OIL

• Portuguese Consumer Group Seeks Clampdown on Olive Oil Mislabeling

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Fess Parker Winery Appoints David Baird Assistant Winemaker
• Pasternak Appoints David Brown as Chief Sales Officer

RANDOM WINE REVIEW OF THE DAY

• From the Random Wine Review Generator

“A nihilistic Cran-Apple perfume and pathetic brussels sprout midtones are brought together in the 1994 Merlot from Chateau Leguine.”