NEWS FETCH – September 5, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Clean Rootstock Shortage Threatens Washington Vineyards
• Sonoma State Students Complete First Exec Wine MBA in the US
• 4 Key Trends in the Wine Industry in the Past 20 Years
• EPA using guns, body armor to enforce Clean Water Act?
• Life at Syria’s only winery

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Mendocino County grape harvest looks ‘fabulous’
• Harvest is upon us: Prepare the bins!
• Opus One Releases “Most Challenging Vintage” Ever
• Lake County 2012 Winegrape Value Up 20% Over 2011
• Harvesting hot, heavy on Washington’s Red Mountain
• Champagne: 2013 vintage could be a ‘96
• NY: Grape Prices Drop Slightly in Finger Lakes
• IN: Dry weather benefits wine quality
• AZ: Pillsbury Harvests Grapes, Wishes for an Early Morning Wine Tasting
• MI: Wine makers say this year’s grape crop thriving

NEW! — Scroll down to the bottom for a recent 2013 harvest video.

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Cal Poly wine program now officially a department
• Napa Planners discuss impacts of wine industry marketing
• Squeezing the SB County winery ordinance
• Lakeport advisory committee hosts presentations on wine and real estate
• North SLO County water war headed for court?
• Calif Lawmakers pass bill allowing beer drinkers to refill growlers

• Your harvest can benefit by running 170 fully-automated analyses per hour. [Sponsored Link]

FINANCE, M&A

• WA: 670 Acres Of Red Mountain Vineyard to be Sold at Auction
• Pernod Ricard eyes more acquisitions
• OZ: Victorian winery enters voluntary administration
• Bill Hardy praises Champ Private Equity’s commitment

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Vivino First Wine App Preloaded to New Samsung Galaxy Gear
• Concha y Toro celebrates its 130th with Instagram Contest
• Hello Vino iPad App Has Free $50 Wine Voucher

MARKETING & SALES

• Trinchero Rolls Out New Rum Range, Sugar Island
• Yao Ming’s Napa Winery Stoops to Conquer China’s Middle Class
• ProWine sells out of exhibitor space

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

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Malbec in California? Mixed bag, emerging story
• Peer pressure brings wine scores toward the middle
• Wine judging at the California State Fair: An insider’s view
• Walking the Soils of the Languedoc
• Will the real Lambrusco please stand up?
• The ultimate do-it-yourself wine review

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

WINE EDUCATION

• Wine knowledge extremely limited among China’s wealthy elite
• ‘Everyday sommeliers’ among top wine trends for Canada
• Less Glamorous Times For The Sommelier

MEDIA & BOOKS

• Top 10 wines in the US press

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Wine Auctions Part 2: Maureen Downey Peers Into Her Crystal Ball

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

WINE PORN

• Leslie Alexander’s Wine Club Asks For $50000 Initiation Fee

HEALTH

• Alcohol consumption and lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms
• Rodents drink Champagne for better brain health

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Why Managers Need to Support Their Millennial Workers
• Why immigration reform is needed now

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

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Aging of Oregon Farmers Concerns Ag Department Chief
• RI: Drop Sales Tax, Raise Excise excise tax
• VA: Take a Guided Wine Tour of Monticello
• WA: Winery ordinance will have devastating impact

EUROPE & THE UK

• Refreshing Greece
• UK Wine sales up as drinkers put the recession behind them
• JC becomes UK’s only 1m case wine over £6

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

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: French-owned wine maker chokes Kiwi business growth
• Wine Australia boosts its capability in the Asian region

LATIN AMERICA

• Brazil has signature wines
• Colombia’s new drinks passion

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Nigeria: Bubbles, brands and new consumers

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• What’s the Difference Between Pinot Gris and Pinot Grigio?

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

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

• New Wine Business Market Manager at Saxco

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HARVEST 2013 VIDEO

2013 Harvest At Chalk Hill Estate. Click Image To View

Email me links to your 2013 harvest videos: lperdue@ideaworx.com. I’ll include as many as I can.

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