NEWS FETCH – September 13, 2013

TOP NEWS

• San Joaquin County Winery Decision: Moratorium Or Suggestion?
• Lodi Farmers Speak Out Against Businesses Masquerading As Wineries
• Pernod Ricard’s chief-in-waiting toasts a deal-filled decade
• Farmworker sues grower for sexual assault in the workplace
• Looking for investments in Napa Valley
• Italian Govt To Investigate Natural Wine
• Why environmentalists turned against Cal fracking bill
• Crusher Wine District Forming in Napa
• Oregon approves beer, wine sales at state liquor stores

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY – Scroll to bottom for video.

• Napa Valley Harvest in High Gear as Picking Switches from White Wine Grapes to Reds
• Early Harvesting Update from El Dorado County- Placerville area
• France heading for small but high-quality 2013 wine vintage
• NY Harvest: Chardonnay for Sparkling Wine at Fox Run Vineyards
• Austria – Challenging weather causes crop reduction

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Crus Bourgeois du Médoc Intros Anti-Fake bottle sticker
• Nigerian firm pays highest price in Nederburg auction
• Lafite ’06 Bordeaux At Lowest Level Since May
• Jeff Koons’ $20,000 Bottle of Dom

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

HEALTH & INEBRIATION

• ‘Beer goggle’ study wins Ig Nobel award
• Mendo Winery Owner Arrested After Party Ruckus
• Vicar bans communion wine to make addicts feel welcome
• Sober drinking knowledge often fails ‘in the moment’ of intoxication
• Glasses that detect drugs developed
• Older drinkers may experience fewer hangovers due to less intense drinking

MARKETING & SALES

• Building Brands for a Winery and Region Simultaneously
• The 10 most watched online drinks ads

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Tweeting Your Way Out Of A Job
• Are You as Social Media-Savvy as You Think?
• Best Wine Apps for Android
• Drync: app lets you discover, scan and order wine

MEDIA & BOOKS

• Academic Wino Needs Guest Writers and Bloggers
• You’re Watching TAINT TV

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Thinking about tasting on a Friday morning
• Snobbery Debunked By Science: It’s OK To Order The Cheapest Wine
• Skip the pretentious talk and pay attention to what you’re tasting
• People will have to ‘learn to love’ Bordeaux 2012
• The myth of wine and food pairings

• The Wine Bible [Sponsored Link]

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Sustainability in the Wine Industry

EUROPE & THE UK

• France – Flavoured wines may fall foul of government
• French wine and spirits exporters welcome first-half growth
• Frescobaldi appoints new president

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

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Dr Schwartz purchases renowned Hunter Valley vineyard
• OZ: Vineyard owners battle to protect grapevines

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wipes For Red Wine Teeth
• Intel unveils wine-powered processor
• When Blue Nun ruled the wine world

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

OLIVE OIL

• Trade Commission Releases Report U.S. Olive Oil Competitiveness

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Craft Distillers Find Shelf Space At Retail, Even Amid A Rising Tide Of New Distribution

RANDOM WINE REVIEW OF THE DAY

• From the Random Wine Review Generator

“A corrupting macademia nut finish and crude strawberry overtones are mixed in the 1999 Chardonnay from Gonzales Winery.

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