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• Harvest helper at Gamble Family Vineyards (Video)
• Liquor lobby standing strong
• Takeaways From the Beer Wholesalers Annual Confab
• Five ways to reform B.C.’s antiquated liquor laws
• NE: Grapes flourish amid the cottonwoods
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg blames wine for SOTU nap
• Don’t be afraid to question authority when it comes to wine
• A copper-colored wine confounds sommeliers
• How to Beat an Overpriced Wine List
• Hidden Assult on Wine Consumers From Obscure and Archaic Laws
• The Wisdom of Age
• Experiment or Die
• Napa Merlot Harvest (Part 2)
• Italy harvest report updates
• A South African wine innovator (by Jancis Robinson)
• Moldovan Wine Tunnels Dwarf Napa’s
• Leoville-Las Cases 2010 Declines to Record Low $2,500 on Liv-Ex
• What people think about organic farming and foods?
• Irrigators seek seat at Columbia River Treaty table
• SPI sells Kremlyovskaya
• The Mechanism Behind Resveratrol’s Health Benefits: How Does The “Magic” Happen?
• Nielsen measuring audience of TV-related tweets during programs
• Let’s hear it for emerging wine regions
• RIP Terry Wright, a great wine geologist
• Scientists Pool Expertise in Fight Against Fake Olive Oils
• Laurent-Perrier’s Guillaume Deglise to replace Robert Beynat as chief executive of Vinexpo
• Tesco signs three-year business plan with Accolade Wines
• California farmers warned to adapt to climate change

TOP NEWS

• US wine sales: Nowhere to go but up
• Lindeman’s bids to be World’s Biggest Australian wine brand
• Pioneer Sonoma winegrower Dale Goode Dies

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• UK: Insiders hint at bumper year for Sussex wine
• ID: A Bountiful Harvest

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• VinAsset Pres To Keynote Moss Adams Oct 17 Wine Industry Conf
• Jerry McFarland’s legacy

• The New California Wine: A Guide to the Producers and Wines Behind a Revolution in Taste [Sponsored Link]

DISTRIBUTORS, DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Why wine professionals don’t love Pennsylvania
• PA: Liquor privatization could reignite this year

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Silicon Valley Bank UK Expands Into Life Science Sector

FINANCE, M&A

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• From Watches To Wine, Luxury Trumps Equity For Chinese Collectors
• Record sales at Nedbank wine auction
• Sotheby’s London to showcase finest & rarest wine
• Pawn Shop Solutions for Wine Investors
• Laser-Based Technology Tackles Wine Counterfeits

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

HEALTH

• Female alcohol abuse is a global epidemic

REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

LEGAL MATTERS

• Cadbury Loses Trademark Purple
• NY: New wine laws to promote upstate producers

MARKETING & SALES

• New AVAs won’t confuse consumers, insist winemakers
• Frescobaldi to launch high-end sparkler
• Frescobaldi: Volumes don’t interest me

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

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Content is King, Distribution is Queen + Direct vs. Brand Marketing
• Adblock to Twitter: Only sell ads we like (and then we won’t block them)

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Employee fears of layoffs drop to lowest levels in 5 years

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

MEDIA MATTERS

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Some more thoughts on authenticity in wine
• Conservative Wine Not Kosher Enough for Rabbis
• Talking with Massimo Ricco, Il Poggione Agronomist

• Extreme Wine: Searching the World for the Best, the Worst, the Outrageously Cheap, the Insanely Overpriced, and the Undiscovered [Sponsored Link]

WINE EDUCATION

WINE TOURISM

OH CANADA!

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• It’s Regional Wine Week — So Drink Local (As If You Weren’t Already)
• Regional Wine Week Begins
• VA: Ten Facts Virginians May Not Know About Virginia Wine

ACADEMIA

• Wine Sensory Lab Receives Funding

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

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

EUROPE & THE UK

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

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Supermarket discounting hurting wine exports
• OZ: Shiraz Maker Revives Australian Wines

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

LATIN AMERICA

SOUTH AFRICA

AROUND THE GLOBE

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Hugh Johnson’s Pocket Wine Book 2014 [Sponsored Link]

OLIVE OIL

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

APPOINTMENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

JUST CAN’T MAKE STUFF LIKE THIS UP

RANDOM WINE REVIEW OF THE DAY

• From the Random Wine Review Generator

“The 2005 Merlot from Acme Winery brings us light-footed cherry midtones with a retrograde white pepper bouquet.”