NEWS FETCH – October 9, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Calif Wine Biz Lacks Leadership Says LtGov
• China Pine Potential Beats US, Says NZ Estate Owner
• Jackson Family Wines Buys 4th Oregon Site
• El Dorado Wine Grapes Target Artisan Wine Niche
• Chablis battles rot
• The top 100 private landowners in the US

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The Pros Conning Collectors
• Wally’s Launches Auction Arm With $3m Sale
• Liv-ex: 2010s find a level
• Cos d’Estournel ’09 Trades Near 2-Yr Low

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

HEALTH

• Sitting is the new smoking
• SAfrica May Ban Wine Festivals to Curb Drinking

MARKETING & SALES

• Oddbins shows alternative to price promotions
• Why Google Trends is a market researcher’s best friend

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Spend MORE time at social media? No way!
• Wine Biz Still Grappling With TTB Social Media Regs
• Enotria launches ethical social media wine
• IBM researcher can decipher your personality from looking at 200 of your tweets

MEDIA MATTERS

• Latour’s Pinault hires Araujo consultant
• Knackered Mothers’ Wine Club: blog to book to TV

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Tempranillo: Australia’s Next Shiraz, only better?
• Baby Harlan & Queen Victoria’s Favorite Wine
• Washington State’s Cyber Wine Tongue

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

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

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

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The Future of Winemaking Is in High-Tech Robotics

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• André Lurton hires Michel Rolland

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

LATIN AMERICA

• Montechez bets on precision viticulture

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

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

JUST CAN’T MAKE STUFF LIKE THIS UP

• Aussie Farmer cheats death with pocketknife

RANDOM WINE REVIEW OF THE DAY

• From the Random Wine Review Generator

“ Pepperoni Bros Vineyards unites South American citrus elements and a complex molasses aroma in their 2010 Chenin Blanc..”