NEWS FETCH – October 15, 2013

TOP NEWS

• BofA Bullish On Silicon Valley Bank & Wine “Niche”
• Jackson Family’s Banke Keen For More Deals
• Glazer’s Moves Into Canada, Signs Key Suppliers
• Casella Toasts Billionth Yellow Tail

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Cal Winegrape harvest set to go long
• Tablas Creek: Down 21% in Yields; Quality Excellent
• Lodi Zinfandel harvest nearing end
• Cinque Terre: The impossible harvest at Prima Terra

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Californian vintners respond to “precious and limited” water
• Another dry year could be bad news for Calif
• Lateral Moves North
• Winemaker credits Cohn with fostering creativity
• Director aims to‘re-energize SB Vintners Assn
• Windsor-area winery seeks expansion
  

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LEGAL MATTERS

• Calif Grocers Assn v. ABC, Part 2: Appeals Court Vacates Trade Advisory That Correctly Guided Licensee Conduct
• Tang sues LA lawyer for libel over ‘fake’ DRC
• Table Grape growers lose patent case against USDA, grape commission

MARKETING & SALES

• Truett-Hurst Launches Square Bottle
• LVMH/Moet-Hennessy to launch first India-made sparkling wine
• Beer, Booze Biz To Spend More On Ads
• Mid-strength beers and wines gaining popularity
• Cheers! Airlines strive to select perfect wines

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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook Comment Systems Deter Website Trolls
• How the wisdom of crowds can give brands a social purpose

MMM (MORE MILLENNIAL MADNESS)

• (Me)rlot Generation: Millenials’ extreme wine consumption changing industry
• Millennials drinking more wine than the lame-os of the past

MEDIA MATTERS

• Beyond the Budometer: Tim Hanni’s Vinotype Analysis
• Did Bloggers Just Win A Battle In “The War Over Wine?”

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What does “elegant” mean in wine?
• Terroir and Meaning: An Interim Recap
• California’s Next Wine Wave Of Blue Chips
• The Father of the Age of Semillon : Bruce Tyrrell
• Sip/Tuck/Decant

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Pontet-Canet ’08 Sells Near Three-Year Liv-Ex Low

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PRIVATIZATION

• Stand up for consumers

HEALTH

• Resveratrol could aid radiation treatment for cancer

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Some great photos of Regional Wine Week
• NJ: Wine industry sees growth, increase of vineyards statewide
• TX: Winery on the Auction Block

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The rise of the machines: farewell to warts and all?
• Product aims to prevent mold in grapes, berries

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TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine Economists Sets 2014 Annual Conference

EUROPE & THE UK

• Saint Emilion – a Hot Property and a Hotbed of Rivalry?
• Clampdown planned as UK loses millions to wine fraud
• Vouvray: what has it done to deserve all this?

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DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Casella slams Yellow Tail critics

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Michelin Chefs Toast Abe as Yen Turns $5,000 Wine Cheap

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The HoseMaster’s Wine Genius Grants

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