NEWS FETCH – October 18, 2013

TOP NEWS

• 7-Eleven to sell upscale wines
• FedEx Reverses ND Delivery Halt
• Anti-Terrorist Technology In A Wine App?
• FDIC seeks $12 million from former Sonoma Valley Bank executives
• Exporting Wine to China Seminar Report

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Treasury Wine: Calif Harvest Looking Good
• Wild Boar and rain take bite out of Roussillon vintage
• Bordeaux Producers Struggle To Get Best From 2013
• Monterey Growers Praise Harvest, Plead for Rain
• France’s Wine Inventory Reachs 12-Year Low
• NZ: Erratic night’for vineyard frost fighters
• Frost ruins Barossa grapes

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Winery in Napa airport area gets approval
• Red Blotch Session at the Napa Valley Wine + Grape EXPO
• Planning Commission allows Windsor Oaks Winery to expand
• Canada’s Napa Valley Wine Invasion
  

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DISTRIBUTORS, DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Canadian Fed Govt to Amend Shipping Law for Beer, Spirits

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Latin America drives Diageo to first quarter growth
• Cognac’s Fortunes Rise In U.S., As Asia Slows
• Chinese abstinence hits drinks firms Diageo , Remy
• Tuopai Shede Wines 9-mth profit plunge

FINANCE, M&A, PRIVATE EQUITY

• Breathometer gets $2M to tell you that you’re drunk
• TPG Co-founder Bill Price Makes Great Wine You Can’t Buy

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex:Trade falls for First Growths

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REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• Clarifications on ABC Sweepstakes & Contests in Calif
• Shutdown Over, But COLAs May Be Slow

MARKETING & SALES

• Inside an Online Wine Dealer
• Sex sells — even for wine in the 1970s
• How prestigious wine regions achieved success
• Grape becomes UK’s top wine buying cue
• Pennsylvania Wines Launches New Brand, Mobile Site

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TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Global Wine Expo takes shape in the Huailai Valley
• Napa’s own wine trade show

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Key Difference Between Wine Reviewers and Book Reviewers
• The rise of ‘dark search’ is great for publishers, bad for keyword stuffers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Body Count – On Describing the Body of Wine
• State of the grape: Viognier
• The Steep Slopes of Apalta, Colchagua Valley

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MUSINGS ABOUT MATTERS OF TASTE

• Misty water-colored memories…
• Rocca in My Head
• The Death of Rosé
• Jamie Goode’s Wine manifesto

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Idaho rising

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Where is one-fifth of the world’s fresh water hiding?

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Nomacorc Announces Life Cycle Analysis Results
• Western IPM Center offers $200,000 in IPM grant funds
• When Corks Go Bad —Random Chance or Big-Time Problem?
• Farmers need protection in GMO disputes

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EUROPE & THE UK

• Brunello consortium considers sub-zone designations
• Italian Authorities Expand Barolo’s Most Famous Vineyard
• Fiorano Wine Estate in Italy Making a Comeback
• Hong Kong wine charge increases Berry Bros losses
• Plumpton offers UK’s first MSc in Viticulture & Oenology

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ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China opens the largest château in Asia

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentine Wineries Struggle As Production Costs Double
• Visits to Argentine wineries up

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Drinking disasters, and the holidays they inspire
• 15 beer and wine facts that may surprise you

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OLIVE OIL

• Concern in Europe Over New Olive Oil Standards