NEWS FETCH – October 22, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Rack & Riddle Expands With Sonoma County Facility
• Arrests Made in $2.7m Romanée-Conti Fraud Ring
• Constellation’s Run Isn’t Over Yet
• Washington GMO Labeling Fight Creeps Closer
• List names companies opposing GMO labeling effort

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• White varietals hit hardest by Chilean frost
• OZ: More Riverina vines damaged by frost
• Bordeaux 2013 – the end of the harvest
• Great end to ’13 harvest
• New Zealand Wine Exports Increased to a Record in 2012-13 Year
• Grape Harvest Winds Down in Napa

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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wineries consider trying to rein in SJ county supervisors
• Huge Napa Harvest Stresses Warehouse Space
• Sonoma County slows deliberation on stream setbacks
• Ram’s Gate Winery ventures into produce field

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Boiler room wine fraudsters headed for prison
• Mouton ’08 Stable 15% Below 2013 Peak

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HEALTH

• Wine Antioxidants
• Alzheimer’s genetic risk factor linked to resveratrol target protein

REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• Top 5 Worst States for Alcohol Taxes

MARKETING & SALES

• Re-Branding Australia (and Australian Wine)
• BeverageTradeNetwork.com Launches New Buyer Platform
• Perception of Wine Taste Due To Celebrity Athlete Endorsement

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

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• An Employer Primer on the Affordable Care Act

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

MEDIA MATTERS

• Johnson Vs Clarke: A tale of two wine guides
• The most horrifying article about wine in 2013

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Do People Really Taste Wine Differently?
• That pesky quality-price ratio: QPR reconsidered
• So You Want to Go to Winemaking School?
• Parker’s 100-point enthusiasm
• Drinking Environment affects taste
• Jay McInerney Splooges “On Wine”

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OH CANADA!

• BC Wine Industry Doesn’t Expect Changes Because of EU Trade Deal

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• PA: New mobile website uses GPS to find Pennsylvania wine
• VA: ABC cracking down on wine tastings, dinners

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]

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Islamist Alcohol Ban Shuts Turkish Winery

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