NEWS FETCH – November 8, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Ageing populations: Wine’s Biggest Global Opportunity
• Restaurant sales, traffic improve in October
• Govt Shutdown Hurt US exports of beer and wine
• Mass. Legislators to Consider Direct Shipping
• 300 years of sweat won’t save Port from obscurity’
• Winemaker kills thief with poisoned wine
• Stand by for more of less from Congress
• Kurniawan may plead insanity in trial
• Fake Wine, Insanity, Counterfeiters and Crazy Buyers
• Pot Advocates Join NeoProhibitionist Alcohol Bashers

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Californian wines : China’s latest crush?
• A Brief Appraisal of California Pinot Noir
• VinTank and Delectable: Imagine a World
• Napa Wine + Grape Expo next Thursday
• Wine & Paint: Pinot’s Palette

MARKETING & SALES

• Asian youth prefer Western drinking culture
• Frescobaldi Projects Double-Digit U.S. Growth
• Wine Label Design Crushes: Expensive Reds
• Hot New Winery Death
• Vice Index Predicts Sober Holiday Season

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

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Harvest update from Oregon
• High Quality SLO County harvest expected
• France Prunes 2013 Wine Production
• NZ: Export demand sparks rush on Marlborough plantings
• Harvest Report – Languedoc

• Happy reader says: “The community is abuzz about this book:” Wine Curmudgeon’s Guide to Cheap Wine. [Sponsored Link]

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Chanhyu: A Glass half full
• High sales of Mumm continue to flow for Pernod
• Diageo may miss deadline to fully acquire 27.40% stake in USL
• Pernod Ricard grows faster, narrows gap with United Spirits

FINANCE, M&A

• Henri Maire sees 30-yr boost from Laboure-Roi deal

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• WW1 Champagne put up for auction
• Billionaire Bets on Trend Toward Quality
• Fine time to invest in wine

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

HEALTH

• Eat more chocolate, lower your body fat

REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• Alcohol ads reaching too many US young people

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES – HONG KONG

• Wine Australia bullish on Asia
• French wineries show diversity
• Attendees at Hong Kong Wine Fair Scout Opportunities

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Taking more charity wine auctions online

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Glade Candle or Cheap Wine: Can You Tell The Difference?
• Naked Wines founder: Winemakers are underpaid, terroir is overpriced (Caution NSFW)
• Appreciating Good Local Sparkling Wine
• Fervor versus Flavors
• Harmonic Convergence in an Alternate Universe of Orange Wine

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

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 4 Lessons from the Rollout of HealthCare.gov

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

BOOKS

• The 10 things an author worries about after writing a wine book
• The Vineyard Book by Jack Johnston
• Beyond the Pale: The Sierra Nevada Story

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MD: Wine industry sees tremendous growth over last decade

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Conservation Districts Meet To Probe Water Protection

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Anatolia province in Turkey is birthplace of winemaking

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

LATIN AMERICA

• No danger of Argentina relying on Malbec too much

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Insane in the Brain
• Re: Re:Find: A Re:Markable Find

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