NEWS FETCH – November 19, 2013

TOP NEWS

• China being held back by profiteering wine importers
• TWE signs supply chain agreements with Accolade Wines US
• $335 Mil In Napa/Sonoma County Vineyard & Related Sales
• Prosecco sales fizz as champagne goes flat
• SJ Valley helps U.S. farm exports hit record
• Ag Groups Urge Fair Trade With Developing Countries
• Online wine opening up mass Chinese market
• Will Washington Actually Do Anything Useful This Year?
• Farm Bill conference committee ready to make progress

HARVEST 2013/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Calif Harvest Report: Early, Exceptional
• EU wine producers see record 11% increase
• Italy’s grape harvest up 15% over 2012
• 2013: The straw that broke the French camel’s back?
• Tough vintage pulls plug on flagship NZ wine
• Sierra Foothills Harvest: Good Quality
• WA: Juice grapes not enjoying same abundance as wine grapes

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California’s legacy vineyards celebrate their vintage
• Brown releases proposed rules for fracking
• Copia can still fulfill its intended goal
• Ag Labor Management seminar in Lake County
• Clapping for Ballard Canyon
• Women For Wine Sense: New Treasurer
• Lone Madrone to move cider production to Atascadero

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Oregon liquor reform difficult but coming
• Push to sell wine and liquor at Kentucky grocery stores
• MA: Restaurant and Business Alliance pushes wine bill

FINANCE, M&A

• China’s Legend Holdings announces JP Moueix partnership
• Kickstarter Campaign Rolls out in Nevada for a new Vineyard & Winery

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• “Counterfeiting… not just for fine wines”
• Rare Wine Offerings from Premiere Napa Valley Collection
• Montrose 2005 Declines to 11-Month Liv-Ex Low

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

HEALTH

• Drinking After 40: Why Hangovers may Be Worse
• Can wine cause cancer?
• Smaller Sips & Bites may reduce calorie intake

WATER

• Cooperation urged over SJ Valley groundwater loss
• Comments Sought on California Water Action Plan
• Committee questions EPA’s McCarthy on water rule

LEGAL MATTERS

• Wine Trademarks in China

MARKETING & SALES

• Hardys emphasizes Chardonnay in £1.8m media campaign
• Pinot Noir in a can launched
• Farmer Trading Cards: A Unique Promotional Tool
• Binny’s Opens 30th Store

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

WINE PRICE AND VALUE

• In search of the true value of a bottle of wine
• Race to the bottom’keeps Wine Hero awake nights
• 10 Undervalued Producers

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 6 Ways to Maximize Your Trade Show Investment
• Vinisud’s Promise, An Interview With President Fabrice Rieu
• Make wine less intimidating say global leaders at Wine Vision

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Social media is not just marketing it is a way to do business
• Why Social Media Advice From Traditional Wine Media Is Almost Always Wrong
• Who Is the Real Mobile-Only Audience?
• Black Friday Gets More Digital
• Responsive web design vs. adaptive delivery: Which one’s right for you?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is Chronicle Food going away? Some perspective
• How to taste the difference between blends
• Willamette Valley’s Brooks Rieslings
• Is ageability old news?
• All About Albariño masterclass heads to London
• Heimoff Meanders

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

DISTRIBUTORS

• Deutsch’s The Calling Adds Russian River Pinot Noir
• Southern Adds To Executive Team

OH CANADA!

• LCBO to release nine nouveau wines on 21 November

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Italian red varieties thrive in Northwest vineyards, wineries
• ID: What’s Ahead for Idaho Wine?
• OR: Music Exec and Burgundy Star Collaborating on Pinot Noir

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Composted urban waste fills gap in supply

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bordeaux moves in mysterious ways
• Sweet Victory For Wine Region Of Ariège

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

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Women in Wine: Not the Same Story as ‘Gods of Food’
• Consumers want transparency on food
• When Is Wine Art?
• The Search for Wines that Taste and Do Good

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

OLIVE OIL

• Rabbinate Battles ‘Phony’ Unkosher Olive Oils
• Spain passes olive oil bottle law

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Experts say craft beers on tap to boost economy
• Stolen craft beer could be sold as wine on black market