NEWS FETCH – December 30, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Gallo Going On Offense With Columbia Winery Relaunch
• 1,000-year-old vineyards discovered in Spain
• A Champagne Toast to the Last Tax of 2013
• Tyler Colman: What Lies Ahead For The Wine World In 2014?
• 2014 Trends: Demand for vineyards to push values, import share
• Interview, Part 2: Campari America Chairman Gerry Ruvo

• Time for Your Annual Distributor Review: 11 Points that you need to cover [Sponsored Link]

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Point Winery Owner Says Permit Hassles ‘Groundless’
• St. Regis Stanly Lane resort preparing to submit final plans
• Protector of Napa vines, Whitmer retires as ag commissioner
• Wyatt Irrigation sold to Ohio company

• The New California Wine: A Guide to the Producers and Wines Behind a Revolution in Taste [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Maureen Downey Considers Kurniawan’s Legacy

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

LEGAL MATTERS

• Duckhorn, Trinchero Tussle Over Duck Commander Wines
• Duckhorn wines sues Duck ‘Dynasty’ Commander

MARKETING & SALES

• Door-to-door liquor delivery helps small stores survive
• How much shelf space Does E.J. Gallo control?

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

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinitaly International Importer Connect debuts

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Steve’s Conversation With Santa About Social Media
• Facebook remains the 800-pound gorilla of social media
• Young users see Facebook as ‘dead and buried’

• The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Great Drinks [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

MEDIA MATTERS

• Hawk Wakawaka Interview at Imbibe Magazine On Tap Online

• Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

MATTERS OF TASTE

• ’47 Cheval Blanc a precursor of today’s Napa style?

• The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert: Take a Whiff of That [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

MATTERS OF NO TASTE AT ALL

• Duck Dynasty Chardonnay Tastes Better Than Downton Abbey Bordeaux Blanc

• Postmodern Winemaking: Rethinking the Modern Science of an Ancient Craft [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

EUROPE & THE UK

• Ceremony planned as divers search river for missing chateau owners
• French Bulk-Wine Prices Rise, Lift Whites to Three-Year High

• Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer’s Tour of France [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Tom Seaver — pitcher’s mound to wine ground

• Whiskey Women: The Untold Story of How Women Saved Bourbon, Scotch, and Irish Whiskey [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

OLIVE OIL

• 10 Most-Read Olive Oil Stories of 2013
• Spanish Harvest Marked by High Volumes, Low Prices