NEWS FETCH – January 16, 2014

TOP NEWS

• SVB: The 2014 State Of The Wine Industry Is … Forrest Gump?
• Federal court upholds KY ban on liquor sales in groceries
• Lot 18 Secures Brick & Mortar Retail License from NYSLA
• A wine forecast the industry can toast—for now
• U.S. Agriculture Research Falling Behind
• Accidental Wine

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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• USDA names California counties for drought disaster assistance
• SJ Supervisors continue to dither on winery events measure
• Sonoma County Winegrowers seek 100 percent sustainability
• Ag: $3B To Santa Barbara County
• Water agency, partners eye Russian River update, plan
• AmCan council OKs 6 acres of new warehouses
• St. Helena OKs small wineries in neighborhoods
• California raisins part of USDA food program
• B.R. Cohn Winery Names East Coast Regional Sales Manager

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DROUGHT/WATER

• National water forecast predicts limited supply west of Continental Divide
• Gov. Brown bids to change authority over drinking water money
• Modesto Irrigation District directors see dire straits of Don Pedro Reservoir
• Is There Rain on the Horizon for California’s Vineyards?

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• North Coast Grape and Bulk Wine Prices Stable After Big Harvests
• Burgundy producers look for new sources of supply

ICE … WINE

• Deep freeze boosts Canada’s icewine harvest
• Austrian Ice wine harvest at risk of rotting

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Local store owner wants to keep fighting liquor, wine ban in Ky.
• TN Grocery Stores Prepare To Sell Wine
• PLCB Appoints Acting Executive Director
• The 21st Amendment and the Case of “Be Careful What You Wish For”

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• India: Supreme Court defers appeal against UBHL-Diageo deal
• Pernod’s Ysios steps up luxury ambitions

• When the Money Runs Out: The End of Western Affluence [Sponsored Link]

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux 2013 en primeur could shake up wine industry
• Bordeaux vs. Burgundy: Wine Auction Showdown in Hong Kong
• Burgundy Lovers Buying Up Back Vintages

• Breakfast at Sotheby’s [Sponsored Link]

HEALTH

• Studies link alcohol to early death, memory loss
• Red wine offsets harmful effects of obesity, UT study finds
• Gout’s on the rise – so how can you avoid it?

LEGAL MATTERS

• Website Reviews And Product Descriptions Valuable In Trademarking

INDUSTRY DATA

• Chart of the Day: America’s love for wine

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MARKETING & SALES

• The State of eCommerce in 2014
• Beyond 1,000 Cases: How To Guarantee Repeat Sales
• Why I Often Order Wine By the Glass
• Cabernet Franc’s popularity set to explode
• 3 Wine Trends

• Planning Wine Trade Show Participation [Sponsored Link]

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• NY Industry Organizations To Host Joint Wine And Grape Event

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Chicago-Based Winestyr Delivers Craft Wines to Your Door

• Writing on the Wall: Social Media – The First 2,000 Years [Sponsored Link]

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Getting Started in the Business: Choose the best entity

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

MEDIA MATTERS

• If you thought winespeak was bad, how does potspeak sound?
• Scratch & Sniff Not Up to Scratch
• When wine writing really gets ugly: the sad truth about the Gily-Tessardi affaire

• The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking [Sponsored Link]

MATTERS OF TASTE

• High Alcohol Epiphany – Elegance above 14%
• In praise of second cheapest wine.
• Jackson Family Wines hires Oregon Pinot Noir star Rynders
• Living Courage: Paul Lato Wines

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PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Longneck aluminium beer bottle makes African debut

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Researchers unveil ‘comprehensive’ test to detect genetic modification in foods

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

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• World Ag Expo announces Top-10 New Product Winners
• EPA Funds Projects To Reduce Pesticide Use, Risks To Bees

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Helicopter Crash Victim Found But Château Owners Still Missing
• Bordeaux copter crash victim identified

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

OLIVE OIL

• Olive Oil World: Online Olive Oil School Goes Live

• The Science of Cheese [Sponsored Link]

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• ‘Dead whale’ beer banned

BIZARRE

• Giant cockroach climbs inside man’s ear, removed with olive oil