NEWS FETCH – February 11, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Treasury Wine: Incompetent, Irrational, Disorganized
• WHO’s World Cancer Report 2014 Biased & Inaccurate
• Environmentalists dread Obama’s California drought trip
• Farm Bill: A trillion in the trough

• A Stellar Sales Pitch Starts With Only One Thing? [Sponsored Link]

CALIFORNIA 2013 CRUSH REPORT

• Tidal Wave of Moscato Rises in California
• North Coast winegrape crop in 2013 sets new records
• Value of 2013 Napa grape harvest comes close to record
• Another California Grape Crush for the Record Books
• Ciatti: Back-To-Back Record Calif Harvests
• Turrentine: 2nd Consecutive Record Winegrape Harvest
• Record California Wine Grape Harvest

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• NZ winemakers set for record harvest?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• 10th Annual Wine Industry Technology Symposium June 30 & July 1
• Early California Wildfires Jeopardize Homes and Vineyards
• Arizona man ID’d as victim of World Ag Expo accident in Tulare
• Vallejo vineyard producing wine for 17 years
• The California wine industry wouldn’t be where it is without Colorado

• Introduction to Water in California [Sponsored Link]

DROUGHT/WATER & OBAMA

• N. Coast Reservoir levels growing, but drought measures remain
• Weekend of rain puts dent in drought
• Tell President Obama how he could improve Fresno and the Valley
• President Obama will learn in Fresno visit that California water issues aren’t easy to unravel
• Modesto Irrigation District proposal would slash water for farms, hike rates

• Water 4.0: The Past, Present, and Future of the World’s Most Vital Resource [Sponsored Link]

DISTRIBUTORS, DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• AR Okays wine shipments, for onsite sales to private homes
• Fight over KY Kentucky grocery wine continues
• Shocking: Boston Wine Expo’s move against DTC supporters

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• CEO choice a last chance for Treasury Wine board
• Treasury Relaunches Souverain, Adds New North Coast Wines

FINANCE, M&A

• Asian Investors vie for stake in India’s Largest Wine Co.

• The West without Water: What Past Floods, Droughts, and Other Climatic Clues Tell Us about Tomorrow [Sponsored Link]

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bottled Asset Fund pays first distribution
• Paying for Provenance

• Water: The Epic Struggle for Wealth, Power, and Civilization [Sponsored Link]

HEALTH

• Red wine and aspirin could kill cancer cells
• Wine as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle: A Review of 2013 Conferences

LEGAL MATTERS

• 50 Shades of Champagne? Krug wanted ‘total submission’

SALES

• Millennials, sparklers drive up Italian wine sales in US
• Distilled Spirits, Wine Consumption Continued to Rise in 2013; Beer Saw Pockets of Growth
• Single serve wine formats set to grow

• Markets and the Environment [Sponsored Link]

MARKETING & PROMOTION

• Do Wine Blogs Matter For Selling Wine?
• Millennials More Likely to Browse, Make Impulse Buys
• Start Preparing a Wine Marketing Strategy for the Holidays Now
• Carneros Wine Alliance Launches “Voices of Carneros” Campaign
• When Developing Consumer Contests, Simple is Often Best
• Hispanic Women Connect with Friends, Brands and News via Social

• Facebook Marketing for Wineries and Tips on How To Engage [Sponsored Link]

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• World Ag Expo opens Tuesday in Tulare

• Planning Wine Trade Show Participation [Sponsored Link]

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How to cut through the crap when you’re looking for a CRM tool

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

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 10 Ways Companies Drive Away Talent
• Obamacare Medium-Sized Employer Mandate Delayed Again

• Managing Water Resources: Methods and Tools for a Systems Approach [Sponsored Link]

MEDIA MATTERS

• The future of wine writing: obscure
• How to Treat a Wine Journalist to Get Coverage
• A worldwide analysis about wine blogs
• Wine Curmudgeon to TV weather fear mongers: You owe me

• Beyond Chinatown: The Metropolitan Water District, Growth, and the Environment [Sponsored Link]

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Bag-in-box wine spoils more quickly than in glass
• Williams Selyem Winemaker Bob Cabral Stepping Down
• Rhone Recognition + Turley In Amador

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

WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Domaine de Vassal, Protecting The Biodiversity of The Vine

• Chinatown (DVD) [Sponsored Link]

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Resources to help manage smoke taint concerns
• Powdery Mildew Prevention (not Control) in Chardonnay Vineyards

• Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever [Sponsored Link]

EUROPE & THE UK

• 20 Arrested For Stealing More Than $1.35m of Bordeaux Wine
• Strong GBP and harvest means UK wine buyers will seek quality over price this year

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

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Washington’s tangled politics could slow Trans-Pacific Partnership

• How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World’s Most Dynamic Region [Sponsored Link]

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Stray Mongrel of Hentley Farm

• The Control of Nature [Sponsored Link]

OLIVE OIL

• Dalmia Sells Olive Oil Business to Cargill
• Is Hemp An Olive Oil Alternative?
• New Online Course on Olive Oil Quality
• Olive Council Examines ‘Legality’ of Flavored Extra Virgin Olive Oils

ALMONDS & OTHER TREE NUTS

• Six ways to get your almond orchard ready for bloom

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Land purchase moves Bear Republic toward ‘destination brewery’
• Craft brewers finding it easier to access capital
• These are the 10 best American beer fests

• Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers [Sponsored Link]