NEWS FETCH – February 20, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Why Are Calif Farmers Exporting Water To China?
• Treasury Wines Estates picks outsider as its new leader
• Treasury Wine H1 earnings slide 38 pct on sales drop
• Scroll down for more Treasury Wine Estates coverage
• Petition to Oust USDA from US dietary guideline Role
• Potential Tax Changes Could Cost Ag $4 Billion Potential
• Venture capitalist would split California into six states

• Ten Proven Methods to Motivate Your Sales Team [Sponsored Link]

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Drought Damages Vines as California Wineries Go Thirsty
• Napa Planners approve Calistoga barrel storage
• Global Wine Partners Announces Ray Chadwick as Principal
• New Beer Industry Technology Symposium Set For Napa
• Velleno and Orozco promoted at Sattui & Castello di Amorosa

• Introduction to Water in California [Sponsored Link]

DROUGHT/WATER

• State to spend $687 Million for drought relief
• SJ Valley farmers brace for ‘devastating water news’
• Nuanced definitions muddy SLO water debate
• Water contractors will pay bulk of the bill for Delta tunnels

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

TREASURY WINE ESTATES

• Treasury Wine Positive on China Over Long Term: CEO
• Australia’s Treasury Wine hires new CEO to lead way out
• New TWE chief to review businesses
• Treasury Wine Estates names Michael Clarke as new chief executive

FINANCE, M&A

• Northwest Farm Credit Services earnings up 26.5 %

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

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Kansas businesses split on expanded liquor sales
• Kansas groceries renew push for wine, liquor sales

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Guigal’s 2010 ‘La Las’ spark flurry of trading

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

MARKETING & SALES

• Frisson Wines Retains Balzac Communications

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

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• NC: Grape growers conference planned

• Planning Wine Trade Show Participation [Sponsored Link]

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• What’s a community manager for?
• Will your mobile commerce see growth in 2014?
• How To Set Up Valuable Reports for Your Winery in Google Analytics

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

MATTERS OF TASTE

• I’ll have some Roussillon, hold the Rivesaltes
• Is WineEnthusiast biased when it comes to Italian whites?
• Oregon winemaker turns to Washington for Zinfandel
• Hanging With Joel Peterson
• Wine, Body and Perfection
• Dividing Pigs

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

WINE TOURISM

• Chinese fast becoming Australia’s top wine tourists

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• ID: WineAmerica leader shares insight with Idaho industry
• NY: Impact of wine industry climbs to $4.8 billion
• OR: An Entrepreneur’s Guide To Portland’s Wine And Food Scene

• Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water [Sponsored Link]

EUROPE & THE UK

• Calorie warning on Sainsbury’s labels
• The proposed 74th DOCG
• The Legend & Legacy Of Valpolicella’s Giuseppe Quintarelli
• Body of Bordeaux Wine Estate’s Chinese Owner Found

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

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Winery on low-alcohol mission

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• From Bouzy To Rocky Knob: The Colorful Names Of Wine Regions
• Happy birthday Jess Jackson

• The Control of Nature [Sponsored Link]

ALMONDS & OTHER TREE NUTS

• Three almond diseases to watch out for this spring
• Pruning may not pay for walnut growers
• Lots of almond trees, drought and bee shortage could mean trouble in Valley
• NOW control hinges on pistachio fundamentals
• Bee supply and demand should be balanced for almond bloom