NEWS FETCH – April 22, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Proposed NY Liquor Authority Bill: Huge Changes, Expansion for Craft
• Argentina harvest down by 20%
• London Wine Company sued over fake Yquem

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REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• Wine: How retailers won in Tennessee
• Washington Liquor Privatization Progress Report
• Internet sales sparks new wine war

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California Wine Museum Hopes to Open in 2015
• Winemaker aims for downtown L.A.
• Napa Vintners Invite Neighbors to Visit their Vineyards

• Introduction to Water in California [Sponsored Link]

THE POWDERED ALCOHOL CRAZE

• Powdered alcohol turns water into vodka
• Powdered alcohol cocktails to go on sale
• Controversial powdered booze could follow vodka tampon fad
• 11 Booze Trends Weirder Than Powdered Alcohol
• Powdered Alcohol regulations

TCHELISTCHEFF REMEMBERED

• 20 years later, Tchelistcheff’s influence remains in Washington
• Thinking of Tchelistcheff on the 20th anniversary of his death

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Suntory to lose three key Beam executives

FINANCE, M&A

• Russian winemaker pays EUR8m for Prosecco producer Contarini

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• New app to combat fake wine in China

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

MARKETING & SALES

• Alcohol to Your Door in 1 Hr
• Mobile Steals more of US Adults’ Daily Media Time

• Understand the Retailer, their Market and their Buyers [Sponsored Link]

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How to boost online wine sales with website design
• Valuable Content Influences B2B Decision-Making

• How to Get Five Million Users to See Your Brand on Youtube For Free? [Sponsored Link]

GREEN PACKAGING

• The Cask Up To The Task? Luxury Wine in a 3L Box
• Cardboard Wine Bottles: A Greener Alternative?

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Modest costs for EPA worker protection rule?
• A Designer’s Handbook To Tame The Most Difficult Clients

• Beating Obamacare: Your Handbook for the New Healthcare Law [Sponsored Link]

MEDIA MATTERS

• Two Years Before The Masthead
• Cheap wine, more cheap wine, and corrupt wine writers
• Down to Earth and other news

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

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How to Make Mass-Produced Wine Taste Great
• A Wine Critic’s Personal Tastes Are Crucial: Asimov
• How To Determine Perfection in Wine
• Napa Valley’s 10 Best Vintages Ever, Chosen By Industry Veterans
• Tasting Wine w the Historic Vineyard Society

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

OH CANADA!

• Debate on U-Vint and U-Brew legislation
• Luke Whittall, Wine Country BC
• Saskatchewan thirsty for beer but may be losing taste for wine

• Canadian Wineries: The story of Canada’s entry into the world of world-class vintages [Sponsored Link]

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• TX Growers, Winemakers Work To Build a “Real” State Wine Industry

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

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• What a Robot can tell you about the quality of your sparkling wine?

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

EUROPE & THE UK

• Can Portugal Win the Wine Wars?
• Small-scale Champagne growers under threat, says union president
• Antinori’s Architectural Labor of Love
• Angelus and Pavie release in the UK at £1,790
• Bordeaux 2013: Margaux joins releases

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

BACK TO THE 1960S

• Wash your hair in beer, says supermodel

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine: 1, Bride: 0
• 25 Wine-Inspired Baby Names

OLIVE OIL

• Scientists Respond to Debate Over Health Claims on Olive Oil Labels