NEWS FETCH – May 9, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Foley makes offer for Martinborough vineyards
• Constellation CEO Unconcerned About Calif Drought
• Imported Wine Volume Off Slightly, Value A Bit Better
• April restaurant sales signal promising 2Q
• Spirits firm shut down after illegal alcohol kills dozens
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HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Turrentine Market Update
• NZ: Harvest late but ‘fantastic’

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine grape value little changed in Napa
• Vineyards Need to Prepare Workers for Heat
• Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America’s Fresh Waters *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Odds of El Nino this year increases
• Paso Robles groundwater district gets support from state water foundation
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• PA: Lawmakers abandoning privatization effort
• MA: Wine-shipping measure uncorks debate
• Ontario consumers handicapped by beer and wine sale myths
• The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America toast Congress
• How to Import Wine: An Insider’s Guide *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• M&S finance officer to join Diageo Board
• Investing in Water for a Green Economy *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Wine will kill you — or not
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• iPhone users fly in planes & drink wine, Android users prefer the bus & beer
• Wine Shipping Strategies Need to Extend to Returns
• An Irrational Corkage Fee—And A New Proposal

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BRANDING

• At What Point is a Winery Not Really a Winery Anymore?
• Wine Branding *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine Industry Network Launches Washington DC Beverage Trade Show
• Interview: Vinexpo CEO Guillaume Deglise
• Keynote speakers confirmed for the International Cool Climate Symposium 2016
• London Wine Fair debate: how consumers can power growth in your business
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Collect customer info & automatically add to VinTank with Twitter Lead Generation Cards
• What declining reach, rising click fraud, & skyrocketing prices mean for Facebook advertisers
• How to Get Five Million Users to See Your Brand on YouTube For Free? *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• A question for winemakers: what if you didn’t host that dinner?
• How to Launch your Wine Career: Dream Jobs in America’s Hottest Industry *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book revisits ‘golden days’ of drinks trade
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What if Robert Parker judged in a wine competition?
• How to be a (good) professional drinker
• S Africa’s Wine Challenges Other New World Producers
• The Maturing Tastes of China’s Wine Industry
• Top Ten Nor-Cal Producers Who Redefined Pinot Noir
• Napa Valley: Defining Rutherford Dust
• Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste *Sponsored Link*

SENSORY SCIENCE

• How soil scientists can top up a wine
• The complicated business of recreating a wine aroma
• Ningxia: a name to watch
• Taste Buds and Molecules *Sponsored Link*

OH CANADA!

• Stag’s Hollow Winery flies under the radar in the Okanagan
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MO: New winery is planned for Jefferson County
• WA: Popular Italian wine grape gains ground in state vineyards
• The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• England celebrates record 2013 harvest
• Exploring Piedmont Part 2: Monferrato
• EU signs Partnership to protect wine culture

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• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine Pirates on the China Seas
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: *Sponsored Link*

SOUTH AFRICA

• Michael Jordaan to be new chairman of Wines of South Africa
• Wines of the New South Africa: Tradition and Revolution *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• New York’s Geekiest Wine List
• The Resistance Report
• My Little Wine Snob
• Eataly Vino turns into a Nutella bar
• The Ultimate Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• More Grim Figures For Global Olive Oil Trade
• Would you gargle with oil for whiter teeth?

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CARTIER: TRADEMARK-TROLLING TRINKET HAWKER

• Cartier Sues Napas’s Carter Winery