NEWS FETCH – May 15, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Depletion of Central Valley’s groundwater may be causing earthquakes
• Retailers want quick resolution on West Coast port labor contract
• Former Hanzell Winemaker Bob Sessions Dies at 82
• Honoring and Remembering Hanzell Vineyard’s Bob Sessions
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• North Coast vineyards going strong, but drought raises worry
• Congressman takes fight against Delta tunnels to SoCal
• UC closer to filling two viticulture advisor posts
• UCCE posts viticulture jobs for Fresno, Madera counties
• Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America’s Fresh Waters *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• California’s Thirst Shapes Debate Over Fracking
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Current PA booze privatization scheme would hurt craft distillers
• How to Import Wine: An Insider’s Guide *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estates rejects fresh US takeover talk
• Suntory to Repay Debts for Beam Before Other Acquisitions
• Comcast Dead AGAIN! Verizon Cellular Saves News Fetch … AGAIN

FINANCE, M&A

• Tech-focused wine entrepreneurs could win start-up help
• Investing in Water for a Green Economy: Services, Infrastructure, Policies and Management *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Why One Wine Bottle Is Worth $8,000
• En Primeur is dead, long live En Primeur
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Ab-Inbev targets women with Stella Artois Cidre Raspberry
• How much should an everyday wine cost?
• Keys for wineries to boost their wine sales
• Create The Perfect Email PowerPoint for Importers: *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vineyard Economics Seminar Preview
• Record Number Attend Almond Convention
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Beyond Facebook: 6 Liquor Brands Making the Most of Social Media
• Online marketers are 21% sexist … even when they’re women
• Ecommerce fulfillment strategies need to be updated in 2014
• Wine Marketing Online: How to use the newest tools of marketing to boost profits and build brands *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Want That Wine Job! Enologist
• How to Launch your Wine Career: Dream Jobs in America’s Hottest Industry *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• How can wine taste like stone? Or maybe wine writers are getting ‘stoned’ on other things?
• The shift from print to digital is getting stronger
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Are Pinot Grigio and Draft Beer Interchangeable?
• Less water, tastier grapes
• Marc Hochar on The Journey of Chateau Musar
• Outstanding Wines from Spain’s Dynamic Toro Region
• Legeron: natural wines can age for 50 years
• Taste Buds and Molecules *Sponsored Link*

WINE EDUCATION

• Most Master Sommeliers are somms in name only
• Bollinger steps up IMW support

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Adding Wine Capacity in Washington
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

ACADEMIA

• Where would agriculture be without university research?

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• EPA extends comment period for pesticide exposure rule
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• 24 Children Ill After Vines Sprayed Near Bordeaux School
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

ALMONDS & OTHER TREE NUTS

• Bulls take center stage in almond market
• Poor Pistachio Set Reported
• Oddball pistachio season features unusual bloom and leaf out patterns

• Nuts: A Global History *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Craft beer boom to spark US hop shortage?
• Faction Brewing: A couple’s beer dreams, thriving by the bay
• The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink *Sponsored Link*