NEWS FETCH – May 19, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Calif drought water: big money, many actors, little oversight
• State may curtail Russian River water rights
• Casual Restaurants Slash Wine Listings
• French MW compares GM vines to weapons of mass destruction
• Farm Bureau Launches Site To Help Comprehend Farm Bill
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Tribal Casino Resisted by Winemakers to Protect Land
• Pacific Union College president makes case for a land sale
• Napa County meeting Tuesday to weigh direct to winery impacts
• Napa Recycled Wastewater pipeline plan gets $1.5 million
• Beckstoffer family buys Sushi Mambo building
• Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America’s Fresh Waters *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Feinstein: Environmentalists no help on California drought
• No Relief for Parched California Farms, But the Wine ‘s OK
• Critics of a Modesto Irrigation District subsidy getting more vocal
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Class action for profit, winemaker Treasury claims
• How Much Higher Can Diageo plc Go?

FINANCE, M&A

• Fed Sees Softening Ag Land Values, Farm Income
• Premium family run vineyard in Australian wine capital listed for sale
• A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector *Sponsored Link*

DISTRIBUTORS

• Deutsch Says Josh Cellars Will Hit Half-Million Cases In 2014
• Create The Perfect Email PowerPoint for Importers *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Some Wines Are Worth Not Drinking
• Italian White Wines for Collectors – Aging with Honor
• Boo Hoo, Rudy Kurniawan Doesn’t Like Jail
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• 4 glasses of wine can harm your health, scientists say
• Stress levels & moderate drinking
• Wine Not Linked to Long Life
• 25% of Aussie wines face Chinese ban over manganese
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*
• Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING

• Bridging The Beer-Wine Gap With Muscat
• Are Standing Tasting Bars Better than Seated?
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

SALES

• More tasting rooms good for Napa city
• Black Box Adds Pinot Noir, Eyes 4-Million Case Mark
• Infographic: Restauranteurs weigh in on growth
• Three case studies of selling wine in China
• Top Spirits Brands Lose Ground In Control States
• Wine Business Case Studies from the Real World *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• The socialist republic of wine
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How can you improve email marketing?
• Wine Marketing Online: How to use the newest tools of marketing to boost profits and build brands *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Seven Ways Oregon Wine Trumps CA: The Linfield Study
• Canada’s VQA system fosters mediocrity
• Banshee Grenache Gris made 3 ways
• Found in a gorge, a promising paradise for wine
• Maryland: not just for crabs anymore
• Aged Beaujolais – Jancis Robinson
• A Sommelier’s Secret Weapon
• 2013 reds come into focus
• Champagne: From Trash Dump to Eco-Warriors

MEDIA MATTERS

• “Kitchen Magpie” – A Tongue-in-cheek guide to wine
• US wine critic Robert Parker dictates what we drink in Spain
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

OH CANADA!

• BC: New winery opens in Oliver
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• GMO Grape Vines in the US? They’re found in France
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Sunday Times Rich List reveals wealthiest families in the wine and spirit trade
• UK’s largest winery officially opens
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

CHINA

• Chinese producers squeezed by falling demand
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*

SOUTH AFRICA

• Tracing chenin to its noble roots
• Wines of the New South Africa: Tradition and Revolution *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Why These Tuscan Wines Are Surprisingly Affordable
• Seasons Among the Vines: Life Lessons from the California Wine Country and Paris *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Market Newsletter, April 2014
• Book Review: The Extra Virgin Olive Oil Handbook
• Appreciating olive oil as you would a fine wine
• Movements in Producer Prices of Extra Virgin Olive Oil on the World Market
• The Next Revolution in Olive Oil Production
• Too Much Pollution Where you Live? Olive Oil Might Help
• California’s olive-oil tasting rooms
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

ALMONDS & OTHER TREE NUTS

• Water shortages force Westside almond growers to make tough choices
• Nuts: A Global History *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER, CIDER & SPIRITS

• Meet the millionaire monks brewing cider
• Traditional Belgian Brewers in uproar over proliferation of ‘fake’ brewers
• The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink *Sponsored Link*

“MUST-HAVE” WINE ACCESSORIES

• The VinGarde Valise