NEWS FETCH – May 21, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Defiant Treasury Wine rallies takeover tactics
• Penfolds Hangover: OZ Wine Scandal Sets Up State Power Sale
• Floods In New York Are The Worst In 40 Years
• 1,000-Point Wine Tasting underwhelms
• Feds cut Monterey Shale oil estimates by 96%
• After 7 Years, House OKs Water Resources Bill
• Vilsack Meets with Mexico, Canada to Discuss Ag Exports
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Ban On New Vineyards Slated For L.A.
• Central Valley sees big drop in wintertime fog needed for fruit and nut crops
• Napa takes cautious approach to curbing winery visits
• Grapes #10 in Kings County Crops
• Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America’s Fresh Waters *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Enviros to Feinstein: Give us 8 minutes
• Santa Barbara turning to desalinization
• Cal stopgap efforts aim to ease AG water shortages
• US House passes waterways fixer-up bill
• Merced County supervisors question groundwater sale
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

TREASURY TALES

• Treasury Wine Stock Fizzes After KKR Bid
• Treasury up for sale as suitors get set to pounce
• Mal Maiden: Treasury wine
• Wine Business Case Studies from the Real World *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, M&A

• SEC may make it harder for angels to get their wings
• What investors look for in food & drink businesses
• TGIFridays sold on a Tuesday
• A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine hailed as 20th century investment
• Alex Ferguson’s Wines Set to Lead Hong Kong Auctions
• Record Price For Rose Sold At Auction
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• A Historical Perspective on Health Benefits of Wine
• Students invent first hangover free alcohol
• Beer: the health and beauty benefits
• Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• TTB Clarifies Use of “Serving Facts” Panels
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

LEGAL MATTERS

• Wine firms that preyed on fraud victims shut down
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

JUICED-UP WINE

• Sangria Surges
• Fauxgria Emerges
  

MARKETING & SALES

• BC wine makers bottle up supply to create buzz
• Commitment: A Best Practice for Distributor Relations
• US Now #1: What it Means for Online Wine Sales
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PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Are We Heading Toward Textless Labels?
• The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels*Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Here’s How Your Web Site Tells Customers To “Sod Off!”
• Database Spring Cleaning
• WineCloud: Bringing the cellar to your door
• Morrisons to deliver chilled wine direct to customers’ doors
• How to Get Five Million Users to See Your Brand on YouTube For Free? *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• ¡Salud! Offers new Ore. vineyard worker healthcare packages
• How to Launch your Wine Career: Dream Jobs in America’s Hottest Industry *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Restaurant reviewer hazards: almost as bad as wine blogging
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Are Your Scores Following The Crowd?
• Is ‘Varietal’ a Dead End?
• Understanding Santa Barbara County Wine
• When Is a Finish on a Wine Finished?
• Rioja, Duck and How to Avoid the Perils of Success and Fame
• Champagne Salon
• Stoned on Minerality
• Wines of Lebanon *Sponsored Link*

BOX WINE MYSTERIES

• FBI defuses suspicious wine box in corn field (Now if they could only do that with the boxes on grocery store bottom shelves.)
• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends *Sponsored Link*

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• The shocking truths behind US organic wines
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• A Battle Against One of Wine’s Most Persistent Enemies
• Challenges of Red Leaf Viruses in Wine Grapes
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Nicolas Feuillatte hails record profits
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Birth-Year and Graduation Wine Advice
• The Ultimate Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines *Sponsored Link*

ONLY YOU CAN MAKE YOU STUPID

• Study finds the Internet will not make you stupid
• Nuts: A Global History *Sponsored Link*

BOOKS

• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*
• The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec *Sponsored Link*
• Wines of the New South Africa: Tradition and Revolution *Sponsored Link*
• Wine Marketing Online: How to use the newest tools of marketing to boost profits and build brands *Sponsored Link*
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*
• Investing in Water for a Green Economy: Services, Infrastructure, Policies and Management *Sponsored Link*
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*