NEWS FETCH – May 27, 2014

TOP NEWS

• KKR Firesale Bid for Penfolds Has Room for Bump
• Why Calif agriculture needs groundwater management
• Young US Drinkers Help Spanish Wine Soar
• Malbec Accused Of Making Bad Wine, Sued for $1.6Mil
• Hong Kong wine imports stall in 2013
• Are You Really Ready To Pitch A Distributor: Here’s the Checklist *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• 2014 Harvest Report: S. Africa
• Marlborough winemakers positive about 2014
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Soda Canyon winery project draws neighbors’ ire
• Inside Auction Napa Valley’s ‘e-xperience’
• A tribute to a family patriarch: Viñedos Aurora’s new Don Victor
• The “neighborhoods” of the Russian River Valley
• Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America’s Fresh Waters *Sponsored Link*

PASO WATER WARS

• A crafted perception of water district ‘cooperation’
• Pro Water Equity’s final days

DROUGHT/WATER

• Feds Give Napa Sanitation District $1.5 mil for recycled water project
• California’s flawed water system can’t track usage
• Reclamation to open Delta Cross Channel Gates
• Engineer says Delta Tunnels fail on multiple levels
• CDFA To Discuss Groundwater June 3 in Sacramento
• Calif. water plentiful for some senior rights holders
• Make every drop count
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• PA liquor overhaul brews big spending
• Alberta Attempts to Reverse Shipping Law Progress
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

IMPORT/EXPORT

• OR: Rogue Valley wine hits shelves in Japan
• Here’s how you need to pitch Tesco *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Deep cuts expected at Treasury Wine
• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, M&A

• Silicon Valley Bank expects boost from UK Tech
  
• A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Sir Alex Ferguson wine auction fetches HK$29m
• CapSeal closure to identify counterfeiting in wine, spirits
• Online Bidding Opens Up Wine Auctions To All
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Women know how stop before they drink too much
• Aussie cars fitted with ‘anti-drunk’ devices
• Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• NY investigates Instagram alcoholic slushie service
• Workers seek Wal-Mart support against Gerawan Farming
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Liquor firms look beyond China in hunt for new Asian drinkers
• Retailers need more coherent fizz offer

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Australia Joins Effort To Create Synthetic Wine Yeast
• Champagne bureau introduces new environmental standard
• 5 Things to Know about Oregon GMO Bans
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Jancis Robinson MW keynote speaker at digital wine conference
• VinExpo: From local bubbly to Red Obsession, five events for the China market
• Asia’s Wine & Spirits Market to Grow: Vinexpo CEO
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• IRS Bars Employers From Shifting Workers Into Health Exchanges
• How to Launch your Wine Career: Dream Jobs in America’s Hottest Industry *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• News Fetch “Featured Wine” Suspended
• 5 Steps to Becoming an Influential Blogger
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Amarone from the Okanagan
• The Pursuit of Pinot Grigio With Personality
• Wente’s new interactive Winemakers Studio
• Argentina’s Torrontes grape eyes global palate
• Is pink the new white?
• Napa Valley: The Concept of Bond Estates
• What Makes NZ Wine So Elegant and Unique?
• Sparkling Expert Tom Stevenson On The Champagne Rosé Case
• Wine Faults: Causes, Effects, Cures *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Jackson Family Wines announces new managers for Gran Moraine Winery
• Wineries Bid for B.C.’s First Subappellation
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Red Leaf Viruses Update
• Organic control of Plasmopara viticola on grapevine with new biofungicide
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Vente Privée to ramp up flash sales of top wines to UK market
• UK Convenience stores set to grow by 30% in next five years
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Chinese Wine Market “No Longer Crazy”
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 7 Questions about Italy, Wine and Passion
• Cheap wine, wine terms, and lots of wineries
• Italian winery designations & terms translated
• How To Drink Alone
• United Ends Attendants’ Booze-in-Bags Ban as Union Balks
• Seasons Among the Vines: Life Lessons from the California Wine Country and Paris *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Compost of olive mill waste could increase olive oil content
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

ALMONDS & OTHER TREE NUTS

• June offers some Almond growers an opportunity to save water
• Pistachio production prospects show signs of improvement
• Nuts: A Global History *Sponsored Link*