NEWS FETCH – June 2, 2014

TOP NEWS

• On-Premise Wine Sales Falling
• April Restaurant sales inch up
• Medical pot farms draining North Coast streams dry
• China Will Rock The Wine World … eventually
• Top 10 Most Influential People in European Wine
• Are You Really Ready To Pitch A Distributor: Here’s the Checklist **Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Penfolds’ chief winemaker: 2014 vintage surprisingly good
• South Africa review stressful 2014 vintage
• Insight: Wine Australia & the US Market
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma to review tasting room rules again
• Napa Debate continues on wine industry moratorium
• Gerawan Farming, UFW waiting on rulings in labor cases
• Vintner, investor Henry Trione shares his life stories
• Farmers’ market wine tastings? It’s glass half full or empty
• Winegrowers Launch Saralee’s Sonoma County Ag Camp
• Napa loosens restrictions so business park can recruit wineries
• Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America’s Fresh Waters *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif extends Delta Tunnel public comment period
• Farm Groups Request More Time to Comment on EPA’s Waters Rules
• Farm families need irrigation water to stay afloat
• Sacramento-area levees may get federal maintenance help
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Takeover rumours boost Rémy stock
• Treasury Wine Estates Upgraded to Hold at Deutsche Bank
• How to Import Wine: An Insider’s Guide *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux sees sales surge from Asia and US investors
• Kurniawan Judge Aims To Find Out Scammer’s True Cost
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Grapes linked to improved eye health
• Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• Supreme Court Should Clarify Granholm
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Tesco wine boss: future relies on multi-channel retailing
• Here’s how you need to pitch Tesco **Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• London Wine Fair opens with Harpers debate on consumer power
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Global Internet Trends And Screen Time Report For 2014
• Wine Marketing Online: How to use the newest tools of marketing to boost profits and build brands *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• The wine business in 20 years
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Berger: Wine trends and fads
• Merlot, the most hated grape finds a home in Italy
• Pinot Grigio – striving for respect
• Lenné Estate: A Sense of Wonder
• Chapoutier’s Grand Plans For Grands Cru Rhône
• Grace and Poise in Alto Piemonte
• Franciscan Gone Wild
• A Day in the Life: Kendall-Jackson’s Winemaster Randy Ullom
• Wine Faults: Causes, Effects, Cures *Sponsored Link*

TASTE SCIENCE

• New genes involved in wine and food preferences
• Wine terroir goes under the microscope at UC Davis
• Will magnetic yeast make better Champagne?
• Taste Buds and Molecules: The Art and Science of Food, Wine, and Flavor *Sponsored Link*

WINE EDUCATION

• MWs show off wines they had made
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Oregon’s Archery Summit Winery Brings in New Team
• Billionaire’s business is cement, but wine is his passion
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

ORGANIC & SUSTAINABILITY

• Biodynamic wine- will it wash out?
• Natural opinions
• Lodi Growers Create A High Standard For Sustainability
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Complaint filed against Bordeaux vineyard in school pesticide case
• Stephanie de Boüard to ‘shake up’ Angélus
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

WINE, RUSSIA & CZARS

• Raising a Toast to Russian Wine
• Days of wine and Putin
• Russia to almost double vineyards by 2020
• Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State*Sponsored Link*

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Top Spanish wines tipped for growth in Asia
• Applications open: Sixth annual China Sommelier Competition
• The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• A Winery Tasting-Room Guide to Sipping and Spitting
• Great quotes in wine history: Mr. Spock
• The One Way to Build a Wine Collection You Won’t Regret
• Wines of the New South Africa: Tradition and Revolution *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Ancient Olive oil cosmetics
• Council Seeks Input on Olive Oil Definitions and Test Methods
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*