NEWS FETCH – June 6, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Michael Mondavi sells Carneros Winery
• Restaurant same-store sales growth continues in May
• Wine Industry Slow to React to Fraudsters
• Chinese Slowdown Threatens Global Wine & Luxury Boom
• Rebel Loire Valley winemaker fined two euros
• Distributor Pitch Checklist **Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Artesa vineyard plans near Annapolis shelved
• L’Aventure Winery in Paso Robles hires new sales director
• Water Follies *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• How To Dry Farm Winegrapes
• Water district approves Merced County groundwater sale
• Clever water trade saves citrus trees in Terra Bella area
• Water Sustainability*Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• OR: Privatization supporters withdraw liquor ballot initiative
• How to Import Wine:*Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Wine profitability will return: Neil McGuigan

HEALTH

• Alcohol has ‘little effect’ on men’s fertility
• Wine found to improve memory
• The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• Don’t Delay – Renew your Arkansas Products by June 30th
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Cheap wine matters, says VinePair web power index
• 3 Ways to Ship Wine During the Summer
• Increase sales at the retail level by exploring POS merchandising
• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• DTC Wine Symposium: sets 2014 Record Attendance
• Vinexpo releases visitor data
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The Wine4.Me App Is Here
• 7 lessons from the eBay data breach
• This New Tool Will Make Your Articles Effortlessly Tweetable
• Wine Marketing Online*Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Fresno County judge spurns imposition of Gerawan worker contract
• Only? One-quarter of time in meetings is wasted
• How to Launch your Wine Career: *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Are wine tasting notes a load of old drivel?
• 7 ways to keep squirrels from drinking your wine
• California Should Not Try To Make European-Styled Wines
• Champagne maturation a mystery
• Champagne houses served Nazis ‘fizzy dishwater’
• Umami *Sponsored Link*

OH CANADA!

• Canadians lowball how much alcohol they drink, especially wine
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• The Washington state lesson in drinking local
• Backed by Alcohol Lobby, Schumer Not So Loko
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines*Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Plant Growth Regulator For Grapes
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Hail wipes out 2014 Maule/Biancara vintage
• Here’s how you need to pitch Tesco **Sponsored Link*

DOWN UNDER

• Supermarket bias masks Aussie progress
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere*Sponsored Link*

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Chinese wine importers entering ‘the Era of Warring States’
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry:

OLIVE OIL

• Sonoma County: Olive Oil Short Course, July 21, 2014
• Olive Oil Sensory Science
• How a Vancouver entrepreneur got a crush on olive oil
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• HK’s first brew pub leads pursuit of craft
• The Craft Beer Revolution: *Sponsored Link*