NEWS FETCH – June 12, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Hill Wine Co Bankruptcy Snares Big Names, Big Time
• NZ Web Site Dominates US Wine World
• Aussie oversupply should limit prices
• Wine still one of the most heavily promoted grocery categories
• New .wine online domain set to launch
• Pesticide settlement raises question mark
• Phone Scam Connected With With USDA
• Overcoming Retailers’ Top 11 Objections To Your Brand **Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Fresno State to build agriculture research center
• Costly Russian River project to ease fish migration
• The Coolest Man In Paso Robles With A Three-Turntable Winery
• 2014 San Joaquin Valley Bunch Counts
• Curious Cork Imports Expands West Coast Presence
• Groundwater Pumping And The Fate Of America’s Fresh Waters *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Environmental groups say BDCP is a pack of lies
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tenn. Drops Investigation Into Liquor Giant Diageo

FINANCE, M&A

• Businesses pawn wine, high-end goods for seed, expansion capital
• Wine Business Case Studies from the Real World *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Former Cru owner to auction 100,000 bottles, mostly Burgundy

HEALTH

• BACtrac Report Shows Top Cities, Days and Times for Drunks
• Mom Drinking: How I stopped drinking wine every night
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• I Don’t Drink That
• People will soon ask for a glass of Sussex not “champagne”
• Packaging Strategies for Wine Pros
• How Pink Wine Became Serious Business
• Here’s how you need to pitch Tesco **Sponsored Link*

BRANDING

• A Checklist For More Effective Online Advertising*
• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• American Association of Wine Economists Conference Program
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Online presence vital in four-screen world
• Wine Marketing Online: How to use the newest tools of marketing to boost profits and build brands *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Barefoot Wine got up and running by taking the snobbery out of wine
• Top ten productivity killers at work
• How to Launch your Wine Career: Dream Jobs in America’s Hottest Industry *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Blunders, Misfires and Mishaps in Wine and Liquor PR
• The anatomy of an infographic

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Excellent, Perfect or Fit for purpose?
• Bargain reds for the people
• Why are Italy’s Amarone wines so high in alcohol?
• The science behind common sense wine and food combinations
• The Lugana Lottery
• Portugal hopes to repeat Super Tuscan feat
• Wine Faults: Causes, Effects, Cures *Sponsored Link*

WINE TOURISM

• Diageo opens £1.5m brand archive
• Bordeaux’s wine cultural centre will drive wine tourism internationally
• Global Wine Tourism *Sponsored Link*

ACADEMIA

• NZ wine industry’s largest R and D programme underway
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bordeaux producers philosophical following ‘catastrophic’ hail storm
• Loiseau translates wine expertise to Cognac
• Vodka Politics: Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State*Sponsored Link*

DOWN UNDER

• Frogmore turns hi-tech to improve a pressing issue
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Is it about the people or the wine?
• The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec *Sponsored Link*

SNOB WHINES

• 8 Awkward Truths About Being a Wine Connoisseur

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Chemistry Set: US beer giants pushed to list ingredients
• An Enthusiast’s Guide to the Artisan Distilling of Potent Potables *Sponsored Link*

WITHOUT THE PRODUCER NAME THIS IS JUST BLATHER, NOT NEWS

• Business Capital Provides $3.5MM Equipment Loan to Wine Producer

GAG ME!

• Renowned Winemaker Tony Rynders Continues Storied Legacy of Panther Creek Cellars If something is truly “reknowned” and “storied,” then there is no reason to be redundant. Here, they are just awkward bragging.