NEWS FETCH – June 13, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Auberge Ousts St. Regis For Huge Napa Resort Development
• Priceline buying OpenTable for $2.6 billion
• China’s Wine Production Drops14.6%
• Top Swiss Vintner arrested on spying charge
• Overcoming Retailers’ Top 11 Objections To Your Brand **Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Digital innovation pushed record breaking Auction Napa Valley
• Napa man suspected of stealing wine from former employer
• South Napa wineries seek visitor attention
• Is Your Winery Prepared To Profit From More Visitors? *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• SLO Supervisors to hold vote on water district bill amendments
• Dueling Drought Strategies: Save or Store?
• Pinpointing Vineyard Irrigation
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Liquor privatization pros and cons: A Canadian view
• How to Import Wine: An Insider’s Guide *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Latour ’09 at Heritage Wine Sale With Romanee St. Vivant
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Chile joins Wine in Moderation programme
• Why Are There Happy Drunks and Mean Drunks?
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

WOMEN AND ALCOHOL

• Men and women view wine differently
• ‘Every hour a glass of wine’ – the female writers who drank
• Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Consider New Options for Your Wine Club
• Consumers appreciate screwcaps more than we know
• Top 10 tips for marketing drinks brands
• Are low calorie wines drinkable?
• Here’s how you need to pitch Tesco **Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Make the Most of Summer Opportunities for Your Online Wine Store
• Wine Marketing Online: *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Disrupting the B-to-B-to-C Model
• How to Launch your Wine Career: Dream Jobs in America’s Hottest Industry *Sponsored Link*

ON SECOND THOUGHT, MAYBE NOT

• Thinking About Starting a TTB Regulated Business?
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• GMO, Soil, Corks & The Future of Wine
• Champagne: You don’t need a reason to pop a cork
• Carlo Mondavi on whole cluster fermentation of Pinot Noir
• Sherry vs. the California palate
• Long Shadows’ Gilles Nicault relishes working with greats
• Rioja winemaker swaps oak for chestnut
• Friulano, an Italian White Wine That Makes Friends Easily
• Defining Good Vintages Just Got Harder
• Taste Buds and Molecules: The Art and Science of Food, Wine, and Flavor *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY announces boost for hops research, wine tasting
• WA on alert for European Grapevine Moth
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Sequencing Explores Red Wine Quality, Taste
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Russia’s Abrau-Durso eyes Crimean expansion
• A vintage year for brunello
• Bordeaux remains in the doldrums
• Sun shines on Languedoc-Roussillon
• Vodka Politics: Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State*Sponsored Link*

DOWN UNDER

• NZ wine must adapt to warmer world
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Weather poses biggest challenge for Chinese winemakers
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa banks on a bright future for Chenin Blanc
• Wines of the New South Africa: Tradition and Revolution *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Art Replaces Words To Create Beautiful Wine Tasting Notes
• Auction Napa Valley Lots The Hosemaster Wanted
• NFL players spend $50k on cult Napa Cabernets
• Massive ‘ocean’ discovered towards Earth’s core
• Seasons Among the Vines: Life Lessons from the California Wine Country and Paris *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil Wholesale Prices in Europe – June 2014
• ‘Food Is Medicine’ Seminar Highlights Health Benefits of Olive Oil
• Olive Council Reports on Flavored Oils, Fall in World Trade
• Seed Oil Blend Spearheads Deoleo’s Health Pitch
• More Beauty Products Harness the Selling-Power of Olive Oil
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Miller Coors draws Facebook fire for using ‘liquid corn adjunct’
• The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink *Sponsored Link*

APOCALYPTIC TWEET FOR TODAY

@beerinator: Friday the 13th AND a full moon. Next time that happens is in 2049 when we’ve all died from the asteroid.