NEWS FETCH – June 18, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Calif economy sees no drought, says bank
• Russian River frost protection restrictions upheld
• Rioja Wines Make Inroads With U.S. Consumers
• Dried up: poverty in America’s drought lands
• Pressure builds against EPA water proposal
• Small importer evangelicals: wine’s most powerful force today
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• TTB Proposes Expansion of the Fair Play AVA
• Crowd Sourced Craft Wine Comes to L.A.
• Sunday’s NASCAR race in Sonoma will create wine country traffic problems
• California regional economic outlook
• Anderson Valley–No room at the inn
• Is Your Winery Prepared To Profit From More Visitors? *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• SLO Supes change stance on Paso groundwater district
• Stealing the Sacramento River – California agro‑barons’ last huge water grab
• Congress tackling drought relief for California
• Meetings to focus on farms v. fish struggle
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• USL postpones results report in blow to Diageo
• Pernod Ricard says working on French cost-cutting plan
• Southern Hires Pernod Ricard Exec

FINANCE, M&A

• Private equity targets Aussie food/bev producers
• Changli county welcomes 2 billion yuan wine investment
• OZ: Post-harvest listings to test vineyard appetite

IMPORT/EXPORT

• French concerns over geographical indications will hamper TTIP talks
• US embassy in Berlin sparks TTIP Twitter tangle

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• En primeur wine buyers have no right of return, says EU
• Why is en primeur subject to different rules?
• Scotch whisky starts to offer investors greater returns than fine wine
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• DISCUS Statement in Response to Binge Drinking Study
• No Wine, But Lots of Swill in This Study
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

LEGAL MATTERS

• Folies Bizarre: France’s no-pesticide nonsense continues
• UVA student lawsuit against Alcoholic Beverage Control moves forward
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• American Wine Drinkers Are Saving The World
• How To Market Your Brand Across Multiple Platforms **Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Is your winery ready for the future of ecommerce?
• Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Supporting Your Brand In Your Customer’s Crowded Portfolio
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Jay McInerney shopping a new PBS wine series
• Wine Descriptions: Those Words May NOT Mean What You Think
• Uncorked: Amy Gross of Wine4.Me
• The 500-plus native wine grapes of Italy, from Aglianico to Zibibbo
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• California’s most reliable wine companies
• Women are better tasters than men
• Berger: Drinking wines before they age
• Old Barolo worth waiting for, but new vintages have improved
• Kanonkop, one of South Africa’s foremost wines
• I’ll Have a Glass of the Biodynamic Red
• What’s Bugging Unicorn Somm?
• Lodi Torrontés
• Wines of the New South Africa: Tradition and Revolution *Sponsored Link*

WAS A CORAVIN NEARBY?

• Exploding Prosecco prompts recall

JUST WHAT WE WERE … UHM … WAITING FOR?

• The beer slushie maker is here

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Latest federal plan for Columbia salmon challenged
• OR: Wine supply co cites ‘accidental drift,’ halts sales of certain herbicides
• OR: DANCIN Vineyards names Brian Denner as winemaker
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines *Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New rootstock research: the salt and irrigation benefits
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• German brewers force fracking limits
• Vodka Politics: Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State*Sponsored Link*

DOWN UNDER

• Food and beverage acquisition opportunities ripe for the picking
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• The IOC at the Fancy Food Show in New York
• How the world olive oil market is faring in the 2013/14 crop year
• Fines Against Olive Oil Futures Market Revealed
• What are the effects of Kaolin on olive trees and olive oil?
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Renaissance of Old Beer Styles and Ingredients Prompts TTB Reconsideration
• Lagunitas makes the leap to Chicago
• The Craft Beer Revolution