NEWS FETCH – June 19, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Santa Barbara Vintner Killed in Vehicle Accident
• Final forecast confirms uneven water supply for the West
• Could Calif Harvest Be 6 Weeks Away?
• Economics driving Calif wineries to Pacific NW
• Interview: Bill Foley
• Chile Cup Victory A Win For Wine Sales
• 5 Key Points You Must Cover in Your Distribution Agreements **Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Behind the Scenes at Auction Napa Valley 2014
• Wine grapes #6 In Monterey County’s $4 billion crop report (.pdf)
• Better Grape Acreage Data Needed
• B Cellars opens in Oakville
• St. Helena planners endorse winery on Dowdell Lane
• Busting Myths About Napa Valley’s Farmworkers
• V2 Wine Group announces management changes
• Is Your Winery Prepared To Profit From More Visitors? *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Santa Ynez Water District May Pull Plug On Ag
• One person, one vote wins in SLO water district controversy
• Bureau of Reclamation fixes pumps after fish deaths
• American Canyon will buy Napa water as a last resort
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• European Fine Wines Ltd headed for liquidation
• Liv-Ex: Spotlight on Rieussec
• E-Cep: An American En Primeur
• Investing In Fine Wine Is (Still) For Fools
• Arrivederci Fake Products! Italy Launches DNA Profiling Of Wine
• CSI Bordeaux: Wine Detective Solves Multimillion-Dollar Case

HEALTH

• The cardiologist who prescribes red wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Are we facing a cheap wine crisis?
• Brands have a big opportunity with mobile ads
• Infinite Monkey Theorem, MicroStar Logistics sign Wine Kegging deal
• How To Market Your Brand Across Multiple Platforms **Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Point The WineGlass App At A Wine Menu, See Reviews And How Much To Pay
• The world’s first interactive wine label? It’s coming.
• Wine Marketing Online: How to use the newest tools of marketing to boost profits and build brands *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• 6 Lessons Learned from a Career in PR
• A Guide to the Post Wine Blog Era
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Defining sweetness on the label
• Are consultants killing wine?
• Le Metro Vol XIII: Wines from Hungary + Austria

WINE TOURISM

• China’s rich coughing up thousands for ‘luxury experiences’ to flaunt wealth
• Global Wine Tourism *Sponsored Link*

OH CANADA!

• Union warns Canadian consumers off Coors Light in Crown cans
• How Ontario winemakers override climate
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Oregon Winery Gets “Do-Gooder” B-Corp Status
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• No EGVM Finds in Napa – So Far
• Robo-vineyards a grape idea
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Which UK on-line wine retailers are up to speed with new Consumer Contract Regulations?

DOWN UNDER

• Foley’s Martinborough takeover crosses 90% threshold
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Ningxia destroys 508,000 virus-infected vines
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*

LATIN AMERICA

• Miguel Torres invests in Chile’s south
• Chile’s Vina Perez Cruz Red Wines Look to Compete With the World’s Best
• The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Fruit fly deals blow to some Sacramento area olive-oil producers
• New EU figures about olive oil production and market
• Olive oil Spanish producers are envious and angry
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• New definitions to change meaning of “craft”
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

TRUTH & CONSEQUENCES

• Public Faith in Congress Falls Again, Hits Historic Low
• Shocked By Poll, Congressional Democrats & Republicans Gather To Hear Obama Speak In An Astounding Show Of Bi-Partisanship.

BIZARRE

• Man holds intruder at gunpoint after wine theft

SRSLY? SRSLY!

• Yo. Srsly?