NEWS FETCH – June 25, 2014

TOP NEWS

• TTB Carpet Bombs Hill Wine Co With Felony Allegations
• Confused Hill Wine Co Chapter 11 Lurches Forward
• Oregon may be California’s agricultural future
• Outlook for Aussie wine industry remains grim
• Tony Terlato: Betting on Millennials
• Despite ag output growth, farm jobs not increasing
• Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth **Sponsored Link*

TREASURY SHAPES UP FOR SALE

• Treasury changes Penfolds release dates as it writes down AU$260m
• TWE separates commercial from premium wine
• Treasury Wine in $260m writeoff
• Is now the time to buy Treasury Wine shares?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Table grape harvest now underway in SJV
• Is Your Winery Prepared To Profit From More Visitors? *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• SLO Water district bill vote process altered
• USDA Designates 2 Nevada Counties as Primary Disaster Areas
• Appeals court frost-water ruling shocks farmers
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Foley plans NZX main board move

DISTRIBUTORS

• 15 Tips On Securing Distribution: How to Make Your Brand a Winner
• How to Import Wine: An Insider’s Guide *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Burgundy needs two strong harvests to ease stocks and prices
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Revisiting the French Paradox
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Deep In The Hearts of Texas Wine Retailers is Fear
• Class Action Waivers OK in Employment Arbitration Agreements
• Once a VQA wine, always a VQA wine?
• Federal Canadian Shipping Law Amended for Beer, Spirits
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Sherry gains popularity in the US with younger drinkers
• Low-alcohol Wines the Way of the Future
• J. Lohr Wines on Tap in California and Nevada
• Supporting Your Brand In Your Customer’s Crowded Portfolio **Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Wine travel website Winerist gears up for rapid growth
• Uber, StumbleUpon Founder Launches Online Restaurant Booking Solution
• The Rising Tide of Mobile App Engagement
• Wine Marketing Online: How to use the newest tools of marketing to boost profits and build brands *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Immigration is a bigger problem than Hillary realizes
• Cal $9 per hour minimum wage starts next week
• UC Berkeley report cites benefits of higher minimum wage
• How to Launch your Wine Career: Dream Jobs in America’s Hottest Industry *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Bloggers Conference Scholarships: From Donor to Recipient
• Mission not-so-impossible: Know your audience and then pitch it
• Branded Editorial Finding Its Place on Mobile
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Should More Producers Do Without Wine Consultants?
• The Versatility of Sherry
• Chenin Blanc is the Pinot parallel
• Tempranillo has a summer allure
• Umami: Unlocking the Secrets of the Fifth Taste *Sponsored Link*

WINEMAKERS

• Paul Hobbs Takes the Malbec Plunge in Cahors
• Talking With Warren Winiarski
• Randall Grahm, Italophone & Italophile
• Wine Faults: Causes, Effects, Cures *Sponsored Link*

ACADEMIA

• WSU offers new online ag master’s degree
• Former Chef Pursues Viticulture and Enology at Cornell
• Cornell’s Bates Wins First ASEV Extension Distinction Award

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• US Wine Consumers Like Cork
• The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels*Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Managing Winter-Injured Vines
• Cost of Establishment and Production of V. vinifera Grapes in the Finger Lakes Region of New York
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• UK Says Cars Can Drink & Drive
  
• 5 Cool Ways To Recycle Empty Wine Bottles
• What you didn’t know—or even think—about rosé
• Seasons Among the Vines: Life Lessons from the California Wine Country and Paris *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Argentine Olive Oil Producers Face Poor Harvest, Low Prices
• Italian olive oil: positive outlook for 2014
• Decolouration in virgin olive oil is so natural?
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*