NEWS FETCH – July 1, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Restaurant sales up in May
• EU wine subsidies not justified
• Threat of Costly West Coast Port Shutdown Spurs Pay Talks
• Aussie Merger creates a new industry system for wine producers
• Billionaire SAfrica Family Sells Wine to China New Rich
• Long Island’s Castello di Borghese winery owner dies in car crash
• 9 Seconds To Bigger Tasting Room Sales *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Zepponi & Co Advisors In Bellflower Vineyard Sale
• Napa Cab Prices Are No Longer Cyclical. What Now?
• Yountville Hill Winery project due for hearing Wednesday
• 2014 Almond Crop Forecast To Be Largest Ever
• Here comes the Fountaingrove District AVA (probably)
• Valley farmers can profit from ag tourism growth

DROUGHT/WATER

• Farmer sues Merced Irrigation District over water rights
• Creston group denied SLO water advisory seat
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation hits 52-week high

FINANCE, M&A

• Mick Hucknell’s Sicillian vineyard for sale

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bye bye Bordeaux! The hidden bull market for wine
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• A glass of Champagne every day for women
• Drink: The Intimate Relationship Between Women and Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

LEGAL MATTERS, REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• France Should Put A Cork In It About New Wine Web Domains
• When you think three-tier can’t get any more foolish, it does
• Gallo Trademark Trolls Claim Another Victim
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How Bad Is The Wine Biz At Digital? Really, Really Bad
• Wine4.Me Gets Scientific About The Wines You Like
• Want App Users to Interact with Your Ads? Reward Them
• Cornell University: We didn’t review Facebook’s mood-manipulation experiment
• Canadian Spam Law Prompts Wineries Action
• Wine Marketing Online: How to use the newest tools of marketing to boost profits and build brands *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• GOP Immigration Holdout Not Beneficial For Ag Immigration

MARKETING & SALES

• 4 Tips for Reducing Wine Returns
• The Case Against BevMo and Total Wine: “Drink Local” Means More Than You Think
• Distributors: The Owner’s Scorecard
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

WINE TOURISM

• Children in wine country… get over it
• Avoid the madding crowds with oeno-tourism
• Marketing groups promoting California agritourism
• Global Wine Tourism *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Saving our Skins: French Vineyard Dreams (and Reality)
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Fascinating History Behind America’s Oldest Native Grape: Norton
• Moldova: Where I got my hands on Putin’s wine
• Kazakhstan: Fine Wine Flows As Viniculture Revives
• Parallel 44 makes wine, the Wisconsin way
• Going Haywire Organically

BORING RANTS, REDUX

• Parker goes off his nut at apostate sommeliers (yet again)

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Spider Mite Control with Conventional and OMRI-approved Acaricides
• Methyl Bromide Availability Now Virtually At Zero
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wine and Technology Come Together in Bordeaux

DOWN UNDER

• Australia kicks off wine industry overhaul
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Top 10 most expensive empty bottles
• The 1914 Vintage In Champagne Was Born In Bloodshed
• Blast from the Past: Explosions and Sponges in Old Champagne
• Seasons Among the Vines: Life Lessons from the California Wine Country and Paris *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• The quality of the extra virgin olive oil is the secret in the prevention of bladder cancer
• A super extra virgin olive oil for California
• Olive Council Wants Members to Crack Down on Flavored Oils
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*