NEWS FETCH – July 2, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Shareholder class action launched against Treasury Wine Estates
• Exporters brace for West Coast port slowdown
• El Nino forecast firming
• Chinese Corruption Probe Targets Firms That Bought Bordeaux Wineries
• Burgundy producers request government aid as 3,000 hectares damaged
• Cheers! Breweries and wineries are booming
• 99 Seconds To Bigger Tasting Room Sales *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• 160 homes evacuated as Napa County fire burns 2,700 acres
• First Cuban sommelier delegation to tour California wine country in July
• California grape business updates 2

DROUGHT/WATER

• In dry California, water fetching record prices
• State water board puts off decision on conflicting river diversion rights
• Madera Irrigation District makes $7 million water sale
• Water Sustainability: A Global Perspective *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Kansas Product Renewals are Live
• How to Import Wine: An Insider’s Guide *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• TWE to “vigorously defend” class action
• Constellation Outperforms On Strength Of Crown
• Diageo Gains Majority Control Of India’s USL
• Treasury hires ex-Coca-Cola exec

FINANCE, M&A

• Vineyards Are In With Lifestyle Buyers Again
• Investing in Water for a Green Economy: Services, Infrastructure, Policies and Management *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• European Fine Wines Ltd enters liquidation with debts of £2m
• How Climate Change is Affecting the Wine Futures System
• How do you create a truly remarkable cellar if you’re not made of money?
• Scotch Malt Whisky Investment & Enjoyment *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• More evidence that moderate drinking may benefit the heart

REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• List of Pending American Viticultural Areas Petitions

MARKETING & SALES

• Constellation, Others Say Wine Social Media Increases Sales
• Charming Chinese wine buyers
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Why Canada’s New Anti-Spam Law Is Both Horrifying and Stupid
• Outsourcing Your Mobile Marketing? You’re Not Alone
• Wine Marketing Online: How to use the newest tools of marketing to boost profits and build brands *Sponsored Link*

THE FACEBOOK CONTROVERSY

• Facebook’s mood-manipulation experiment may be under investigation in U.K. & Ireland
• Read The Actual Study: Massive-scale emotional contagion through social networks
• 9 answers about Facebook’s creepy emotional-manipulation experiment

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 10 of the world’s best jobs in wine
• Career advice, from Jamie Goode
• Improve Your Labor Management Practices
• U.S. Payroll to Population Rate Rises to 45.0% in June
• Discouraged Workers: Economists Puzzle Over Labor Force Dropouts
• How to Launch your Wine Career: Dream Jobs in America’s Hottest Industry *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Lafite China’s first wine declared ‘not bad’
• A True Pioneer of Israel’s Terroir
• Rebooting Pinot Grigio: Pathways To Profitability. (Maybe.)
• The flagship wine grapes of the future
• In Love with Sherry + Champagne: Peter Liem compares the two
• Paul Wilkins, Alta Maria Vineyards
• The quandry of white wine fermentation temperatures
• Wine Faults: Causes, Effects, Cures *Sponsored Link*

WINE CONSULTANTS

• HEAVEN: In praise of wine consultants
• HELL: Consultants: Go to the devil?

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Expanded retail sales lifting Tenn liquor sellers’ spirits
• Idaho Wine Month pushes sales
• OH: Federal government to assess local wine grape losses
• Yakima Valley is cradle of Washington wine industry
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Goode thoughts on GMO technology
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Prosecco crisis: “We must work to build awareness of the Prosecco DOCG.”
• French Authorities Ecstatic Over Champagne Drug Bust
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

DOWN UNDER

• Australian Grape and Wine Authority hites Andreas Clark as acting CEO
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China: Low margins put off leading wine brokers despite boom in imports
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Here is everything they drink on Drunk History
• Broaden Your Tastes And Trust Your Wine Merchant
• Stoller Family Estates reveals new look and website
• Seasons Among the Vines: Life Lessons from the California Wine Country and Paris *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Spain’s Olive Oil production is in danger of falling next year
• Spanish Olive Oil Prices Rebound
• What’s Going On with Olive Oil Prices in Spain?
• Olive Oil Needs A Pitchman
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Landslide destroys historic brewery
• U.S. Breweries are Booming According to Census Bureau
• The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink *Sponsored Link*