NEWS FETCH – July 31, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Drought fails to dampen California spirits for 2014 harvest
• Casella Wines’ Yellow Tail sangria packs a punch in the US
• Chumash Propose 12-Story Santa Ynez valley Hotel Tower
• Evolving global consumer landscape is biggest wine challenge: Rabobank Report
• Could drought-tolerant olives replace almonds and grapes in Calif?
• 12 Reasons why you should use Case Displays in your next brand **Sponsored Link*

IN-EVITA-BLE

• Argentina Declared in Default by S&P as Talks Fail
• Argentina: Eighth time unlucky
• Default could hurt struggling wine industry

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Ukiah-area grape growers still battling frost regulations
• Wine Industry Financial Symposium Sept 22, 23
• Clos Du Val picks new president
• Five Hot Ideas To Grow Your Tasting Room Traffic *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA HARVEST 2014

• Mumm kicks off 2014 harvest with a splash
• Central Coast Harvest Report: It’s Hang Time
• Local grape harvest gets going in Napa (w/video)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Delta tunnel plan called a fish death sentence
• The Fight For Water: A Farmerworker Struggle (film)
• California lawmakers, ag push for water bond
• Why utilities shy from mandatory water saving during a drought
• North American waterfowl are newest casualty of California’s drought
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

DIAGE-WOES

• Diageo flat lines as ’emerging markets’ sink further
• Diageo net sales drop by £1.1 billion
• Diageo to capture savings in 2015 from job cuts made this year
• Diageo Sees Emerging-Market Rebound as 2014 Growth Slows

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Penfolds ups distribution in France
• Boston Beer Reports Second Quarter 2014 Results
• AB InBev beats profit predictions

FINANCE, M&A

• Faiveley buys Billaud-Simon

HEALTH

• Alcohol kills 15 Australians each day
• Omega-3 fish oil might help protect against alcohol-related neurodamage
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

WAITING FOR JUDGE GODOT

• Kurniawan Sentence delayed for Fifth Time
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Price v quality: a question of psychology
• Growth Wine Category: Think Inside The Box
• Are wine clubs a good deal for consumers?
• Insights From One Of China’s Largest Wine Importers **Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• WSTA conference to focus on engaging consumers
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

TECHNOLOGY

• Big Data Is Overrated. Here’s One Good Example
• Beverage Media & BinWise to Automate Restaurant Ordering
• Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 20% of laid-off workers replaced by technology
• July job cuts increase after hitting 2014 low
• USDA Grants Help Veterans, Minority Farmers Get Started in Ag
• 10 of the world’s best jobs in wine
• Who has the best job in wine?
• Wine Business Case Studies:: Thirteen Cases from the Real World of Wine Business Management *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• How To Write a Wine’s Name? It Depends
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Women Winemakers of Burgundy
• Chile winemakers revive fortunes of ‘forgotten’ Pais grape
• In Defense of Experience and Expertise
• Taste Buds and Molecules: The Art and Science of Food, Wine, and Flavor *Sponsored Link*

GREEK! BARBARIANS! NO! RIEDEL! OMG! OMG!

• Archeologists dismayed that ancient wine cup was not varietal-specific

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Summertime Salud! raises $40,000 for vineyard workers
• Finger Lakes vintnery oppose salt cavern gas storage
• Northwest Vintners Take Heat in Stride
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New process for extracting wine must
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EURO WINE WARS

• Tit … Crimean winemakers ask Russia to limit EU alcohol imports
• Tat … Moldova’s Winemakers Seize Upon Region’s Geopolitical Moment
• Vodka Politics: Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State*Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Champagne maker on trial for artifact looting
• Tescopoly no more
• Italian wine woes echo Australian industry
• Wine brands say promotion forecasting site Bring A Bottle could ‘misdirect consumers’
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• How to deal with older vintages
• 8 Hints That You Might Have a Wine (buying) Problem
• Pssst: Wanna buy a restaurant reservation?
• “Natural Wine”–A Blind Book Review
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Snapshot of Italian Olive Oil Exports
• Not all extra virgin olive oils have so much health effects
• Even a fatty acid of extra virgin olive oil has anti-inflammatory properties
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

AUSLANDER COAL TO NEWCASTLE (AUF DEUTSCHLAND?)

• Brash US craft brewers plan to froth up Germany’s staid brewing business

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Marketing, Math, and a Formula for the Perfect Beer
• OZ: Nothing bitter about craft beer’s rising popularity
• Top 10 books on beer
• The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink *Sponsored Link*