NEWS FETCH – August 13, 2014

TOP NEWS

• 2014 Calif Grape Market ‘Slower Than Slow,’ Crop Size Estimates Vary
• All could win from foreign takeover of Treasury Wine
• California Drought Transforms Global Food Market
• Genetic Chaos Mandates New Look At Wine Recommendations
• Oil companies fracking into drinking water sources
• Protecting Intellectual Property in Your Brand **Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Chile’s wine production plummets by one quarter
• Winegrapes: New Cal acreage helps offset drought impacts
• French Winegrowers Blown Over by Storms

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Raisin and olive production plummet
• Finding a home for grapes is top priority for this grower
• Stanislaus farm income hits record $3.66 billion
• Officials celebrate recycled water pipeline to Coombsville
• Fresno State Dedicates Vineyard to Mechanization Research
• How To Engage Your Wine Club Members So They Can’t Live Without You *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Growers group awash in water while neighbors’ crops die
• Clock ticks as water bond waits
• Water bond: ACWA and Speaker Toni Atkins say yes; Restore the Delta says no
• Water bond not fully cooked yet

PROHIBITION & PRIVATIZATION

• PA: PLCB urged to boost markup on wine, liquor prices
• Prohibition lifted, Indiana State Fair alcohol exhibit draws crowd
• How to Import Wine: An Insider’s Guide *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, M&A

• Access to water proves key factor in farmland value

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Encarta Fine Wines Ltd enters liquidation
• Jayer Among Netscape Co-Founder Clark’s Wine at Sotheby’s
• Fake wine? Nothing new
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• UK Minister suggests punishing drunk patients
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Ex-Gallo & Constellation Execs Launch Asian Wine Marketing Biz
• Bordeaux ramps up focus on younger consumers with white wines
• How pre-wine drinkers build their knowledge
• Four things your wine brand needs to do to win in China
• How To Pitch Your Brand In National Restaurant Chains **Sponsored Link*

BRANDING

• Branding: It’s all in the mind
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

KILL THE CAROUSEL!

• 4 Reasons To Kill Your Home Page Carousel
• Slider/Carousel Will Sabotage Your Web Page Traffic & Visibility

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How to Minimize Online Wine Shopping Cart Abandonment
• Twitter reveals that 8.5% of accounts may be bots
• A cyber attack that’s most often a diversion
• Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Native advertising is further proof we’ve lost our way
• TED-style DisruptWine Talks to be central focus of the 2014 DWCC conference
• A Long Look At The Wine Blogging Brouhaha
• PR 101 ~ Personal emails are a true path
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The romantic mystery of Charles Shaw wines
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

DID THEY EVER?

• The Old Wine Pairing Rules Don’t Work Anymore

ACADEMIA

• Washington Wine Industry awards $24K in scholarships.

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Smorgasbord of latest grape research from Grape Day
• Grape vine resistance to Pierce’s disease within decade
• Grape harvest offers reality check on effectiveness of your IPM efforts
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Champagne magnate Nicolas Feuillatte dies
• At Château Clinet, Ronan Laborde cobbles together prime real estate
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

THE CZAR DEMANDS HIS EMBARGOED WINE

• Putin: “Damn The Peasants! Bring Me First Growth Clarets!
• Russia’s Presidential Staff Buys a Million Bottles of European Wine
• Vodka Politics: Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State*Sponsored Link*

DOWN UNDER

• Wine companies get better protection under Woolworths code
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Lagers all taste the same, research finds
• The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink *Sponsored Link*