NEWS FETCH – August 14, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Industry ‘needs’ Treasury Wine takeover
• Cal Water bond headed to voters
• Sonoma County Sues Hobbs for $13 Mil Over Environmental Issues
• Gallo Gets Taste Of Its Own (TM) Medicine
• Could China’s middle class save Aussie wine?
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HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• USDA Forecast : Calif 2014 Wine Grape Crush May Drop 8% Over 2013
• Harvest 2014 begins in Italy, a challenging vintage
• Harvest 2014: There’s a party at your place and EVERYONE is coming

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Tulare County now world’s top agricultural county
• Lake County pot wars mar resort areas & tourism
• Calif board approves high-speed rail sites, OKs condemnations
• The Other Guys Names Faustinelli Director of Procurement
• Talbott Names Tammie Ward Direct to Consumer Manager
• Diaz on Women for WineSense
• Napa Launches Pest-Trapping Program
• How To Engage Your Wine Club Members So They Can’t Live Without You *Sponsored Link*

MORE WATER BOND

• Environmentalists blast new water bond
• California water bond spending at a glance
• Central Valley delegation led way on water bond

DROUGHT/WATER

• Merced Irrigation District urges farmers to use water allocations before season ends
• Paso Robles water bill escapes Senate

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo: One Of Three FTSE 100 Stocks Warren Buffett Would Buy
• Willamette Valley Vineyards Posts a Profit for Q2 2014
• Diageo’s lackluster 2014 gives CEO Menezes bonus blues

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Champagne touted as next big investment
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Drink red wine instead of taking meth, says judge

SALES

• DTC Online Wine Sales Show Strong Second Quarter Growth
• Top Champagne brands buck decline as sales grow 9%
• ‘Tired’ 3-litre bag-in-box wines in long term decline
• How To Pitch Your Brand In National Restaurant Chains **Sponsored Link*

MARKETING

• Beyond the tasting room: Wine-related businesses offer ‘full-family experiences’
• Technology is vital in how big drinks brands communicate with consumers
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

BARRIERS TO WINE SALES: ANXIETY

• How to Not Sound Stupid When Ordering Wine

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Should publishers really think ‘mobile-first’? (Depends)
• How Did Promoted Tweets Do During H1 2014?
• Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Happy employees make happy customers? Think again
• Wine Business Case Studies:: Thirteen Cases from the Real World of Wine Business Management *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• When sommeliers go wild
• Italy’s most famous grape plays small role in Washington
• Concha’s winemaker aims for “drinkability”
• The ancient art of terracotta-fermented wines gets new life in Oregon
• The Rise of the Cabernet Franc Grape
• Appreciating Zinfandels like a sommelier
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG?

• Alcohol delivered to your L.A. home by underwear models

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Understanding Sustainability in the Winery and Vineyard
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Wine drone put to work in vineyards
• Understanding Vineyard Soils *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Absinthe appellation refused by Swiss court

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• What’s the future for Chinese wine?
• Sales of luxury goods improving in China
• ASC to close The Wine Gallery in Beijing
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• You say you don’t drink Gallo? That’s what you think!
• First Growth claret: an affordable luxury?
• Wine Curmudgeon Q&A: Getting drunk, restaurant wine, wine reviews
• Wine Bath and Beyond
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*