NEWS FETCH – September 4, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Wine exec embezzler gets 33 months in prison
• Walala Vineyard in Sonoma Coast Sold
• Classic Wine Collection Hidden In Another Fake Wine Court Case
• Paul Dolan: The Man With No Name
• 12 Things to Consider When Expanding your Beverage Brand’s Line-up. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Hello Vino Launches New “Wine Expert On-Demand” App Powered by VinoPRO
• Sexual Harassment Regs Tightened For Field Contract Labor
• California Legislature passes bill to protect temp workers
• Thieves targeting farm equipment for the parts inside

NAPA QUAKE

• 10 Tips for Disaster Recovery for Your DTC Business
• Employees in the Earthquake Aftermath
• Napa quake winery damage nears $50m
• Insurance Issues for Businesses Affected by the Napa Earthquake
• How To Engage Your Wine Club Members So They Can’t Live Without You *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Small businesses affected by drought can apply for SBA disaster loans through Sept. 23
• Public Comment Period Opens on Prop. 1 Water Bond Ballot Arguments
• Drought has homeowners renting Porta-Potties To Save Water
• Six ways to save the San Joaquin – America’s most endangered river
• Irrigation irritation rampant over water wasters
• Expect more dry wells in the San Joaquin Valley
• Assembly woman and Farm Bureau call for veto of groundwater bills
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo initiates inquiry into UB Group loans

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 rises 0.94% in August
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Wine and Exercise Study Is First Controlled Human Trial
• Aussie Wine industry says health warnings risk international ridicule
• Alcohol and the risk of abdominal aortic aneurysm

MARKETING & SALES

• Bordeaux Wines Finalises Multimillion Dollar Global PR Roster
• Study: Millennials less trusting than Gen X was
• Data-Driven Social Media Posts Work Better Than Scheduled Ones
• Programming your Brand for Retail Depletions: What programs work and don’t work *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo strengthens management team ahead of 2015 Bordeaux show
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Washington Wineries Address Skills Shortage
• Paying suppliers late now seen as normal business practice
• Wine CEO Shows How Business And Family Can Mix Extraordinarily Well
• Wine Business Case Studies:: Thirteen Cases from the Real World of Wine Business Management *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Wine Curmudgeon does the Grape Collective interview
• How Steve Heimoff Learned to be a Storyteller
• Wine Blog Death Watch
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• France has not lost its nose for wine
• Pinot Meunier, Poe Wines, and Van Der Kamp Vineyard
• Santorini Rediscovers Its Forgotten Wines
• How To Find Quality Chinese wine
• Anne Krebiehl: why I remain unconvinced by biodynamic wine
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL NEWS

• ‘Wonderful’ conditions forecast for Pacific Northwest vineyards
• CT Wineries say cost forcing them to put the cork in Wine Trail
• TX: Behold…The Rational Wine Consumer
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wine consultant Jacques Boissenot dies
• Tuscan authorities accuse grape growers of threatening landscape & environment
• Wine As Delayed Gratification: Testing CVNE’s Patience In Rioja

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Next Governor Of Illinois Could Bail Out EU With His Wine Collection
• New USPS Stamps Feature James Beard & Other Chefs
• Get On Up: James Brown moment + a lifetime memory + a befitting wine
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*