NEWS FETCH – September 12, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Hill Wine Debacle: Napa Valley Cab: $2.93/Bottle, $5/Gal
• Obama declares Napa earthquake a major disaster
• Napa quake benefit grows to 4 days of fundraising activities
• Solar Storms Sending Biggest Threats to Earth Today and Tomorrow
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HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Inmates harvest grapes in Mendocino County
• Southern California Wine Harvest Early

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Post Napa Quake, Napa Valley Wineries Show “Strong Roots”
• Napa quake prompts PG&E to replace aging gas lines
• How To Engage Your Wine Club Members So They Can’t Live Without You *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Nestle Waters slams California drought critics
• State Water Board looking to improve enforcement of water rights
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco expands role of wine director Jago
• Diageo sued over ‘whisky fungus’

FINANCE, M&A

• Debts rise to $1.62m for NZ winery in liquidation
• Darden Investor Offers Financial Advice and Cooking Tips

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Chave With Beaucastel Among Rhones Leading Bonhams Sale
• Mouton Leading Fine Wine Market Toward Recovery
• Brunello counterfeit update, the name of the “consultant,” and the good news…
• 2005 Bordeaux worth another look?
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LEGAL MATTERS

• NOPA vs. Napa: A Wine Trademark Opposition
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Mobile wine store: Web or App?
• How to sell your brand to online retail channels like Vinomofo.com and Lot18.com *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• How To Respond to Attacks And Criticism
• How to manipulate on-line reviews legally — get a federal court ruling
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Mick Unti on Dry Creek Valley: From Aglianico to Zinfandel
• Silent Monks Make Pricey Wine Amid the Clamor of Cannes
• NZ has ‘great’ Grüner potential
• ‘Jumping genes’ could lead to new grapes
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Keep on running … and drinking

DOWN UNDER

• Aussie Bulk wine exports blamed for glass production cut and job losses

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Michigan’s First Cooperative Brewery Launches Kickstarter Campaign
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