NEWS FETCH – September 16, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Takeover Battle For Treasury Wine Far From A Done Deal
• Sloth Legislators Stall Napa Earthquake relief
• Disaster assistance deadlines loom for farmers, ranchers
• Get Ready for the Wine Industry Financial Symposium
• Expand Your US Distribution – Enter Your Brands In 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Chinese wine regions start the 2014 harvest
• Indian summer rescues Bordeaux wines
• Central Coast Very Like 2013, That’s  Good
• Early harvest for Mid-Columbia’s Canoe Ridgee
• 30-day forecast: warm, dry Pacific NW harvest
• Buyers should act quickly to secure Languedoc wine from 2014 harvest
• Make sure to order harvest bins while the supply lasts *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Tax and Accounting Implications for Quake-Affected Wineries
• Napa startup eyes wine barrel quake fix
• Wine rack, accessories supplier to double size in Petaluma move
• Make Your Tasting Room Sales Explode (Video) *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Company Says It Has Better Solution Than Delta Tunnels
• Food donations underscore Cal drought impact
• Groundwater bank gets corporate funding
• Why more trees in the Sierra mean less water for California
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

THE NAKED TRUTH ABOUT CALIFORNIA WATER

• Calif nudists accused of stealing public water

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• China Gansu Huangtai Wine to raise up to 1.4 Bil Yuan
• AB InBev eyes £75bn SABMiller takeover

FINANCE, M&A

• Château de Pommard sold to tech tycoon
• A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux Index: Wine Demand Rising in Hong Kong, US
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

WRETCHED … EXCESS

• Sotheby’s Hong Kong Shop Opens With $36,000 Haut-Brion
• Lalique & James Suckling 100 Points Ferragamo Briefcase
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• A Brief History of the Binge Drinking PSA
• Beer is beneficial to runners. Lots of beer isn’t.

REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• Simplifying a Complex Compliance Environment

LEGAL MATTERS

• Jury selection begins in dispute between Major Brands and Diageo
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

ACADEMIA

• American Vineyard Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards

INDUSTRY DATA

• Marketers: Women Are Big Into Social Media – Not Just Pinterest
• U.S. Winery Count Passes 8,000

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine’s Next Big Thing Is…
• Mulderbosch Sees Rosé Drive Torrid Growth,
• Get Ready For Holiday Programming: 10 Lean Marketing Tactics To Get Your Going *Sponsored Link*

BRANDING

• Is your brand too good to muck around in social media?
• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Beacon Tech Used to Deliver Remy Martin Cocktails
• How to sell your brand to online retail channels like Vinomofo.com and Lot18.com *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Small business survey reveals ‘no regrets’ surprise
• 9 Reasons to Communicate with Employees in 160 Characters or Less (Literally)
• Healthcare providers doing a sickly job of providing access to personal health records
• Wine Business Case Studies:: Thirteen Cases from the Real World of Wine Business Management *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• The World Wine Guys on their new book
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• UK flooded with ‘soulless’ NZ Sauvignon
• The 21 Best Wine Bars in the Country
• The Best Californian Wine Region You’ve Never Heard Of
• Wine flavour precursors revealed in new research
• Wine glasses, wine laws, and economic growth
• The many charms of a winemaker: During harvest, no less
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

OH CANADA!

• BC: Township 7 recruits winemaker from Canadian giant Peller
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Beware of Dubious Agricultural Terms
• Vines still available, order now!! **Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Cognac falls 6.7% in volume and 10.2% in value
• Breaking Into Sweden’s Wine Monopoly: Free Market Forces + Shopping Online
• Sparkling wine buoys UK drinks market

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Alcohol used as ancient nutrient booster
• The Linoleum Project™–Philosophy First, Winemaking Second
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Is Your Olive Oil Lying About Its Virginity?
• Olive oil: Student Isolates Phenolic Compound for Cancer Research
• Chinese Search Giant Unveils Chopsticks to Detect Olive Oil Quality
• OLIVE OIL PRODUCER PRICES
• World MARKET FOR OLIVE OIL AND TABLE OLIVES
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• A Craft Beer Movement Brews In The Mecca Of Wine
• The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink *Sponsored Link*