NEWS FETCH – September 17, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Calif Gov signs groundwater law
• Naked Wines may sell stake to fund expansion
• Restaurant Payment Vendor Buys eWinery Solutions
• Is Wine Sustainability Worth It?
• California expects more competition for wine market
• Enjoy this wine, or get your money back!
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HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• What Italy’s Lean Harvest Means For The Global Wine Biz
• France 2014: the unpredictable vintage
• Mosel and Pfalz Harvests are Looking Good
• NY 2013 Wine Grape Loss: 46-100%
• Parched weather producing plump grapes for N.C. wine industry
• Rain Impact on Grape Harvest in the Ozarks
• Hand-picked start to Bauduc 2014 harvest – in pictures
• Make sure to order harvest bins while the supply lasts *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma County quake damage estimate grows
• Hinman & Carmichael Expands: New Space & Personnel
• Jackson Family Wines starts Burgundy Division
• Iron vineyard sprouts grapes in yarn bombing
• Make Your Tasting Room Sales Explode (Video) *Sponsored Link*

NEW CALIF GROUNDWATER LAW

• California fails on groundwater legislation
• Groundwater laws to have ripple effect on agriculture
• SJ County must make the best of new groundwater law

DROUGHT/WATER

• Governor signs bill to create Paso Robles water district
• Demythologizing California’s Drought ‘Demythologizers’
• EPA re BDCP: The short version
• The California drought: There’s an app for that
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Global beer behemoth in the works
• Diageo Answers Cal Gov’s Call, Donates Fresh Water

FINANCE, M&A

• Nor-Cal Beverage Co Sells Beer Distro Rights to Markstein Beverage
• Sustainable Food Rating Startup Raises $2 Mil
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

• Only Gen Xers Have Gotten Richer Since the Recession
• Ag equipment makers may suffer longer than farmers

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• A word about fakes: Maureen Downey
• How Billionaire Bill Koch Fights Fake Wine
• 10 Incredible Personal Wine Cellars
• Tignanello: Tuscan value?
• Market Watch: Hopes rise as Bordeaux shows signs of life
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• If you’re asthmatic, wine may pose a risk

MARKETING & SALES

• The Coolest Wine Labels For 2014
• New Site Takes the Guesswork Out of Gifting Wine and Liquor
• Calif Wines Website Translated: 7 Languages for 10 Markets
• Get Ready For Holiday Programming: 10 Lean Marketing Tactics To Get Your Going *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How Intel doubled its blog traffic in less than a year
• How to sell your brand to online retail channels like Vinomofo.com and Lot18.com *Sponsored Link*

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Et Tu Vino? Another Reason to Love Digital: Online Food Ordering
• Data breach checkup: How’s your incident response plan?

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Academic Wino is Getting Married!
• How To Turn Harvest Into PR “Gold”
• The emotional intelligence of wine blogging and its vitriol eruption
• Get to Know Your Wine Blogger: They’re the New Media
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Grenache deserves more respect
• Old-guy wine drinker driven mad by generation gap
• American Wine Society Names Next Executive Director
• Finally, Something New in the World of Wine
• Minerality Lacks An Objective Meaning
• The Changing Character of Italian Wines
• There’s ‘no need’ for alchemy in the cellar
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

PATHETIC PLEA FOR ATTENTION

• Sparkling Wine Infused with 24-Karat Gold Flakes comes to Calif

WINE TOURISM

• Wine Festivals in France Autumn 2014
• Global Wine Tourism *Sponsored Link*

OH CANADA!

• The great Canadian whine
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• First wine-tasting lab built at Univ of Houston
• What is a Farm Winery?
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

AG NEWS

• Vinitech-Sifel Awards Top Winemaking Innovations

EUROPE & THE UK

• What would independence mean for Catalan wine?
• French wineries may face higher costs for harvest workers
• Accolade Wines moves Euro division from UK to Poland

DOWN UNDER

• Claims of slump in NZ wine sales rejected
• Wolf Blass leaves legacy on 80th birthday
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Cathay launches “Wine Lift” freight service
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina: Vista Flores is building a commercial wine village
• The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Sicily ~ The Oldest Kid in Italy
• How to Be Smart About Wine
• What influence has the “Columbian Exchange” had on international alcohol beverages?
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• California grading standards a first shot in the olive oil war
• Texas Olive Oil Producers Beating the Odds
• California’s Olive Oil Industry Gets A Victory
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• How Much More Craft Beer Can the Market Really Bear?
• The Craft Beer Revolution:

BIZARRE

• Glow in the dark wine bottle causes bomb scare