NEWS FETCH – September 18, 2014

TOP NEWS

• The Granbury Backer: Wine’s New Heavyweight Player [Wine Executive News premium]
• Granbury Solutions Acquires WineWeb.com
• St. Helena’s Guilliams Vineyards bought by Kieu Hoang Winery
• China’s Slowdown Seen Yet to Bottom Even After Central Bank Acts
• Is Climate Change Ruining Wine Corks?
• Ex-Oddbins boss says standalone wine retailing not sustainable
• Pacific wine agreement big win for Australia
• Expand Your US Distribution – Enter Your Brands In 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• WA: Wine grape growers expect third consecutive record year
• Sonoma County harvest halfway done
• Cal Convicts Do Time in the Vineyard
• Iowa Winegrower Seeing Poor Grape Yields
• Make sure to order harvest bins while the supply lasts *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Candymaker Mars commits millions to food research at UC Davis
• How California wine is going gay among the vines
• Vintage 2014, and California declares war on small wineries
• Can this Napa Icon Be Saved?
• Vintage 2014, and California declares war on small wineries
• Wine in the aftermath of the “Great Quake”
• Make Your Tasting Room Sales Explode (Video) *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Cambria could run out of water before year’s end, officials say
• Expect turf battles over new groundwater legislation
• In the 1960s, California had a serious plan to take water from Alaska
• Lawsuits could bog down new groundwater law
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Vina Concha y Toro , Charton Hobbs Ink New Partnership in Canada
• Vina Concha y Toro S.A. and Select Wine Merchants Ltd.
• Truett-Hurst sets Release Date, Conference Call & Webcast for FY 2014 Results

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Former Cru restaurant owner’s wine fetches $6.6m at auction
• Liv-Ex forecasts clearer skies ahead
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

LEGAL MATTERS

• Launching New Wine Brand Without A Winery?
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Prosecco out-marketing Champagne
• Veteran Wine and Marketing Execs Launch DrinkSpace
• Marketing Tactics To Make Your Wine Store Bubble
• Get Ready For Holiday Programming: 10 Lean Marketing Tactics To Get Your Going *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Restaurant industry feels the heat thanks to digital technologies
• How to sell your brand to online retail channels like Vinomofo.com and Lot18.com *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Office bullying plague is widespread in U.S.
• Wine Business Case Studies:: Thirteen Cases from the Real World of Wine Business Management *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Streaming Radio Show Launches: Bottle Talk With Rick & Paul
• Speakeasy: Fred Swan, NorCal Wine
• A writer finds his voice
• Use You Words, Whether Whining or Writing on Wine
• Gerard Basset joins Decanter as Burgundy correspondent
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Nanoscience makes your wine better
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Margrit Mondavi: A Personal History of Napa Valley
• Keith Miller: From cantor to wine shop owner
• Carmen Castorina: When a legend retires
• Inside Iron Horse Vineyards founders’ life
• Solminer Wines
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET Level 3 from the Texas Wine School

WINE TOURISM

• A Wine Region Flourishes in Central Washington
• Destination: Alexandria Nicole
• Global Wine Tourism *Sponsored Link*

OH CANADA!

• BC and Saskatchewan To Drop Alcohol Barriers
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Winery shows faith in synthetic closure
• The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels*Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• A cutting critique of UK wine trade
• Super Tuscan Monteverro plans rapid expansion
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

DOWN UNDER

• Aussie Vintners applaud chemical residue limits agreement
• Sustainability report fiddling sours wine relations with McLaren Vale
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER & SPIRITS

• Top 3 Reasons Craft Brewers Look East
• The Craft Beer Revolution: How a Band of Microbrewers Is Transforming the World’s Favorite Drink *Sponsored Link*