NEWS FETCH – September 19, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Chinese wine boom never actually happened?
• Sta. Rita Hills Winegrowers Fight AVA Expansion
• Per Capita Wine Up, Beer Down
• NY wine merchant named World’s Best Indie
• The Top 5 Wine Scandals
• Expand Your US Distribution – Enter Your Brands In 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Bordeaux Winemakers optimistic ahead of red harvest
• Social CRM for Your Winery: Get Connected in 30 Minutes or Less *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Calif Drought = Olive Oil Boom?
• Paso Garagistes create ‘Tin City’
• Napa Valley marketing countered earthquake’s disaster images
• The Big-Ag Landscape In California’s Central Valley
• Make Your Tasting Room Sales Explode (Video) *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Shareholders back ‘excessive’ Diageo bonuses
• Drinks giant Diageo facing shareholder revolt over ‘excessive’ rewards
• Treasury scores Woolies exclusivity

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Montrose Leads Bordeaux Price Rally
• Liv-ex: market improving
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Nasty plastic residues in wine, elitism, and the real cost of an MW
• Junk food makes you stupid
• Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine should follow Top Gear’s example and look to entertain not educate
• Why Hispanic Marketing Strategy Is Failing
• Get Ready For Holiday Programming: 10 Lean Marketing Tactics To Get Your Going *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Drync Launches ‘Give Wine, Get Wine’ Program
• Most Mobile Users Not Interested In Buying Via Retail Apps
• Foursquare revamps ‘lists’ feature after power users panicked
• Mythbusters: Digital media’s biggest misconceptions
• How to sell your brand to online retail channels like Vinomofo.com and Lot18.com *Sponsored Link*

BRANDING

• Does wine brand loyalty exist?
• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• iOS 8 and iPhone 6: Businesses might not be quite as ready as their employees
• 5 resources to help in starting a new business
• Wine Business Case Studies:: Thirteen Cases from the Real World of Wine Business Management *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• How News UK tackles native advertising
• The Wall Street Journal’s guide to making great native ads

MATTERS OF TASTE

• 11th Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Settle for bad kosher wine
• Sylvaner wine has deep history at home and abroad
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Donald Triggs looks west to his next challenge – in B.C. wine country
• Meg Tipton, Keuka Spring Vineyards
• Interview Jerry Lockspeiser, wine guru
• Inside The Scatterbrain Of Sean O’Keefe
• Wine pioneer David Stare honored
• Q&A: Dominique Lafon
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

OH CANADA!

• B.C. Wine Institute Review Suggests Changes
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Agencies meet for close-up look at whether pesticides harm bees
• Make sure to order harvest bins while the supply lasts *Sponsored Link*

DOWN UNDER

• Aussies investigate doctored sustainability report
• Online Aussie wine wholesaler collapses
• Young Gun Aussie Winemakers of 2014
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Supermarkets threatening the future of UK wine suppliers
• Resurgence of Georgia’s viticultural heritage excites wine connoisseurs

LATIN AMERICA

• Mexican grape producers plan symposium
• The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec *Sponsored

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Israeli winery touts vino with a biblical vintage
• The Ultimate Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Top Olive Oil Producers Signing Up for Third NYIOOC
• California adopts new olive oil standards
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*