NEWS FETCH – October 2, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Treasury Wine Shares: Down, Down, Down
• Petaluma Gap AVA Goes Crowdfunding
• Calif Field worker sexual harassment bill becomes law
• Restaurant Performance Index shows solid gain in August
• How hard cider stole the hearts of 20 million American wine drinkers
• Prosecco Sprints to 34% U.S. Growth In First Half
• How To Pitch Your Brand In National Restaurant Chains *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• French winery worker killed by grape harvester
• A Look At The 2014 California Wine Harvest
• Turrentine Harvest Update:
• Harsh winter halved Michigan wine grape crop
• Bordeaux Harvest Coming Up Trumps
• Languedoc counts cost of deluge
• Make sure to order harvest bins while the supply lasts *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• State’s top court okays Russian River frost rules
• Chumash push forward with Santa Ynez casino expansion
• Initiative aiming to protect Modesto farmland takes step forward
• Robert Mondavi Grandsons Start Own Winery
• Expand Your US Distribution – Enter Your Brands In 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• SJ Valley growers take fight against water cutbacks to Supreme Court
• Santa Barbara county starts to look at long-term water supplies
• Availability for Draft EIS/EIR on Proposed Long-Term Water Transfers; Public Hearings Scheduled
• Reservoir and water conditions for September 29
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Direct Shipping: Another Look at Empire Wine v. NY Liquor Authority
• Get Ready For Fall: Top DTC Wine Sales Strategy Tips *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands profit, sales miss estimates
• Strong Summer Beer Season Boosts Constellation In Q2
• Vijay Mallya re-appointed USL chairman
• Will Constellation Brands continue its winning streak?
• Ex-Tesco wine technical head Andy Gale joins Concha y Toro

FINANCE, M&A

• Brewbot nabs $1.5M to get more people brewing their own beer
• Launching New Wine Brand Without A Winery? *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex 100 rises 0.3% in September
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Wine and Your Sex Drive
• Wine Beats Yogurt In Health Stakes
• Parents Teaching Teens “Responsible Drinking” is a Myth: Study
• Health Infographic: Beer Versus Wine
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

REGULATORY IDIOCY

• In Oklahoma It’s A Felony For A Hobby Winemaker to Give Wine To A Close Friend’s Friend

LEGAL MATTERS

• Calif Revises On-Premises Wine & Spirits Consumer Tasting Law

MARKETING & SALES

• Marketing to Millennials, the Advertising Week way
• A Shandy for Every Season: Brew Companies Offer a Refreshing Take on Beer
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Are Booze Delivery Apps Worth the Buzz?
• Social-networking safety for you and your business
• Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? *Sponsored Link*

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Solar & Wind Energy Pay for themselves, but don’t add revenue
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Food & Wine to Publish All-Female Issue Jan 2015
  
• A Precise Evaluation of Wine Criticism
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Give people more chances to taste wine, says Li Demei
• Wine, Vietnam Style
• Using Native Grapes To Bring Israeli Winemaking Back to Roots
• Speaking truth to power: Why I don’t go ape over Riesling
• The Magic of Maceration
• The Not-For-Tourists Guide To Rioja
• What makes today’s Lodi wines special?
• Spanish wine may offer the best value in the world — part I
• 10 Things Every Wine Lover Should Know About Gaja
• People were afraid of Burgundy when I started, says broker Becky Wasserman
• The Ultimate Rogov’s Guide to Israeli Wines *Sponsored Link*

WINE EDUCATION

• 2nd Annual Postmodern Winemaking Symposium November 15-16

OH CANADA!

• BC: Langley’s Chaberton Estate Winery rebrands
• Stratus Vineyards: A Canadian Gem From Niagara on the Lake
• The Wines of Canada *Sponsored Link*