NEWS FETCH – October 6, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Calif survives mega-drought in computer simulation
• Court strikes down Kern Water Bank EIR
• Harvey Posert: A Giant On Whose Shoulders Stood Many Successes
• “Dean of Wine Industry PR” Harvey Posert Dies
• U.S. Outlook: Taking the temperature of the consumer
• Timothy Matz New Zonin GM/ExecVP
• What Should Silicon Valley Bank Include in Its 2015 Wine Research?
• Expand Your US Distribution – Enter Your Brands In 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Napa, Sonoma Harvests Dodge Most Drought Threats
• October outlook warm, dry for Northwest wine industry
• WA: Warm year makes for near ideal growing conditions, hectic harvest
• Early grape harvest in Mendocino County a drought blessing
• This Crush Is Almost Done
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• TTB Approves Eagle Peak AVA in Mendocino County
• Women for WineSense meetup at Passaggio Wines
• Make Your Tasting Room Sales Explode (Video) *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Early rains may spell relief for curtailed Russian, Eel Rivers water rights
• Allocation-Based Water Pricing Promotes Conservation While Keeping User Costs Low
• Central Valley Project Begins Water Year 2015 with 2 Million Acre-Feet Less than WY 2014)
• Delta Levee Investment Strategy update
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Mallya has to clear loan defaults to serve as USL chairman: Diageo
• Tesco aims to rebuild trust with independent director duo
• Fine wine and Champagne sales soar at Waitrose

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern’s Larry Ruvo: A True Renaissance Man
• Distell Group now owns 11% of Atlanta-based International Beverage Company (IBC).
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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• New Record Lot Price at Hong Kong Wine Auction
• Liv-Ex Talking trade: 26th September – 2nd October
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• UK health body backs drug to stop people from drinking
• “Two glasses of wine a night doesn’t mean I’m a drunk,” writes UK Reporter
• When transit agencies run short on cash, should they sell alcohol ads to get it?
• Health: This new attack on wine-drinkers makes me see red
• Sobering: America’s skewed drinking
• Drinking too much, and memories of a P.R. guy
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

REGULATION & COMPLIANCE

• It’s Time to Renew Your FDA Food Facility Registration
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Mouton Cadet Owner Seeks Opportunities Beyond U.S., Chile
• Wine Consequences of Asia’s Economic Growth

MARKETING & SALES

• 12 Simple Strategies for Building Your Mobile-Marketing List
• How To Pitch Your Brand In National Restaurant Chains *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Google’s Eric Schmidt explains the #1 email habit of the most effective people
• Launching New Wine Brand Without A Winery? *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Mid-Columbia farmers may rethink labor-intensive crops like wine grapes
• Wine Business Case Studies:: Thirteen Cases from the Real World of Wine Business Management *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Review: Wines of South America: The Essential Guide; by Evan Goldstein
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Unknown grape could help wine adapt to climate change
• Robert Parker is (and isn’t) slowly fading into the sunset
• Wine’s tipping point
• Home on the Rhône
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Final harvest for Paul Champoux
• Duckhorn’s new Red Mountain winemaker seen as emerging star
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: $1.4 million in grants going to craft beer and wine industries
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Syrians, Lebanese Produce Wine in Ferment of War
• Wines of Lebanon *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Seven weirdest wine areas in the world
• Haut Brion, the oldest luxury brand in the world. Really?
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*