NEWS FETCH – October 8, 2014

TOP NEWS

• AVAs Gone Wild! TTB OKs 11 New Areas Inside Paso Robles AVA
• Cal Gov acts on variety of farm labor legislation
• SVB Annual Wine Conditions Survey Needs Your Participation
• EPA extends comment period for new clean water rule
• Interview: DFV Pres/CEO Chris Indelicato
• Full-Disclosure Wine Label Debate Continues
• Amount of water used to make wine becomes issue during drought
• Expand Your US Distribution – Enter Your Brands In 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Napa Harvest Shrugs Off Quake and Drought
• Calif Chardonnay Bulk Wine Prices Level Off Lower
• Oregon winemakers laud ‘juggernaut’ 2014 vintage
• Vintage Harvest Scenes From Israel’s Carmel Winery
• Gen. Vallejo Home grape harvest keeps history alive
• Make sure to order harvest bins while the supply lasts *Sponsored Link*

APPELLATION MISGIVINGS

• Our Broken Appellation System
• Further thoughts on appellations

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley Grapegrowers ROOTSTOCK Tickets On Sale
• Longoria Winery’s New Lompoc Home
• Eagle Peak AVA defined by mountainous terrain, cooler temperatures
• Sonoma State Brings Seminars to Domaine Chandon
• Adrienne Geher Named FSM For Hess Family Wine Northeast
• Make Your Tasting Room Sales Explode (Video) *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Amid drought, plan seeks to conserve aquifer under Santa Rosa Plain
• California water use drops 11.5 percent in August
• Calif drought has changed the way the state produces electricity
• California water officials aren’t following own call for conservation
• Delta Protection Commission discusses Proposition 1
• A tribute to California’s ‘First Lady of Water’
• California Water Commission: Not Neutral
• Drought spurs more investment in new technology
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Wine-shipping mess still around
• Drive DTC Wine Sales and Keep ‘em Coming Back! *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• SVB Financial Group (SIVB): Analyst Report from Zacks Equity
• Concha y Toro Stands Out For Its Successful Global Positioning Strategy

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Tool for whisky collectors to rival Liv-ex
• Liv-ex: LWIN, a common language for fine wine
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Are You An Alcoholic? The Gov’t May Think So
• Does pizza cause cancer? Italy’s big pizza kerfuffle

MARKETING & SALES

• Wineries That Get Green Marketing Right
• Santa Barbara Businesses Still Praise the ‘Sideways’ Effect
• How To Pitch Your Brand In National Restaurant Chains *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• “The Comcast Effect:” A Good Example of Bad Customer Relations
• Launching New Wine Brand Without A Winery? *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Tasting Matters: The Gotcha Gang sneers from willful ignorance
• Heimoff: Matt Kramer got it right about bullies who put wine down
• The Fake Tongue Illusion and Wine Tasting
• France uncorks new generation of wine experts
• Wine Lovers Take On Sommelier Exams
• Walking the Vineyards of Eyrie
• Tony Ciccone: Papa Can Too Preach
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• More Still Say Obamacare Has Hurt Instead of Helped Them
• Wine Business Case Studies:: Thirteen Cases from the Real World of Wine Business Management *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Premiers Intervene So Canadians Can Drink Premium BC Wine
• SC: Largest winery in the South to open In North Myrtle Beach
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Foldable, Reusable Wine Bottle for On-the-Go Vino
• The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels*Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Charles Heidsieck chef de caves dies
• UK Sparkling wine category surges past £500 million mark
• UK Wine suppliers can’t complain about tough supermarket deals

DOWN UNDER

• CCA and Casella launching new craft beer range
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Levitating Cocktail Machine Lets You Lick Droplets Out of the Air
• Astrological Signs With Their Astrological Wines
• Prosecco vs. Champagne
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*

ÜBER HYPE: MUST BE A PONY NEARBY

• Delicato Family Vineyards Introduction Of Belle Ambiance Launches To Number One New Wine Brand Of 2014
• New Vintage Of Parker’s Darling Verité is Released