NEWS FETCH – October 22, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Cal drought: Getting grimmer
• OpenSoon To Let You Sell To Restaurants and bars Before they Are Even Open
• Winning in U.S. Retail When Flat is the New Norm
• Last Chance For Vintners To Participate In Silicon Valley Bank Wine Industry Survey
• Early Bird Pricing Ending Soon – Enter Your Brands in 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• US 2014 Vintage – Early, Fast, Eventful
• Santa Cruz Mountains harvest features a fast, flavorful ending
• SJValley grape growers face two different markets for this year
• Napa Harvest news
• Take control of your wine costing and set your prices with confidence *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Board postpones controversial Woolls Ranch Winery decision
• Sonoma County wine trade group gets $377,000 grant
• Calif: Oak Farm Vineyards opens new winery and tasting room
• Calif table grape volumes high for holidays
• Is unlimited pesticide spraying in California’s future?
• Kick start your DTC wine sales business with the DTC Consultant Network *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif: A long road brought us to Proposition 1 water bond
• PG&E plan may reduce water flowing into Lake Mendocino
• El Nino still unlikely this year
• Cities call on Nipomo water district to be more aggressive about conserving
• California’s Drought Taking a Toll on Hydropower
• Merced County leaders talk about groundwater ordinance
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Sonoma State Launches Direct to Consumer Certificate
• DTC Wine Sales Checklist: Dial In Your Strategy *Sponsored Link*

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• South Africa 2014 Wine Exports Drop 13%
• Australian wine exports experience increase
• Vin de France has driven important growth for French wine
• Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot top for value for French wines

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco shares: basket case or bargain?
• TescoGate: Experts predict retailers will treat suppliers with more respect

FINANCE, M&A

• De Bortoli Wines toasts its success with shares
• 4 ways to make your crowdfunding campaign hit $1M or more
• A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• NY: Auction tests demand for cult California
• 2,447 Bottles of Wine on the Wall, Headed for the Sink
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Does Vinotherapy Actually Work?
• Japan patents Melinjo Resveratrol for sleep improvement
• The Drunken Monkey: Why We Drink and Abuse Alcohol *Sponsored Link*

REGULATION, LEGAL MATTERS & COMPLIANCE

• MN: Total Wine and More Pleased With ALJ Decision
• TN: Some can vote for wine in grocery stores, some can’t
• TN: Wine Sales Debate Enters Stretch Run
• Balcones Founder Chip Tate Speaks Freely
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Does Your 2015 B2C Content Marketing Plan Include These 3 Elements?
• Why Borough Wines customers can’t stop coming back
• UK: The New Retail Buccaneers
• Brits chat on flights while Aussies drink
• How To Pitch Your Brand In National Restaurant Chains *Sponsored Link*

BRANDING

• Interactive Radio Ads Let Consumers Vocally Respond to Brands
• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Southeastern Wine Symposium Expands
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How paid social has changed social media management
• Millennial media-consumption habits explained
• The 4 Qualities of Businesses That Should Advertise on Facebook
• The Rise of the Paid Social Network Business Model
• Launching New Wine Brand Without A Winery? *Sponsored Link*

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Microsoft identifies PowerPoint security flaw that leaves all Windows versions vulnerable
• Microsoft warns users to kill botched KB 2949927 patch

MEDIA MATTERS

• Why there’s no formula for writing your headlines (Take this with a grain of salt)
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Tasting Wines By Price—An Exercise in Futility
• What Does it Take for New grape Crosses to Become Classic Varieties?
• Amador couple strives for sangiovese success
• Douro Wine’s Destiny
• Pontet-Canet second wine loses AOC
• On the anomalies of aging wine
• Six common wine faults and tips on how to identify them
• Australian Fumé Blancs fail to inspire
• Terroir Gives Champagne Its Soul
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Helen Turley and John Wetlaufer
• Aloft Wine leads Marc Mondavi to new vistas
• Passion, determination, drive East Texas winemaker
• Nicolás Catena
• How Antinori Changed the Face of Tuscany
• Sommelier Angela Stem Brings Joy to the Table
• Neal Martin
• NZ: Easier now at Mt Difficulty
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

STUFF THAT MAKES YOU STUPID JUST READING IT

• 12 Reality Stars & the Wines To Pair

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: The French Keep Coming
• TX: Online resources for wine knowledge
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Battles rage in Oregon, Colorado over genetically modified foods
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New Imaging Technology Gives Researchers Better Look at Crop Roots
• Calif: Nab weed escapees with dormant season vineyard survey
• Vines still available, order now!! **Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bubbly burglar busted in France

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Hangzhou wine imports drop 30%
• Thirst for Wine – Inside China’s Wine Industry: The Success Factors of Marketing Wine in China *Sponsored Link*

SOUTH AFRICA

• Wine in South Africa
• Wines of the New South Africa: Tradition and Revolution *Sponsored Link*

MORE EXPENSIVE CRAP FOR STUPID RICH PEOPLE

• Champagne and gold loaf breaks record

HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND OFFEND PEOPLE

• Instant Wine Geek

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Scandal continues to amuse in its wine Chateaux Du Bolet ways
• Sex and wine
• Learning about the wine you drink leads to insights about priorities
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*