NEWS FETCH – October 29, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Hill Wine Co Bankruptcy: 15K Gals Of Bulk Wine Discovered, Maybe Up For Grabs
• Prop. 1 aims to relieve drought — but not this one
• Crimson Wine Buys Montafi Ranch Vineyard
• Major International Tesco suppliers call in audit teams over accounting scandal
• Portuguese Table Wines Move To Double-Digit Growth In U.S. Market
• Take control of your wine costing and set your prices with confidence *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Lake County wraps up winegrape harvest season
• Chapel Down produces record yield
• Raise a glass to Colorado’s wine harvest season
• Early Bird Pricing Ending Soon – Enter Your Brands in 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• A Napa Valley Tech Entrepreneur Is Revolutionizing Customer Service
• Winery events dominate Sonoma County planning priorities
• Feds make millions in Napa quake aid available
• Wine Industry Panel to Present at Sonoma State
• Lake County grape growers leverage technology to manage vineyard water use
• Margarita Vineyard Rooted in Royalty
• Calif: Lazy Creek Vineyards readies for its close-up
• How a Napa winemaker became one of the world’s top cheetah experts

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif: Supervisors reject Paso Robles basin water offset plan
• Tribal Chiefs, River, and Groundwater Protectors Oppose Prop. 1
• Groundwater Is Sexy, If You Live Under a Rock
• Calif: Climate Change, A New Energy-Water Nexus for Emission Trading
• Calif: Dr. Kennedy’s Groundwater Remedy
• Calif: Local entities discuss implementation of groundwater legislation
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING

• OZ, NZ, S. Africa: Smaller wineries selling 5-%+ direct to consumer
• Kick start your DTC wine sales business with the DTC Consultant Network *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• TWE focuses on travel retail
• Tesco’s flaccid performance continues with ‘free erections’ translation fail

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Vente-Privee USA to close by year-end
• UK wine merchant rejects suspect 1947 Burgundy
• Petrus ’82, Le Pin, Latour Lead Bordeaux at U.S. Auction
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Pontet-Canet declassification a mystery?
• Fight for Your Winery’s IP Rights
• Austria claims new sparkling wine standards rival Champagne
• MN: For Minneapolis voters, beer and wine sales on ballot
• TX: Precinct 2 voters in Orange County should OK beer/wine sales
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

MARKETING & SALES

• Six Ways to Improve Beverage Sales to Women
• 5 Marketing Lessons For Adult Beverage Brands
• Promotions help Seattle-area diners support Washington wine
• Robo-service comes to retail, hospitality
• How To Pitch Your Brand In National Restaurant Chains *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• 20+ Of The Worst Packaging And Labeling Fails Ever
• What Brown Can Do for Your Wine
• NZ: Wine-buyers lured by labels
• World’s first pasteurisable PET beer bottle
• Tetra Pak cartons with bio-based LDPE films
• The Art and Design of Contemporary Wine Labels*Sponsored Link*

BRANDING

• When a major Bordeaux Châteaux adopts Brand Strategy
• Brand Equity Drives Where Consumers Fill Their Baskets
• Positioning luxury brands in emerging markets
• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends *Sponsored Link*

HOLIDAY SALES

• 22% of Americans Are Already Christmas Shopping
• Brand New: The Shape of Brands to Come *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Poynt: A ‘No Brainer’ For Businesses
• How Social Is Your Business, Anyway?
• Facebook ad revenue soars as user base matches that of China’s population
• Facebook, Pinterest Drive Social Traffic
• Launching New Wine Brand Without A Winery? *Sponsored Link*

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Are retailers shooting themselves in the foot with Apple Pay U-Turn?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Knappstein’s Videos Bring Out the Best of Wine and Beer
• Talking about wine
• Cernilli Launches New Italian Wine Guide
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

RECOMMENDATIONS & PREFERENCE SELECTION

• Discovering your own taste in wine beyond 100-point scores
• Grade Inflation Is Killing The Value of Wine Reviews
• Pandora for beer?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Strippers know Champagne
• Beer Drinkers More Experimental Than Wine Drinkers?
• Chile-infused wine gets $50K taxpayer-funded grant
• Bubbles go flat as flutes lose favour
• What’s the Big Deal About Tokaji?
• Next Wave of Oregon Vineyards
• TV’s Arrow Making Wine and a Difference
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Eric Desgouttes, General manager for Kerry Wines in Hong Kong and China
• This Winemaker Has Been Producing Wine Since Age Five
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• PA: Police Alerting Residents About Wine Delivery Scam
• OR: Masters of wine converge in Portland
• PA: Bridges Wine Co. owner deemed Pittsburgh ripe for growth
• NY: FLCC Viticulture Center remains on schedule for December completio
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

EUROPE & THE UK

• British merchants back Italy
• Vino Italiano: The Regional Wines of Italy*Sponsored Link*

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Regional issues set to feature in Victorian state election
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The 12 New Rules Of Wine
• Skyrim theme played on wine glasses could tame a dragon
• Ancient Greek wine cup may show constellations
• Halloween Candy And Wine, And Other Foods Are Healthier When Paired Together
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• Pterostilbene, a molecule similar to resveratrol, as a potential treatment for obesity
• Wine Industry Panel to Present on Current Trends at Sonoma State
• Italy on fourth place on the podium of world olive oil production
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

FROM THE LAND WHERE IT’S SO COLD THAT VODKA FREEZES

• Finland: Fireball Whiskey Recalled, Too Much Antifreeze
• Fireball Disputes Internet recall