NEWS FETCH – October 30, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Farmers sue Calif over drought water decisions
• Grange going cheap as Treasury Wine Estates clears its cellar
• UK Serious Fraud Office to investigate Tesco
• Investors Angry Over 1855.com’s 7-Buck Bordeaux
• Drowning In Wine Snobbery: NYTimes Misses The Point
• Early Bird Pricing Ending Soon – Enter Your Brands in 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Short Oregon Season Expected to Set Records
• Greek Wine Production Shows Significant Decrease
• Washington wine harvest could top 240,000 tons
• Calif: The Pirate Life of Winemakers During Harvest
• Take control of your wine costing and set your prices with confidence *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Davies Family Winery wins appeal for major expansion, public events
• Liz Thach MW, defines the top vineyards of Napa and Sonoma in new book
• Calif: Fresno State library specialized in grape and wine industries renovated
• Calif: Cyrus Blooms Again in Alexander Valley
• Kick start your DTC wine sales business with the DTC Consultant Network *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Water management requires regional collaboration
• Huge California Drought Meeting Planned
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Why the Tesco story is part of a bigger UK retailing picture
• What’s next for Treasury Wine Estates Ltd?

FINANCE, M&A

• Bibendum Wine merges with PLB Group
• Trade reacts to the Bibendum PLB merger
• Spirit France buys majority stake in Janneau
• A Guide to Investment, Innovation and Business Opportunities in the Water Sector *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• PA: Official idiots set to destroy $200,000 wine cellar
• Buyers need to sort charlatans from the genuine
• Investing in Liquid Assets: Uncorking Profits in Today’s Global Wine Market *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Are There Any Health Benefits To the Vinotherapy, red-Wine Bath Craze?
• Are coffee and wine good for you?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The Haunted History of the Hallowine Trademark
• TN: Wine in food stores is long overdue
• Wine in America: Law and Policy *Sponsored Link*

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• 5 ways millennials are changing the wine world
• Chile sees rebound year after tough 2013-14 campaign

MARKETING & SALES

• The wine industry’s mismarketing has much to answer for
• Wine fulfillment for the Holidays
• Creative Promo: There’s a Beer for That
• Social Is Still Top Marketing Priority
• How To Pitch Your Brand In National Restaurant Chains *Sponsored Link*

REALLY VAGUE MARKETING – WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO SAY HERE?

• Family-run Italian Wineries Launch Wine-ICons
• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• See The “Drinks of Tomorrow” At Prowein 2015
• 2014 Wine Tourism Conference coming to Paso Robles
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Corkz Update Extends Global Reach of the Wine Information App
• Wine Lovers Should Open Their Palates To Technology To Find Favorites
• Wine Tasting Network re-launches
• Where’s the Mobile Ad Money Coming From Next Year?
• Launching New Wine Brand Without A Winery? *Sponsored Link*

PAYMENTS

• Q&A: Bill Maurer, payments and currency expert.
• Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• The best time of day to get work done
• Millennials surpass older workers in some key business skills
• Wine Business Case Studies:: Thirteen Cases from the Real World of Wine Business Management *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Hang out with the World’s Top Wine Writers. For Free.
• Book reveals US presidents’ drinking habits
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• “I ate his liver with fava beans and a big Amarone”
• Big doesn’t equate to average; small doesn’t mean great
• How a bad appellation can make you a cult wine
• Champagne to reduce sulphur dioxide
• The key to modern Portugese Vinho Verde wines
• Modern wine-making levels the playing field
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• A Great Story About a Great Wine Man: Peter Mondavi, Sr.
• Emma GAO: Grande dame of Silver Heights
• Krug’s CEO on living with luxury
• Charlie Edson Rings My Bel
• The Tastemakers: Why We’re Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

WINE TOURISM

• A week in PA wine country
• Global Wine Tourism *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• TX: New Wine Lab At Hilton College
• Beyond Jefferson’s Vines: The Evolution of Quality Wine in Virginia *Sponsored Link*

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Calif: Stanislaus County farmers urged to drop off unwanted pesticides
• Neonicotinoid Pesticides Add Billions to Economy
• A Guide to Organic Viticulture *Sponsored Link*

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina: In San Juan, the outstanding varieties are Viognier and Syrah
• Rediscovering Torrontés
• Argentina: Salta, the other wine route
• The Vineyard at the End of the World: Maverick Winemakers and the Rebirth of Malbec *Sponsored Link*

SOUTH AFRICA

• Why South Africa’s growing in confidence
• Wines of the New South Africa: Tradition and Revolution *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Living, and Loving, Among Works in Progress
• 10 Things Every Wine Lover Should Know About Perrier-Jouët
• Zoom: How Everything Moves: From Atoms and Galaxies to Blizzards and Bees *Sponsored Link*

OLIVE OIL

• US and EU trade agreement could benefit U.S. olive oil industry
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil Wholesale Prices in Europe in October
• Italy Will Fight Olive Killer With Coast-to-Coast Buffer Zone
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*