NEWS FETCH – November 25, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Sun Sets On Coalition for Free Trade
• Black Wednesday Boosts Booze Buys
• Wine Spectator’s Top 100 Jacks Up Prices
• Swedish Merlot? Warmer world helps Nordic vineyards
• Chinese wine dealer smashes fake Lafite
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HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Virginia 2014: wonderfully average
• NZ: Demand for tall new grapevines booming
• OZ: Growers count the cost of storm damage

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Supervisors approve Woolls Ranch Winery
• Sonoma County vote restricts setbacks near streams
• Wine warehousing dominates Napa Valley construction
• Napa wine, food company expands
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DROUGHT/WATER

• How engineers see the water glass in California
• State Water Project contract negotiations set to begin over proposed BDCP amendments
• EPA helps California’s Redwood Valley County Water District prepare for a changing climate
• Bureau of Reclamation Invests $9.2 million in Water and Power Research

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• New Direct Shipper License Applications Now Available for Mass
• Grow Direct To Consumer Sales *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Mitchells & Butlers profit down as revenues grow

FINANCE, M&A

• Vega Sicilia Seeks Wineries To Buy

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Burgundy dominates at $5.6m Roy Welland auction

HEALTH

• Using a Red Wine-Based Marinade to Protect Against Food Poisoning
• Moderate Wine Consumption May Decrease Age-Related Vision Loss
• Recycle Bin Diving Reveals Low-Income Elderly Alcohol Abuse
• Small Alcohol Consumption in Pregnancy Won’t Hurt Baby

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Wine industry should take initiative on calorie labelling
• Chef sues off-licence over bottle injury

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• A Persuasive Chart Showing How Persuasive Charts Are
• Margaux Outpaces Top First Growths On Liv-Ex

MARKETING & SALES

• People should stop thinking about their own brands and just market wine!
• Aldi selling £76 wine for just £19
• Outsider Wine Merchant Transforming Intimidation into Excitement Shoppers
• Jacob’s Creek plays emotion card with its winemakers at the heart of new brand push
• 7 Marketing Best Practices From Amsterdam

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• The importance of wine exhibitions
• Trade Show & Event Marketing *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Micro-managing the micro-winery
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MEDIA MATTERS

• 20 Wine Bloggers Talk About Thanksgiving: 2006-2014

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Beaujolais Nouveau an overrated wine
• What’s the Big Deal About Amarone?
• Burgundian or Oregondian?
• French attitudes toward Napa Valley, plus comparisons of winegrapes to meat?
• The Bittersweet Tale of Sauternes
• Lovers Of California Wine, Keep An Eye On Anderson Valley
• MI: Lone Oak Vineyard Estate in Grass Lake
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World’s Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Oregon wine industry honors Bernau, Vlossak for ¡Salud! work

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine Victoria welcomes plan to grow wine tourism and exports
• Wines of the Southern Hemisphere: The Complete Guide *Sponsored Link*

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• It Is About Enjoying Life, Enjoying Wine
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OLIVE OIL

• Europe suffers olive oil disaster: How you can survive it
• ‘L’Ulivone,’ Sabina’s Tree of the Ages
• Could the Crisis in Italy Have Been Prevented?
• Q&A with Olive Oil Producer Bill Schweitzer
• Olive oil ‘keeps heart healthy’
• Olive Oil: From Tree to Table *Sponsored Link*

CRAFT BEER, CIDER & SPIRITS

• Czech Prez: US beer is filthy water