NEWS FETCH – December 11, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Wine Industry Financial Health Looking Good: Silicon Valley Bank 2014 Survey
• Restaurant sales growth slows in Nov.
• Dahl & Napa Point Winery Object To Court Ruling
• What’s Behind New York’s Unprecedented Attack on Fine Wine Retailers?
• Aussie businesses day-to-day battle with wine & food counterfeits
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HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Who’s growing fast, and who’s not
• Burton builds barrel business
• Noise, traffic at issue in dispute over Guy Fieri’s proposed winery
• Jasmine Vineyards cofounder dies
• Calif: Wine production plant, storage space move forward
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• North Coast wineries feel healthier
• Rain making company seeks funding for California project
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Internet resources for watching the storm and waterways
• How Many Superstorms Will It Take to End California’s Drought?
• Once-In-1200-Year California Drought Bears Signature Of Climate Change
• California’s drought declared natural by NOAA

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Wine Market Council Elects Dale Stratton as Board of Directors Chair

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco slashes wine prices via social media

FINANCE, M&A

• Former Ruinart winemaker lands €500K in crowdfunding to develop champagne range
• Craft-brew lovers foaming over sale of Bend, Ore., brewery
• Small Indian wineries face bankruptcy

DISTRIBUTORS

• Time for an Annual Review Meeting With Your Distributor
• More Wineries Dissapointed with their Wholesalers

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Christie’s Overhauls Management as Barbizet Assumes Leadership
• The Rise of Burgundy Wines At Auction
• A case of déjà vu at Liv-ex
• Bordeaux bounce at Zachy’s

HEALTH

• Moderate alcohol intake may lower diabetes risk among obese
• UK government pushes low abv wine
• Wine display tests resolve of alcoholics
• Scientists identify mechanism underlying health benefits of red wine
• If olive oil is high in fat, why is it considered healthy?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Maker’s Mark Bourbon Got Tito’d
• Consumers Increasingly Want to Know What’s in Their Food

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Findings From New Database Focus on Global Varietal Trends
• UK: Prosecco dominates festive fizz sales at major retailers
• Champagne is a hostage in retail price war
• Advertisers Will Spend Nearly $600 Billion Worldwide in 2015

DATA DOUCHE-BAGERY

• Snooth article has no link to: “OIV Releases Conference Research”

MARKETING & SALES

• Millennial “Dudes” Might Be More Receptive to Marketing than We Thought
• NY Merlot alliance focusing on research to better market wine region
• Australia Wine Bosses Release Plan To Boost Oz Success
• The biggest retail story of 2014 is Mobile adoption
• Weight of Wine Bottles and Being Unduly Impressed in a Time of Sustainability

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• US: Event sponsors attract young drinkers

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 1000 corks – two things about that
• Social Network Website Use Dips In U.K. And U.S.
• Can another company deliver on the promise of Foursquare?
• 40% of Facebook Accounts For Fortune 100 Companies Are Unauthorized

PAYMENTS

• Microsoft to accept bitcoins for digital content
• Peer-to-peer Bitcoin wallet launched

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Review – An Unlikely Vineyard
• Second Edition of Beyond Jefferson’s Vines Published

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Fruit Wines Have Started to Appeal to Advanced Drinkers
• Own-label Champagne beats big brands in taste test
• There’s No Place Like Home For Value In Good Quality Bubbly
• Darn Good Bordeaux at a Darn Good Price
• Calif: 10 Things Every Wine Lover Should Know About Diamond Creek

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How a CD in Virginia led to a wine rebirth in the country of Georgia
• Oregon Wine Institute Plans for the Future
• Washington State University Wine Science Center To Offer Classes
• Wine And Gas Battle It Out In Northern US

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wines from Argentina putting in serious effort to drive UK growth
• UK: Alcohol wholesaler scheme massive boost for legitimate traders and retailers
• UK: Eating out growth boosts pub and restaurant sales
• UK on-trade sees 20th month of growth

DOWN UNDER

• First winery begins shipments under Aus-China organic joint-agreement

SOUTH AFRICA

• Are white blends SA’s best wines?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine trade supergroup bands together for Comic Relief
• The Enduring Legacy of Breast-Shaped Glassware
• Guide To Pronouncing The Names Of Popular Wines
• Holiday Gift Guide – Drink Gadgets and Tools
• Holiday Gifts Worth Giving to Wine Lovers
• The perfect Gifts to Give to people in Booze PR
• Do’s and don’ts for gifting wine this season

OLIVE OIL

• Extra Virgin Olive Oil Wholesale Prices in Europe in December
• Virgin Group wages trademark war against olive oil
• Project Uses Waste from Olive Oil Production to Power the Mill Itself

CRAFT BEER, CIDER & SPIRITS

• The secret world of… beer