NEWS FETCH – December 18, 2014

TOP NEWS

• Opening trade with Cuba could benefit wine grape growers
• Scarcity Sends California Vineyard Prices Soaring
• U.S. Investor Optimism Remained Positive in November
• Liv-ex optimistic about fine wine market heading into 2015
• Tesco black hole may be larger than feared
• The top 8 reasons it makes dollars and sense to move your winery software to the Cloud *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Bordeaux wine recovers from record low harvest with ‘rare’ vintage

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• After big quake, Napa fault could move another 6 inches
• How Barefoot Wines Became the World’s Largest Selling Wine Brand
• CA: Deadline to apply for federal quake aid is Dec. 29
• What It Takes To Get Your Brand Approved By Commercial Airlines *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Paso Robles groundwater levels could drop 70 feet more by 2040
• California Remains in Drought
• Fracking undercuts climate change, water advances
• Groundwater: New law provides chances for input from farmers

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• FedEx will begin shipping wine to Massachusetts on Febuary 1st
• Grow Direct To Consumer Sales *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo Shares Fall Most in Eight Months on Slower Holiday Sales

FINANCE, M&A

• Wines of South Africa Continues Investment into U.S. Market

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine Wine Market Shows Signs of Life
• How to Generate Demand In The 3-Tier System *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Beer and wine to be listed on menus alongside calorie information starting in 2015
• Pre-Partying and Drinking Games Increase Odds of Extreme Drinking Behaviors
• Hello Vino Wine App Launches “Safe Ride Home” Program
• How to Celebrate Safely This Season

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Champagne Looks To Harvest UNESCO Designation
• Kurniawan’s private cellar could help to repay victims
• Day Three – Round 3 : CIVC try to KO Champagne Jayne
• CIVC v Champagne Jayne: Day 4 – Fizzical battle paused
• Sports hit back at advertising rule proposals

MARKETING & SALES

• Using ecommerce analytics to improve wine sales
• Foodservice Chain Same Store Sales Increased 2 Percent Overall in Q3 2014
• The Future of Online Advertising
• Aldi promotes wine and whiskys with musical ads
• Save time and money – order ProWein 2015 tickets online at reduced rates! *Sponsored Link*

WINE CHOICE & RECOMMENDATION

• Champagne isn’t just for New Year’s
• 10 Things Every Wine Lover Should Know About Prosecco
• Wine is central to the good life
• Wine Lover’s Guide to Louis Roederer

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Questions You Should Ask Before Moving Your Data
• What Role Does Facebook Play in Holiday Shopping?
• Gender Breakdowns on Social Media Platforms
• It’s Time to Drop the Text Version of your emails
• Here’s why email newsletters can be so powerful — and valuable
• There’s more to media than posting links on Facebook and Twitter

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• The great start-up slowdown

MEDIA MATTERS

• Thoughts On Thoughts On Thoughts On Influential Wine Blogs
• Discovering Writer Mark Pendergrast

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Pairing a $3.99 Box of Popeyes with $170 Dom Perignon
• World’s first sonic wine bar opens
• How to serve, store and enjoy wine
• Port is so much more than fortified wine

WINE PEOPLE

• James Miles on fine wine market
• A winemaker’s Christmas: Peter Sisseck
• Uncorked: Eduardo Chadwick

WINE PLACES

• A Right Bank Revival
• Meet Portugal’s Most Distinguished Port Producers
• Switzerland’s Best Kept Secret: Its Wine
• Wines from Mallorca

OH CANADA!

• Remember that fist fight on the radio? Yeah, it was fake

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Wine and beer reps say NY fracking ban is the right decision
• All-Michigan wine tasting room opens second location
• A Global Perspective on Regional Wine Identity

ACADEMIA

• IWSR to partner INSEEC
• WSU to honor donors to research, teaching vineyard

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New Research Could Help Identify More Compounds in Wine
• Award-winning research offers choices for improving Cabernet Sauvignon
• Saving Rare Wine Grapes from Extinction
• ConeTech could take out pyrazines in wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• English winery slams Westminster bubbles

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Japan Free Trade Agreement to come into force in January
• OZ: Program opens doors in China

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• What bartenders actually think of your wine order
• 14 Funny Wine Glasses For Oddball Drinkers
• Holiday crafts dress up empty bottles
• Gift giving guide for the wine lover on your list
• The Saturn Wine Glass Doesn’t Spill
• Bogle edges Barefoot to win 2014 cheap wine poll
• Fine wine vs predictions

CIDER NEWS

• Study reveals promising technology to expand hard cider industry