NEWS FETCH – December 23, 2014

TOP NEWS

• U.S. wine industry toasts decline in Japan’s sake sales
• Research Team Builds Drought-Fighting Drone To Seed Rainclouds
• West Napa Fault a greater threat
• China still open to US wine
• Are Wine Prices Too High? Or Too Low?
• The top 8 reasons it makes dollars and sense to move your winery software to the Cloud *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• ‘Atmospheric Rivers’ to Soak California as Climate Warms
• Leave it to beavers
• A Thirsty Town Debates Need for New Source of Water
• Water Board fines landowners for dumping irrigated land waste
• California reservoirs slowly refilling

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Crimson Wine Group Promotes to President & CEO, Chief Winegrower & COO
• What It Takes To Get Your Brand Approved By Commercial Airlines *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, M&A

• Chinese-owned chateaux in Bordeaux
• South African Swartland Winery sold to Chinese investor
• Spotlight on… Dom Perignon
• How to Generate Demand In The 3-Tier System *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Investec Reaffirms Buy Rating for Majestic Wine PLC
• Downey Launches Wine Fraud Website
• Acker Merrall Most Important & Influential Wine Auction Markets for 2014

HEALTH

• Fundamental Mechanism for How Resveratrol Provides Health Benefits Uncovered
• Resveratrol Activates Genetic Pathway Linked To Longevity
• Adding Wine Industry Grape By-Products to Muffins Makes Them Healthier — Maybe?
• Is drinking alcohol going to make you fat? –maybe…
• Eat chocolate, drink wine and don’t fret over your festive diet

LET’S ALL HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON

• Drinking and driving is a really bad mix
• How to Celebrate Safely This Season
• Program Aimed at Reducing Drunk Driving Launched
• BeMyDD to provice discounted designated driver services

MARKETING & SALES

• Selling wine with storytelling
• Do Consumers Actually Trust Reviews?
• How your brand can remain relevant
• Warren Buffett on Reputation
• Influencer Marketing Is Killing Santa
• Save time and money – order ProWein 2015 tickets online at reduced rates! *Sponsored Link*

WINE CHOICE & RECOMMENDATION

• Rioja Makes Great Aged Wines That Are Ready to Drink
• Grow Direct To Consumer Sales *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 10 Social Media Predictions for 2015
• Twitter now lets you track your tweet’s impact on-the-go
• Wine app Vivino celebrates 100 millionth scan
• UK: Plonk app maps grapes by borough

PAYMENTS

• Payment startups are everywhere

MEDIA MATTERS

• “The Essence of Wine” Earns a Spot on NYT Best Wine Books of 2014
• Digital Publish or Perish

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Pinot Noir Is Wine’s Polar Bear
• You Don’t Know Fizz About Champagne
• What’s the Big Deal About Orange Wine?
• Le Nez Du Vin by Jean Lenoir for your favorite wine enthusiast

WINE PEOPLE

• Washington’s most celebrated grape grower retires
• Italian Brew-Ha-Ha: Teo Musso
• 2014 Review and Hopes and Fears for 2015: Guy Woodward
• 2014 Review and Hopes and fears for 2015: Simon Doyle
• 2014 Review and Hopes and Fears for 2015: Jo Wehring

WINE PLACES

• Form meets function at Washington Valley Cellars
• Great Northwest Destination Winery: Swiftwater Cellars
• The Dr. Loosen Estate
• Chianti Wine: The Pride of Tuscany

WINE TOURISM

• Bottlerock reincarnated

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Film explores growth of Ky. grape/wine industry
• NY: Wine and craft beer industries highlight future

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Technology comes to the vineyard’s best wines
• Can a great wine be made with alcohol reduction?
• A Wine Not Made

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK Foodservice Industry Growth and Forecast for 2015

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine and beer sales to exceed a quarter of a billion dollars Christmas week
• OZ: Table grape growers warned about biosecurity risks of interstate imports

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China: On the exemption of Australian wine import tax

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina: New terroirs are emerging in unexpected areas

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• A brief history of wine and religion
• Wine, Myth, and Legend
• ‘Twas A Wine-Filled Night Before Christmas – Told Through Stock Photos
• Turn leftover sparkling wine into delicious New Year’s dishes
• How to Make Mulled Wine Even Better
• Some Christmas Thoughts from the HoseMaster of Wine™