NEWS FETCH – January 21, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Silicon Valley Bank Foresees Breakout Year Ahead for US Fine Wine Business
• Germany to consume more wine than Italy by 2018
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index Barely Positive
• Report On Recent Winery and Vineyard Transactions In Paso Robles Wine Country
• The top 8 reasons it makes dollars and sense to move your winery software to the Cloud *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• OZ: Premium wine exports growing
• Australia’s premium wines drive exports to bounce back
• Spain’s wine exports jumped by 380m litres but revenues plummeted
• NZ: Marlborough to be fully planted in 5 to 10 years
• Champagne ups reserve as sales grow
• Looking To Export? Here is how to create a perfect presentation for your wine brand *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley Vintners Announces 2015 Leadership at Annual Membership Meeting
• Five local wineries and 18 vineyards change hands over past two years
• Lower production of European olive oil an opportunity for CA brands
• Bank of the West and Fruition Sciences recognize wineries and viticulture experts for industry advancements
• Use of fumigant to face additional state restrictions
• Expo to appeal for more disaster aid

DROUGHT/WATER

• Oil fields may water farms
• The Untapped Potential of California’s Water Supply: Efficiency, Reuse, and Stormwater
• Better Planning for 2015: State and Federal Project Operations
• Feds, CA clash over funding private water projects
• Inconvenient Truths Raised at Water Meetings

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• State of the Union, Wine Shipping Edition

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Ardagh Group to make up to $71m capital investments at its US glass facility
• Unilever claims it has good relations with Tesco despite accounting scandal
• Google Glass Lets Tesco Shoppers Navigate Aisles Digitally
• Hawesko’s CEO Alexander Margaritoff to divest 30% stake

FINANCE, M&A

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine Wine Auction Sales Up 4.5% In 2014
• Bordeuax ‘outpacing’ Burgundy on Liv-ex
• Zachys prepares for new year in Asia
• 1855.com: conspiracy or cock-up?

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Alcohol Ads on TV Linked to Binge Drinking in Underage Young Adults
• Wine industry by-products create stable delivery system for resveratrol
• L.A. Bus Shelters Minus Booze Ads Equals Public Health Victory Over Big Alcohol
• Welch’s Commercial: Talking Grapes

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Montalcino Wineries Cover for Cocaine Ring
• 10 Documents You Will Need In Your Wine Distributor Meeting *Sponsored Link*

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• UK’s wine recession to end in 2015

MARKETING & SALES

• Consumers unwilling to try new alcoholic drinks
• Naked Wines toasts soaring 2014 sales
• How to attract media attention for your brand at a conference
• Want to Reach Millennials? Say Hello to Snapchat
• Missed the MUNDUS VINI 2014 Award? Taste the winning wines at ProWein 2015 – the extensive ancillary program has a lot to offer! *Sponsored Link*

WINE CHOICE & RECOMMENDATION

• She Loves Chardonnay. He Loves Pinot. They Make Magic.
• Gray has been drinking a box wine for a month
• Here’s to tannat, a big tannic monster wine
• Bad Wine And Old Liquor Won’t Make You Go Blind

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 2015 Wine and Grape Policy Conference April 12-14 in DC
• USA to be Vinexpo ‘special guest’
• New second generation Vinexpo

PAYMENTS

• Coinbase’s $75M raise shows investors still see gold in Bitcoin

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How to Manage and Scale your Craft Brewery For Growth
• Oregon Winery Wages Outpace Employment
• Looking to California, Obama calls for expanded paid leave

MEDIA MATTERS

• Are Wine Critics More Qualified Than Wine Bloggers?
• The great podcast resurgence and the rebirth of radio

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The importance of decanting
• Factors of Taste: Results from a Special Tasting at the DWCC
• What You Need to Know Now About Wine
• Experiment Proves Foie Gras Is Not Torture

WINE PEOPLE

• Changes for revered wine pioneer Davis Bynum at 90
• Uncorked: Jamie Ritchie

WINE PLACES

• Southern Oregon is no slouch as a wine region
• Liv-ex Spotlight on Hermitage la Chapelle
• A South African journey: Pinotage and bush vine Chardonnay
• Living The Dream In Argentina’s Wine Country

WINE EDUCATION

• Heimoff: Learning from somms
• Modern Sommeliers Are Educators

OH CANADA!

• Saskatchewan Considers Options for Liquor Retail Reform

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• AWI launches services that allows winemakers to choose yeasts to ferment naturally
• Technology leads scientists to better detect beer spoilage

DOWN UNDER

• Western OZ Regional Program investigating new vineyard management methods
• Australian wine exports rebound as China chooses cheaper tipples
• New Zealand wine producers excited about rebalanced UK market
• Brancott pushes NZ Sauvignon upmarket
• OZ: Winemakers forced to innovate to chase premium wine market
• OZ: Future of CSU’s Wagga Wagga winery uncertain

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Chinese Not The Only Oenophiles in Asia
• Indian Government Promoting Creation of Wine & Beer Parlors

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina a Cause for Optimism Despite Crisis

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Weird Wine Accessories You Can Actually Buy On Amazon

FILE UNDER PHALLICALLY-SHAPED RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY

• Four-Legged Gadget Will Overturn Diners’ Anti-Tech Stance