NEWS FETCH – February 13, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Santa Rosa Vintner, power broker, philanthropist Henry Trione dies at 94
• Artisan Spirits, Wine & Beer Growth Outpace Bigger Brands
• January was the best month for the restaurant industry in 10 years
• Feds threaten California wine imports as U.S.- Canada labelling dispute heats up
• Buying Wine from the Back Label: Using data to decipher winemakers’ language
• Americans Feel Slightly Better About Finances Than a Year Ago
• NASA-Cornell study says ‘megadroughts’ likely for US West
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HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• French Wine Exports Held Back by Low Stocks
• Biondi Santi Writes Off the 2014 Brunello
• Looking To Export? Here is how to create a perfect presentation for your wine brand *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley Vintners Announces Strategic Partnership with J.P. Morgan
• Grower Bonus Payments and Higher Bottle Prices in Lodi
• Dodd to head Assembly wine committee

DROUGHT/WATER

• Man-made Pollutants Finding Their Way Into Groundwater Through Septic Systems
• California Reservoirs Benefit From Recent Storms
• San Joaquin County’s underground supply sinks toward 1992 low point
• The New Tech Players of the California Drought
• Using solar energy to improve desalination process

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• The end of the three-tier system?
• New bill would allow wine shipments in Oklahoma
• South Dakota to Join the (DTC) Free World

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard celebrates strong UK half-year performance
• Tesco tells suppliers to cut prices or face axe
• Morrisons joins Tesco in cutting wine range

FINANCE, M&A

• Japanese brewer Asahi to buy wine seller Enoteca
• Why crowdfunding is such an exciting opportunity for business

DISTRIBUTORS

• Hess Family Wine Estates Appoints The Mark Wine Group
• 10 Documents You Will Need In Your Wine Distributor Meeting *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Has the market changed direction for Bordeaux?

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Could Wine Save Your Knees?
• Ingredient in Olive Oil Looks Promising in the Fight Against Cancer
• Mediterranean Diet Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer in Women With Specific Genotypes
• The way we drink
• Three Apps Curbing Drunk Driving
• How too much wine on that romantic night out could wreak havoc between the sheets

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Calling on wine and spirits producers around the world to back Drop the Duty campaign

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Most wine consumed in US is consumed by Baby Boomers
• Wine Market Council looks at a growing taste for other beverages
• United States Exports of Wine & Related Products

MARKETING & SALES

• Marketing to millennials – flexibility is crucial
• Driving Sales of Store Brands Over Name Brands
• 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

• Homogenous Wine Selections Are Killing Your Experience

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Rexam to invest £100m in two new beverage can plants in India

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Why we need social media: Press freedom is still declining rapidly
• How to Capture Prospects Using Social Media
• Obstacles to Email List Growth
• Reasons Why Your Content Isn’t Connecting With Millennials
• How To Create Content Your Audience Will Love
• Pinterest bans all affiliate links, asks power users to monetize in other ways

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine writing when you can’t taste or smell?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Surprising Success of Semillon, Sauvignon’s Perfect Partner
• Cabernet Franc may be the next great varietal
• The next great bottle of wine you buy be from England
• Petite Sirah FAQs ~ People are still asking, after all of these years
• Ephemera: Special ZAP Edition
• The Ritual Of Decanting

WINE PEOPLE

• Q&A: Matt Stafford, Craggy Range
• Uncorked: Simon Tam
• John Gautner introduces us to sake

WINE PLACES

• Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand winery holiday
• Producer profile: Aalto
• The Launch of a New Label: Grimm’s Bluff

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Rapping PA winemakers wage turf war
• Washington growers, winemakers discuss challenges of cold, warm vintages
• New bill could open the door for winemaking in Nevada
• GA: Wine experts find niche in beer market
• NJ: Elmer’s OK of ‘wine outlets’ a positive for small businesses

EUROPE & THE UK

• Global sales of Rioja wine grow by 5m bottles in 2014
• French wine exports to the UK fall 10% by value in 2014
• Poland Makes Push For Elevated Viticulture
• Romanian Wine Looks Forward
• Rioja wine producers expand in Rueda in 2015

DOWN UNDER

• Fears lowering foreign investment threshold could hamper growth in OZ wine industry
• Wine Australia aiming to champion fine wine

LATIN AMERICA

• Chile should not follow fashion

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Thank Crete for your nightly glass of red
• Super Bowl XLIX and the 2005s
• Channel Your Inner Sommelier
• We Made a French Sommelier Drink The Girliest-Looking Wines We Could Find
• A Crazy Way to Uncork Sparkling Wine: Under Water

CRAFT BEER, CIDER & SPIRITS

• The State of the Spirits Business