NEWS FETCH – March 3, 2015

TOP NEWS

• State sues Gallo Glass over hazardous wine bottle materials
• DWR raises State Water Project allocation to 20%
• Scientists: Climate change helps fuel Calif drought
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

THE ECONOMY

• 38% of investors see eurozone disintegrating in next 12 months
• U.S. Economic Confidence Edged Down in February
• TTIP: European Disintegration, Unemployment and Instability

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Early Bud Break Brings N. Coast Frost Worries
• Oregon farmers challenged by early blooms
• Overcoming the Top 10 Objections from Beverage Retailers *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• 5 Surprising Tips To Buying Land In Napa
• California Garagistes
• Vintners group wants Napa Green expansion
• Napa Valley Vintners Set Goal for 100-Percent Napa Green Certification by Year 2020
• Spadarotto named Coppola successor CEO

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif Drought Eases Slightly, Mostly On North Coast
• Adjudicated water decisions often not best for growers
• State Water Project raises amount of water to be sold
• Water wars escalate in Legislature with new proposals
• Santa Barbara working to reactivate mothballed desalination plant
• Oakdale Irrigation considers drought surcharge

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• 270 Tenn supermarkets expected to sell wine in 2016
• The Direct-to-Consumer Tipping Point

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• TescoGate: Retailer urges staff to report misconduct as it launches new code of conduct

FINANCE, M&A

• International Spirits and Beverage Group agrees to merge with Fima

DISTRIBUTORS

• Wine Treasury to distribute US based Terlato Wines in the UK
• How Large Distributors Launch A New Brand *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Chablis First at Hospices de Beaune Auction
• Burgundy Ignites New York Auction Renaissance
• Fake wine not just a Chinese problem

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Who Needs Wine: 3 To 5 Cups Of Coffee A Day May Lower Heart Attack Risk

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Laws threaten $1B B.C. wine biz
• NM Senate clears bill permitting home delivery of beer, wine

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Global Champagne sales edge ahead 0.7&
  
• Champagne shipments to UK grow 6%
• South Africa aims to boost bottle over bulk

MARKETING & SALES

• Curmudgeon Puts Grocery Store Wine In Perspective

MEDIA MATTERS

• Meet Meridith May, Publisher of The Tasting Panel Magazine
• Heimoff Laments Decline Of Newspaper Wine Coverage
• Oz Clarke’s new book tells the history of wine in 100 bottles
• The Thank You That Changed My Thinking
• Champagne Movie a Sparkling Song of Praise

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Sniffing Sleuth Uses Science To Understand Smell
• Defining the terroir of Israeli wines
• Eyrie Vineyards: Credit Where Credit is Due

WINE PEOPLE

• Interview: Alessia Antinori
• Uncorked: Robert Betz MW

WINE PLACES

• Temecula Valley has come a long way

FOOLS & MONEY SOON PARTED

• Water sommelier wants bottled water treated like wine
• Grange by the glass? That’ll be $625, thanks

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Former Ste. Michelle leader honored for vineyard development

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER WINE & SPIRITS

• 5 tips for launching your own brewery
• Farmers Growing More Hops and Barley for Craft Beer

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Recycled wine barrels and other goodies

TRAGIC

• Death from a wine glass?

OLIVE OIL

• France Pledges Aid for Olive Oil Sector
• Class Action Against Filippo Berio and Bertolli Importer Moves Forward
• What is happening to the battleship Spanish olive oil?
• Spanish Olive Oil production drops by 39% over the previous season