NEWS FETCH – April 27, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Bordeaux Manslaughter Case: Failure to Notify Dangers of Pesticides
• Debate over dry farming divides CA Wine Country
• Should You Ever Discount Your Wine?
• In California, drought widens economic split
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Australian wine industry – state of play
• OZ: Tricky wine harvest adds flavour

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County to Consider Minimum Parcel Size for Winery Development
• Light brown apple moths prompt quarantine in Mendocino County
• Charting path for Sonoma developmental center’s site
• Napa’s water’s supply could hinge on fate of Delta smelt
• Rising sea levels threaten lower Napa River
• Why Livermore Should Grow More Grapes
• USA Trade Tasting Early Bird Registrations Are Now Open: Save $740 If You Register Before 30 April 2015. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Western drought steals clean energy along with fresh water at power plants
• CA still tied to Gold Rush-era water rights system
• Living the story of water in California
• Water market offers better approach to conservation
• Desalination plants aren’t a good solution for California drought

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo mulls fate of United Spirits boss Vijay Mallya

DISTRIBUTORS

• Wholesalers gang up on NY retailer who challenged DTC
• Tools of the Trade: 10 Must Have Documents to Have Ready For Your Distributor *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Beychevelle opens the week’s releases
• Lilian Barton: 2013 pricing ‘a little wrong’

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX
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• Alcohol Consumption Linked to Lower MS Disability
• Alcohol’s impact on your organs
• Does winemaking actually reduce ochratoxin A in wine?
• Benefits Of Using Red Wine For Hair
• U.S. Dietary Committee Recommends Mediterranean Diet for Healthy Living

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• New Texas Retail Law Passes In State Senate
• How Large Distributors Launch A New Brand *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Quirky wine rack could refill itself using Amazon Dash
• Facebook Dominates Social Logins
• Why Google+ failed
• How to Simultaneously Build and Protect Your Social Brand
• Free apps can take a big toll on your phone

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin’s Q1: Record VC Investment, Falling Prices, And Slow Consumer Adoption

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Should a wine speak for itself?
• Sacrificing the Basics for Babel
• A wine made by empty spaces
• Why You Should Avoid Temperature Fluctuations When Storing Wine And Beer
• Wine Temps 101
• Viticulture 101 ~ Part 4

WINE PEOPLE

• Robinson’s crusade: wine expert Jancis Robinson
• Madame Pommery changed how we drink Champagne today
• From Medical School to the California Vineyards
• Idolizing Wine with Ryan Seacrest

WINE PLACES

• Exploring new destinations in Napa Valley
• Spanish region of La Rioja is rich in historic sites, vineyards
• Top 5 Least Favorable Times to Visit Bordeaux
• Live Long and Prosper with Sardinian Wine

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Canadian Group Has Big Wine Plans for Nearly 700 Acres on Red Mountain in WA
• Matthew Gaughan assesses the progress of US wines from Washington state
• A report on Heimoff’s New England wine trip

ACADEMIA

• Australian Wine Research Institute celebrates 60 years

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Tract Home Guerrilla Winemaking
• A Brief Video Lesson in Champagne Disgorgement

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Retail figures slump compared to February, but still up for the year

DOWN UNDER

• Australia’s ‘five strong pillar economy’: agriculture
• Fine wine distributor temporarily closed following Sydney hail storm
• OZ: Alcohol companies target sport enthusiasts using social media

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Ma Huiqin joins Ningxia wine bureau
• Sparkling Wine Becomes Winner of Public Blind Wine Tasting in Korea
• Young celebs in South Korea may be banned from appearing in alcohol ads

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa’s wine landscape is changing for the better

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• What the ancient world can teach us about dealing with drunken revelers
  
• Leaders, history and alcohol
• What is the right way to hold a wine glass?

OLIVE OIL

• Fears for olive crop force Brussels to tackle spread of leaf scorch
• New Technology to Recycle Wastewater from Olive Oil Production
• Spain calls for a moratorium for EC regulation on the level of Ethyl Esters of Olive Oil
• Analysis of psychological variables involved in olive oil tasting

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER WINE & SPIRITS

• Spirits Capital Partners enters into investment partnership with Spud Partners
• Angry Orchard Eyes Innovation Potential With New Upstate New York Cidery
• How Much Do You Actually Need To Know About Hops To Enjoy Your Beer?

MARIJUANA

• The Marijuana Industry And Its First Crossroads