NEWS FETCH – June 1, 2015

TOP NEWS

• California ABC Says It Is Not Trolling for Miscreants
• Strong growth ahead for California despite drought
• Drought Hurts Agriculture, Costs West Over $40 Billion
• U.S. economy slows
• Farmers’ ‘senior’ water rights under siege
• Two Out of Three California Olive Oils Fail New Homegrown Standards
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australia pressuring Canada in TPP for greater wine access
• India-Australia FTA to discuss wine and dairy sectors

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• Lodi Emerges As Destination Player In California’s Wine Country
• Modesto-area wineries look to move up in market
• Another Bubble Balloons on Napa Valley’s Pritchard Hill
• Buena Vista’s Historic Wine Tool Museum Opens
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Hopes rise for a strong El Niño to ease California drought
• Emergency drought barrier nears completion
• A Call for Common Sense Water Management
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Australian Vintage appoints new chairman
• Budweiser speaks out in response to FIFA corruption scandal
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FINANCE, M&A

• Stocks to Watch in Alcohol
• UK: Hambledon gets £2.75m from crowdfunding
• Tools of the Trade: 10 Must Have Documents to Have Ready For Your Distributor *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Trade on Liv-ex up in both value and volume terms last week
• Bordeaux 2014: only Montrose left
• This $18,000 Bottle of Wine May Be Undrinkable

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX
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• Your Brain on Coffee, Wine, and Cannabis
• People may drink more than they realize
• 3.4m UK middle aged drinkers are at risk of health problems despite industry warnings

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Empire Wine defends out-of-state wine sales

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• New Research Shows Why Wine Descriptions Don’t Help Consumers Select Wine

MARKETING & SALES

• 7 reasons why consumers might want to pay top dollar for wine
• Do wine competition medals abuse consumer trust?
• Alcoholic Beverage Industry Is Reluctant to Embrace E-Commerce
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PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Many Bay Area wine producers are switching back to natural cork

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• What Social Media Is Best For Your Business-To-Business?

PAYMENTS

• The First Battle In The Mobile Payments War Is Over
• Android Pay’s debut means Google Wallet will live on as a P2P payments app

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Interruptions at work can cost you up to 6 hours a day. An efficiency expert explains how to avoid them

MEDIA MATTERS

• The death of discovery – the irreparable damage to our over-used words
• Ambiente: Heimoff learns a new lesson about wine writing

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Wrath of Grapes: In Pursuit of Balance
• Minisculism and the Pursuit of Balance in Wine
• Palate and Column Fatigue
• Sweet red wine to merlot: Drop dead
• Believe it or not, it’s time to start loving German wine
• New World brings us back to Chardonnay
• Chianti – It’s More Than A Cheap Red Wine In A Straw Basket
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WINE PEOPLE

• Lorena Ascencios Of Astor Wines

WINE PLACES

• Behind the Vines: Balistreri Vineyards, Colorado
• The World of Merlot: Walla Walla
• This Grapevine Has Been Around For Nearly 500 Years
• All About Bordeaux

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Red Mountain’s importance in Washington wine
• Winemakers setting up shop in Seattle
• VA: Summer outlook is sweet at Chateau Morrisette under new winemaker

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Spain: World Leader in Organic Vineyard Area

EUROPE & THE UK

• Calls for a united body to promote UK wine producers
• England: Europe’s unlikely new wine capital
• Consumer confidence in the UK hits a 9 year high
• Ireland: More than half price of bottle of wine goes to Government in tax
• UK: Walker & Wodehouse re-launches

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Spirit distilleries skeptical about proposed tax reform
• New Zealand Wine Soars To New Heights
• OZ: Women in Horticulture group says situation dire for Riverland grape growers

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa can soar after greatest vintage

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• How To Remove The Foil Capsule Covering The Wine Bottle And Why It’s There in The First Place

OLIVE OIL

• Resolution Calls for Stronger Action to Prevent Spread of Xf

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER WINE & SPIRITS

• Brown-Forman Completes Deal On Louisville Site For Old Forester Distillery
• Why you’ve probably been drinking beer wrong all these years
• How To Taste Whiskey Like A Pro
• Whisky primer at Glasgow’s Pot Still
• Why the block of ice in your cocktail glass is as important as the booze you choose