NEWS FETCH – December 11, 2013

TOP NEWS

• Robledo Winery: An American Dream Unravels
• Mandela’s Legacy Left for a Nation & Her Wine Industry
• Prosecutors Reveal Evidence Against Accused Wine Counterfeiter
• Reid says Senate will not extend old farm bill
• Urban Renewal Through Wine
• Drink Sales in Hotels Poised for Growth
• It’s Delectable to connect with people drinking your wine
• Aussies Produce 1.23 Billion Liters Of Wine 2012-13

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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Fresno boutique winery scene coming into its own
• Cal Delta Water Plan: “triple platinum lie”
• Santa Barbara Wine Couple Comes Home
• Growing markets lead to optimistic almond outlook
• Fresno County supervisors move to ban marijuana farms

• The New California Wine: A Guide to the Producers and Wines Behind a Revolution in Taste [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

FINANCE, M&A

• Champ invests more in Accolade Wines
• Top Consultant: How Much Is your Winery Worth?

DISTRIBUTORS

• ​Rémy Cointreau moves distribution in-house
• Paul Hobbs now US importer for Canadian producer Stratus

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation to Report Q3 Results
• Pernod Ricard optimistic on US holiday season

COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordelais should not release 2013 vintage
• Kurniawan owed millions to auctioneers
• Margaux ’08 Falls to 13-Month Low as First Growths Face Pressure
• Alternative investments you can enjoy

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MARKETING & SALES

• Wine Brand Marketing enters a new Era
• Hispanic consumers represent growing market for wine
• Research Confirms Consumers Want More Food Info

• Wine Brands: Success Strategies for New Markets, New Consumers and New Trends [Sponsored Link]

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Organics, sustainability focus of California conference
• An American Perspective on ProWein

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Advertisers to Spend $5.60 Billion on YouTube
• Always On Means Always Social
• Tesco launches online wine tasting

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Wine’s Greatest Tradition? Innovation

• Global Brands: The Evolution of Multinationals in Alcoholic Beverages (Cambridge Studies in the Emergence of Global Enterprise) [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

MEDIA MATTERS

• Joe Roberts Talks With With Clark Smith
• Content marketing is not a unicorn
• Winery Blogging: Common Myths and Questions
• Is Wine Blogging Dead?

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MATTERS OF TASTE

• Napa Tasting: Valley Floor Vs. Hills
• Here’s to our American somms
• Can Wine Terroir be Proven by Examining Microbes on Grapes?
• Winemaker Sean Thackrey Is Inspired By Ancient Greeks
• Zinfandel, Primitivo two sides of same coin
• Cabernet Franc, the future for Argentina

• The Essential Scratch and Sniff Guide to Becoming a Wine Expert: Take a Whiff of That [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Harold J. Baer, Jr. – R.I.P.
• CO: Wine industry shows steady growth
• CO: Carlson Vineyards Marks a Quarter Century

• Canadian Wineries: The story of Canada’s entry into the world of world-class vintages [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

ACADEMIA

• Penn State adds research viticultualist

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Scientists Building Metrics For Most Efficient Bee Pollinators

• Postmodern Winemaking: Rethinking the Modern Science of an Ancient Craft [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

EUROPE & THE UK

• German Ice Wine Rules Tightened
• Diageo slams BBC Panorama charity claim

• Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer’s Tour of France [Sponsored Holiday Shopping Link]

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Beijing’s top restaurants for wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African producers launch Cape Vintner Classification

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Aussie Wine: Everything You THINK You Know Is Probably Wrong
• Guy Wicker Is The Heisenberg Of Hootch
• Wine from a rock at Gorgona’s island prison

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OLIVE OIL

• Europe Set for New Regulations on Olive Oil Labeling
• Olive Oil Imports Down in North America and China