TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Beer distros take aim at PA privatization
• Prohibition continues to play a role in Pennpolitics
• Google Hangout Privatization Conversation
• Direct Marketing Efforts Get $126,000 Donation

INVESTING & AUCTIONS

• Trial may expose wine auction secrets
• Hôtel de Crillon's Cellar Auction to be Held by Artcurial Apr 22
• Danger wine investment 1: Winnington Fine Wines
• Danger wine investment 2: Premier Bordeaux Wine Co.
• Danger wine investment 3: Bordeaux Fine Wines
• Pichon-Lalande 2004 Sells at 18-Month High of $1,240 on Liv-Ex
• Fine wine and billionaires in 2013
• Fraud Threat After Criminals Steal Jacques Selosse Champagne

HEALTH

• Wine with lunch and the end of Western civilization

ALCOHOL REGULATION

• Wine Industry Political Connections: By The Numbers
• WIPO Symposium on Geographical Indications Wraps Up in Bangkok
• Groser sees benefits from WTO wine labelling agreement
• Wine and Grape Coalition Works on Capitol Hill
• WA: Beer, Wine in Movie Theaters Progresses
• FSMA: What This Acronym Means to the Wine Industry

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine Spritzers Redux?
• Champagne sales rallied in top-end restaurants, Lanson report reveals

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Beverage Industry Unites for Drink Careers 101 Employment Initiative
• Employment Help for Military Veterans

MATTERS OF TASTE

• When the critic makes wine
• 18 defining California wineries
• Some Exceptional Wines in 2012, But We Need Reasonable Prices
• Pinotage = "Banana Wine?"
• Waitsburg Cellars – first review
• Pinot Paydirt In The Santa Cruz Mountains
• Paul Draper honoured as 'Winemakers' Winemaker'

OH CANADA!

• Ontario wines fight for market share at home
• Reservations about ‘reserve’ wines

U.S. REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• A toast to American wine — in all 50 states
• IA: Wine industry has exploded (anyone hurt in the blast?)
• NM: Broker plans to revive La Mancha Estates, former Philippou subdivision
• OR: Bill seeks to allow alcohol references on 'wine country' license plates
• WA: UPDATE: Taste Washington surveillance video indicates no theft

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WATER, ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Delta plan to help fish survival
• How the Monsanto Protection Act snuck into law
• Burgundy's Biodynamics Champion

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Sonoma County grape grower switches cover crop regime
• Who’s Your Daddy?: Muscat
• Talk Of Sustainability Turns To Transparency
• AgroThermal Partners with North Coast Vineyard Services on Thermal Pest Control
• Toro Releases New BlueLine PC Dripline Emitter Flow Rate

EUROPE & THE UK

• Soldera & Brunello consortium spar
• Brunello consortium official response to Soldera interview accusations
• Priorat: from tradition to hi-tech to terroir
• ProWein 2013 attracts record attendance

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Boom and bust in the Marlborough wine industry
• NZ: Waiheke's newest winery
• OZ: New wine group for independent growers
• NZ: New glass bottles lighten the load

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• A German Winemaker Gets A Taste Of Thailand

LATIN AMERICA

• U.S.-Managed Winery Welcomed in Argentina

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• How is Red Wine Made
• Wente Builds a New Foundation

OLIVE OIL

• Brazil wants extra virgin olive oil

NEWS FETCH'S FAVORITE SONG TODAY:

While creating this issue, I liked this song best: All These Things That I Have Done by The Killers.

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