TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Bold plan to ship Aussie wine directly to customers in China
• Total global wine production for 2014 could be down by 4%
• Interview, Part Two: DFV’s Chris Indelicato
• China coal-mining region turns to wine in 'new economy' push
• Expand Your US Distribution - Enter Your Brands In 2015 BTN USA Guide Now! *Sponsored Link*

• California Drought: Will the 2014 wine vintage be “extraordinary”?
• Italy’s dismal harvest
• Bordeaux 2014: Rain hits end of the harvest
• Napa Valley grape crop is 95 percent picked
• A report on the current Italian bulk situation
• Make sure to order harvest bins while the supply lasts *Sponsored Link*

• California wines gaining popularity in China
• Wine Symposium Group Announces New Central Coast Location
• Crew/Matchbook Wine Co. Expands Production
• Armed men invade Fresno-Area casino: Chukchansi Tribal infighting leads to closure
• Launching New Wine Brand Without A Winery? *Sponsored Link*

• Castaic Lake so low that fisherman finds agent's gun lost 22 years ago
• Calif releases latest version of fracking regulations
• Sustainability: A History *Sponsored Link*

• Millennial Consumers: Experiences vs. Stuff Debate Rages On
• Location Based Mobile Marketing WINS for Local Businesses
• The Case For Keg Wine
• Getting Green Marketing Right for Your Winery, Part 3
• How To Pitch Your Brand In National Restaurant Chains *Sponsored Link*

• Where Can You Buy $168,000 Bottle Of Wine? Sam's Club, Of Course

• Telling a story about stories
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

• The next big thing in wine? Lesser-known grapes
• Cinsault Deserves Respect
• Argentine organic wines growing
• St Emilion: Balancing modernity and tradition
• As the world turns, it’s South Africa’s time to rise and shine
• Inside Natural Wine’s New Eurasian Boomtown
• Blending wines creates complexity
• Jeroboam ageing ‘mystery’ to be solved
• New range advances Argentine terroir focus
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

• Ste. Michelle’s Bob Bertheau on Riesling, lots and lots of Riesling
• The Legendary Martine Saunier
• The Tastemakers: Why We're Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

Wine Movie Mentions Track Wine Consumption Right-click to view larger image.

Source: Holly[wine] or Wine in the American Cinema AAWE Working Paper No. 159

TODAY'S FEATURED WINE

Bunnell Family Cellars: Rhone Blend/Red Wine: Columbia Valley-Washington: : 2008: United States

Dusty, plumy, hint of mild spearmint and cherries, solid tannin and oak backbone and a sharpness that make it fresh and clean on the palate.

Syrah, Petite Sirah and Mourvèdre.

In French,"Vif" can mean bright, vivid, fresh or vibrant and this lives up to that. $37 suggested retail.

Vif!

 REVIEW POLICY:

For winery tasting samples, gifts from friends or family or samplings at a party or event, review it truthfully, but only if I like it. If I have paid my own very-hard-earned money on a bottle, the gloves are off and it gets what it deserves ... whether perfect or puerile.