TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Treasury Wine CEO Mulls Vineyard, Infrastructure Spinoff
• Ag Bankers Get Ready For Rough Ride
• By 2018, China will spend more online than the rest of the world combined
• Some Hard Questions For California's Anti-Volunteer Folk
• Chinese Food Chain Lets You Pay with Your Face
• See the world of wine in 4 minutes – ProWein 2015 presents an unparalleled diversity of wines from all continents. *Sponsored Link*

• Ciatti Global Wine Market Update
• Spectator Vintage Report: California Wine Harvest
• Washington wine and juice grape tonnage soars; juice prices fall
• Washington wine grapes to set record

• Napa Valley Grape Growers' First Rootstock Symposium A Sold Out Success
• Napa officials say Argentina junket yields benefits
• Here comes the Petaluma Gap AVA
• How important is defining an AVA? Ask anyone in Paso Robles
• First Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards
• Take control of your wine costing and set your prices with confidence *Sponsored Link*

• San Diego to recycle water toilet to tap
• Environmental groups offer drought solutions
• Bay Delta Science Conference: The Delta Science Plan and the Interim Science Action Agenda

• Buying Wine Online This Season? Join The DTC Crowd
• Direct Shipping Hogwash
• Grow Direct To Consumer Sales *Sponsored Link*

• Social Media Followers Serve as Currency in SoHo Pop-Up Shop
• Surf and Shop Online With A Friend Using Speedshare
• Virtual Unreality: Just Because the Internet Told You, How Do You Know It’s True? *Sponsored Link*

• Snapchat partners with Square to launch Snapcash, a service for sending money to friends

• Book Review: Best White Wine on Earth
• Wine Marketing & Sales, 2nd Edition *Sponsored Link*

• Giving Thanks to a Native American Variety: Norton [VIDEO]
• Indian Country Bringing a Revolution in Wild Food Culture
• The 20 Best Wines In The World, According To Wine Spectator
• Darth Vader on Wine Spectator's Wines of the Year
• Syrah: the metamorphosis of a classic
• Shadows in the Vineyard: The True Story of the Plot to Poison the World's Greatest Wine *Sponsored Link*

• At Masi Agricola, Amarone is a Family Affair
• The Next Act For Mondavi
• Dan Marca: Modern-Day Pinot Pioneer
• The Tastemakers: Why We're Crazy for Cupcakes but Fed Up with Fondue *Sponsored Link*

• The Surprising Things a Master Sommelier Can Teach You About Wine
• New York's Sommelier Young Guns

By 2018, China will spend more online than the rest of the world combined Right-click image to enlarge.

Source: Morgan Stanley & qz.com

TODAY'S FEATURED WINE

Mister Rosso: Rhone Blend/Red Wine: Paso Robles-California: : 2009: United States

This is a big Rhone tongue-zinger with deep purple fruit, raucous tannins and a great oak balance hiding behind a bargain bin label.

60% Grenache and 40% Syrah and muy mucho sabor coming in at 14% ABV.

$29.95 per 750 retail at the Bounty Hunter.

 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.