TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Wellington dumps $40m of Treasury Wine stock as Ellerston buys more
• OZ wine sees export value and volume growth for first time in seven years
• Vineyard workers get $65,000 in sex discrimination case
• CA Gov proposes $1 billion in drought spending
• Possible Indian casino plan alarms Napa vintners, county
• Short-term forecast for California wine industry is partly sunny
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

• Soil and Groundwater Contamination of Arsenic Influence Metal Composition of Wines
• Wine Institute & Beverage Grades Both Have An Arsenic Science Problem
• Arsenic in wine: A news update, but not a scientific one
• Do You Need to Worry About Arsenic in Your Wine?

• Wine Institute Statement on Possible Arsenic Litigation
• Scaremongers Spark Fear Over Arsenic in Wine
• Wineries deny dangerous arsenic allegations, say products are safe and plaintiffs' research is flawed

• Clos Pepe Leased to WALT Wines
• The Central Coast’s earth-friendly wineries
• Tasting "Home" By Ralph Lauren at Silver Trident Winery Tasting

• Napa slaying victim remembered as easygoing man determined to recover debt
• Did Killer Vintner Want This To Be His Investor’s Forced Confession At Gunpoint?
• Napa winemaker was unraveling before he shot investor, self

• To Fight the Drought in California, We Need More Than Just Rain
• The other big drought story you need to pay attention to
• Sierra snowpack expected to be smallest on record

• How to Market to Generation Z
• 3 Strategies to Segment Audiences and Personalize Digital Marketing
• What It Takes To Get Your Brand Approved By Commercial Airlines: *Sponsored Link*

• Wine Service Discovers Its Own Brand of Theater

• Tesco wine boss Dan Jago questions Prowein's value
• SommCon, a wine industry confab, to be uncorked in November

• Why Your 2015 Social Strategy Must Include Your Brand Website
• Email is millennials' channel of choice for communicating with retailers
• Not Just Once a Day for Facebook Users
• Facebook is Building a Customer Service Organization for Small Businesses

• Apple Pay has a long, long way to go
• Facebook’s move into payments spells data opportunity but security threat

• How do you develop your wine vocabulary? Smell everything

• The aesthetics of wine
• Orange is the new white
• Ordinary wines are often better than special reserves
• Sangiovese’s bold, noble road to nowhere
• Barbera Rises From The Ashes
• 4 Hot Italian Grapes To Try Right Now

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