NEWS FETCH – February 17, 2015

TOP NEWS

• France: #1 In Global Wine Production As EU Drinks Less
• Are Young Adults Becoming More Conservative About Drinking?
• Silicon Valley Bank: 2015 State of the Industry Live Broadcast Q&A (Video)
• Mendocino Pomo investor expects marijuana facility construction to begin soon
• Cal’s Delta dam plans panned
• How wine smelling techniques could help solve crime
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

HARVEST 2014/GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Chile Drought: Vineyards ‘left to die’ in Elqui and Limarí
• Rioja boom will see Spanish wine outsell French rivals
• ‘Painful moment’ for Argentina’s wine exporters, says Rabobank
• South Africa brings in earliest wine harvest in over 20 years
• VA: Snow could save vineyard vines from frigid temps

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Water managers start to cope with Calif’s new groundwater law
• Best Practices in Winery Operations Conference (Napa, 3/19 – 3/20)
• Treasury Wine Properties To Get Power From New Calif. Solar Venture
• Speed, precision on display at Sonoma County Pruning Championship
• Honey bees get a $100,000 boost in Central Valley
• Single vineyards will define Napa’s future
• Hundreds of Industry Guests expected for Premiere Napa Valley
• Tulare: World’s largest equipment show will always be the “farm show,” too

DROUGHT/WATER

• Public Comment Period Extended for Emergency Drought Barriers
• Recycled water adds to Fresno water rate debate
• The West without water: what can past droughts tell us about tomorrow?

CRAFT NEWS

• Global majors might be ‘locking out’ craft brewers from local market
• Ricard challenges meaning of ‘craft’
• Duvel to launch Boulevard at Craft Beer Rising
• New Zealand Craft Beer Collective hits London

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Australian Vintage lifts half year profit

FINANCE, M&A

• Crowdfunding: A saviour or white whale for the wine sector?
• How Large Distributors Launch A New Brand *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Asia comes down off its auction high
• What is Declassified Bordeaux and why are we being told it is Special?

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• UK Young adults driving teetotal trend
• A Checklist to Reduce Spray Drift

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Why on Earth Would Anyone Need a Lawyer to Help Get a COLA?

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Fighting & Drinking: By Brand
• Big Wine, Treasury, direct shipping

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine needs a message for the iGeneration
• Top failed drinks brands – Part Two
• FIFA World Cup drives Brazil wine export boom
• Despite skepticism, Twitter delivers for brands
• Meet the man who wants the world to drink Indian wine
• Overcoming the Top 10 Objections from Beverage Retailers *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWein 2015 Event Program Online
• Top Düsseldorf venues for ProWein
• Use the online search tool to make sure you are well prepared for your ProWein 2015 visit – over 5,000 exhibitors await you! *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Hourly to Salary: The Good and The Bad

MEDIA MATTERS

• Advice for young winewriters

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Batali’s Law: complicated things are best understood and appreciated in complicated ways
• Chinese wines made from native ‘furry vines’
• Rhône grapes gaining larger niche at Washington wineries
• Lettie Teague Takes on Ten Wine ‘Truisms’
• Walla Walla Valley’s Quiet Revolution

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Soils aren’t damaged from cover crop grazing: USDA
• Europe Seeks Alternatives to Vineyard Staple

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wine sector booming in Poland

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Story and strategic choices in talking about Central Otago subregions