NEWS FETCH – April 3, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Cuvaison Estate Wines Sells Calistoga Winery and Tasting Room
• Sonoma County board OKs Hop Kiln Winery expansion, with limits
• Climate change poses major economic risks to California industries
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine and Grower Organizations Urge “YES” Vote on the PD/GWSS Referendum (PDF)
• How California’s pursuit of balance is now producing breakthrough wines
• California Wineries Make Aperitif Wines, and Step Into Cocktails
• Napa County wrapping up new groundwater policies for hillsides
• E.B. “Pete” Downs Recognized with ASEV’s Prestigious Merit Award
• Ancient Peaks promotes two to new positions

CA SEMINARS

• Wine Industry Symposium Group Announces 20th Annual Vineyard Economics Seminar
• Seminar on new labor law and groundwater model set for April 15 in Paso Robles
• 20th Annual Vineyard Economics Seminar Announced

DROUGHT/WATER

• California Wine: Grapes Are Drought-Tolerant, Not Invincible
• Climate change, wine costs, tap water taste among Calif. drought’s effects
• California agriculture, largely spared in new water restrictions, wields huge clout
• Does California Need Rain, Rationing or Prices?
• What this NASA scientist meant about California having a year of water left

DISTRIBUTORS

• Terlato Wines to Add Burgundy’s Chateau de Meursault and Chateau de Marsannay to Luxury Wine Portfolio
• USA Trade Tasting Partners With New York International Wine Competition To Give Early Bird Exhibitors Added Benefits. *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Wine investment firm APW Asset Management Ltd closed in public interest
• Why is wine investment financially perilous?
• Can Bordeaux Woo Back Americans?
• HDH hails ‘outstanding’ Burgundy results

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX
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• Our booze is too cheap and it’s literally killing us

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• US Thirsty for Box Wine
• Year By Year, Watch China Move Closer To U.S As Rest Of World Lags
• How to Optimize your Bottle Price and Increase Sales *Sponsored Link*

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Preview our wine without ever taking a sip
• 5 Suggestions on Building your Restaurant Wine Lists for Profits *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• For organic wine, sharing information isn’t always better

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Revamped Vinexpo 2015 hits capacity

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Where’s the booze on AmazonFresh?
• 5 Overlooked Social Networks For Marketers
• Are you Driving Away your Customers with Too Much Social Media?
• Delectable Wine App Introduces Taste Insights

MEDIA MATTERS

• Ask the WC 7: Winespeak, availability, Bordeaux

MATTERS OF TASTE

• California wine’s greatest strength: California consumers
• Jefford on Monday (on Friday?): Briskness in the air

BORDEAUX 2014

• Bordeaux 2014: Where is it in the vintage ratings?
• Bordeaux 2014: First impression – Medoc
• En Primeur: Saint-Émilion Goes Back to the Future
• The 2014 Bordeaux Barrels Diary: Pomerol Precision at Pétrus

WINE PLACES

• Napa vs Sonoma: Which Wine Country is More Your Style?
• Red Mountain Goes Online

OH CANADA!

• Retailers scramble to adjust to new B.C. liquor policies

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Finger Lakes Wines and Grapes: Spring is time to replant vineyards lost to cold
• NY Gov picks Vincent Bradley to lead State Liquor Authority

ACADEMIA

• New student winery transforms enology instruction
• Kiwi University Seeing First Fruits of Vine Experiment

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Molecular mechanisms behind Pinot berry color variation
• Timing is everything when fine tuning grape irrigation

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Landmark case could open floodgates for councils to be sued over Reducing the Strength
• French blame UK for its own teen drunks

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wirra Wirra acquires Adelaide Hills producer Ashton Hills

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Vietnam tops Southeast Asia in the growth of beer and wine consumption

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Urban Winemakers on the Rise

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER WINE & SPIRITS

• Twenty Years in Six Days: The Future of Aged spirits
• Which Shot Should You Have After Dinner?
• Yuengling Being Named A Craft Brewer Signals Craft’s Intention To Spend Big Bucks Against Big Beer