NEWS FETCH – April 29, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Wine Trade Associations Girding For Battle With Illinois Lawsuit Troll
• Jobs per drop irrigating California crops
• CA Gov dumps green regulations to push water tunnel plan
• Economic Confidence Index Slightly Negative for Sixth Week
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Wine Institute Urges Congress to Prevent Canadian Retaliatory Tariffs (PDF)
• Wine Industry Faces Retaliatory Tariffs
• Wine producers question Canadian duty fees

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Australian wine exports continue to rise in volume and value

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Two Sonoma County controversial winery development decisions appealed
• Big Wine Fails to Dry Farm During California’s Relentless Drought
• Women for WineSense launches Lecture Series
• USA Trade Tasting Early Bird Registrations Are Now Open: Save $740 If You Register Before 30 April 2015. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• California: A State Of Survival
• CA Gov proposes $10,000 fine for water waste in drought
• Save California Farmers From Themselves

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe sentenced to jail in Egypt

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Cautionary tales and advice from decades of wine collecting
• Mouton-Rothschild Launches the 2014 Bordeaux Futures Campaign
• La Lagune releases at €28.8 per bottle
• Angelus 2014: first Right Bank First to release
• Tools of the Trade: 10 Must Have Documents to Have Ready For Your Distributor *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX
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• Alcohol’s calories end up on your waistline
• A Computer Algorithm Can See When You’re Drunk
• Binge consuming may rot your mind, a glass of wine will increase creativity

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Is There a Likelihood of Confusion Between APOTHEOSIS and APOTHIC?
• Corby flooring company denied right to trade mark ‘Champagne’ products

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• 5 Countries Drink Half The World’s Wine
• Wine drinking habits by state

MARKETING & SALES

• Connectedness: the Holy Grail of winery marketing
• Why Is Digital Marketing Growing So Slowly?
• Sales increase for those who take a lunch break
• How Large Distributors Launch A New Brand *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wholesale Gathering at DIRECT

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook’s actually getting more predictable for publishers
• Uber Is Quietly Testing A Massive Merchant Delivery Program

MEDIA MATTERS

• Mullings Over Wine Pretentiousness in the Digital World

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Removing the Manipulation Stigma from Winemaking
• Forget the Flute and Toss the Coupe
• Why You Should Start Drinking White Zinfandel

WINE PEOPLE

• Kathleen Inman on Bionic Gardening, Carbonic Pinot, & Why She Never Serves Cheese With Wine
• First African-American Sisters To Own Wine Company
• Wine mavericks make bold moves
• Patrick Cappiello Leads a Revolution in Wine

WINE PLACES

• Elgin wine route, South Africa: How cool was the valley

REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington winery Chateau Ste Michelle partners with Rhone producers
• Hedges Family Estate of WA State Promotes Sarah Hedges Goedhart to Head Winemaker

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Finding Vine Balance
• Assessing And Managing Grapevine Freeze Injury
• Topcon announces FFA unmanned aerial system exemption

EUROPE & THE UK

• XPO Logistics acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle could benefit UK wine importers
• Gusbourne Plc sales surge 56% in 2014, but posted a £1m loss for the year
• UK GDP slumps to a 3 year low, signalling potential trouble ahead for retailers
• UK General election special: what it will mean for the drinks industry
• Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe sentenced to jail in Egypt

DOWN UNDER

• Australian wine industry – state of play: Part 3

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Asia sales of aromatics ‘slow but steady’
• Is Chinese wine any good?

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER WINE & SPIRITS

• CA: Marc Levine takes aim at fellow Democrat over inaction on distillery bill
• Craft beer has expanded taste profiles
• Bud Light sorry for ‘rapey’ beer slogan
• Cuervo Owner JB & Cia. Considers Bond Sale To Finance Bushmills Deal
• Interview, Part 2: Campari’s Dubau On Craft Trends, Pricing And Potential Acquisitions