NEWS FETCH – May 11, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Oregon wine industry wants in on Obama’s trade agreement
• American tastes in alcohol are getting more sophisticated—and more expensive
• June 10 is new PD/GWSS referendum voting deadline
• The end of California
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• OZ: 25 Adelaide Hills vineyards test positive to smoke taint
• English wine hails bumper year
• Signs point to excellent vintage in Tasmania

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Two wineries in Napa industrial area win quick approval
• Napa city planners ease up on local-grape rule for wineries in industrial zones
• Stanly Ranch resort developer promises ‘authenticity’
• Vegetables lurk inside 2014 Napa County crop report
• Cameron Hughes Receivership Article Too Hard On Southern
• How To Overcome The Top 10 Objections From Beverage Retailers. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Keeping accounts for groundwater sustainability
• Bottled-water business in California grows despite drought
• Summer to heighten California’s agricultural woes as drought worsens
• As CA’s record-setting drought persists, El Niño is rapidly intensifying in the tropical Pacific
• CA Gov Addresses Association of California Water Agencies Conference
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Top ten things to know about the Majestic and Naked Wines merger
• Lassonde Industries Inc. announces its Q1 2015 results
• CWT Listed on Forbes Global 2000 Biggest Public Companies

FINANCE, M&A

• Yao Ming Nears $3M Crowdfunding Goal For Wine Business Expansion
• Tools of the Trade: 10 Must Have Documents to Have Ready For Your Distributor *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Napa Wine Auction Goes for the Bling Factor
• Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 continued to climb last week
• Bordeaux 2014: 25% discount the key?
• Margaux starts the week’s releases
• Bordeaux 2014: firsts sticking together
• Wine makers are falling prey to counterfeiters, but one woman is on a mission to stop them

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX
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• How To Tell If You’re Drinking Too Much
• Could chocolate and red wine be the key to weight loss?
• Which Painkiller Is Really The Best Cure For Hangovers?
• New Study Demonstrates Heart Health Benefits of Mediterranean Diet

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Alcoholic drinks industry to reach 276 billion litres by 2019

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Thirsty Guide to Chilean Red Wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Photos can sway people’s judgements
• How Large Distributors Launch A New Brand *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine, ingredient labels, and what’s next

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• DIRECT Day One Agenda Snapshot

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Females more likely than males to watch video on Facebook
• Silent Video May Become Your Brand’s Loudest Statement

MEDIA MATTERS

• Clarke Traces Wine History Bottle by Bottle
• Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine
• Wine blogger Jade Helm shares name with notorious military training exercise

MATTERS OF TASTE

• To spray or not to spray?
• Chianti for the Commoner
• Wine needs a Nordic Food Lab
• Why Wine Should Never Be Served Ice-Cold
• Palate fitness
• Viticulture 101 – Part 6
• Those darned tricky wine conversations
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WINE PEOPLE

• A private lesson with educators in China– Fongyee Walker
• Drinking Wine with William Shatner

WINE PLACES

• Unravelling the mystery of Burgundy and what happened to the Mâconnais
• Scratching the Surface of Champagne
• In Champagne, drinking it all in
• The success of Sancerre
• Explore Baja’s new wine scene

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Can the Nevada Wine Industry Grow?
• What spring means for a Virginia winery at the top of its game
• Growth comes with challenges for WA fruit industry
• Gener8tor, Ward4 attract subscription wine retailer to Wisconsin

ACADEMIA

• University of Burgundy launches free online wine course

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Flash Heat Treatment Shown to Benefit Vines and Wine (PDF)
• California inches closer to EGVM eradication

EUROPE & THE UK

• General election: Stability good for the industry
• Cava producers ‘must rally together’
• Madeira clarifies message
• Convivality Retail reports “solid year” as revenues rise on back of investments
• Bibendum PLB’s new independent channel to sign up to Harpers Best Practice Guidelines
• London restaurant will stock only wines made by women on new list

DOWN UNDER

• Aussie vineyard fears bureaucratic rescue of ‘non-existent frogs’
• Australian winemakers see red over ‘perverse’ and ‘absurd’ subsidy for New Zealand growers
• Australian wine producers called to the United Kingdom to keep Aussie wine king
• Return to natural winemaking in Canberra wine region, OZ
• OZ: Is BYO dead?

LATIN AMERICA

• Spanish wine producer Garcia Carrion to plant Chile vineyard

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Time Travel in a Champagne Bottle

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER WINE & SPIRITS

• Unlike Wine, Strong Dollar No Barrier To US Spirits Export Rise
• Craft beer will keep booming
• MillerCoors Appoints Hattersley As Interim CEO
• Shandy, wine coolers on comeback trail
• The only female master gin distiller in the world
• Tequila could help with weight-loss