NEWS FETCH – July 2, 2015

TOP NEWS

• The Inside Story Of Joe Wagner’s $315 Million Sale Of Meiomi
• Yealands Wine sells 80% stake to power company
• California slips back to No. 8 economy in world
• Record water savings shows big cuts possible
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Pull Red Blotch Vines, Get Paid
• Napa County looks at winery visitation formula
• Opponents open legal challenge to Davies winery
• Turning wine waste into gold
• Castle Rock Winery Partners with Southern Wine & Spirits
• WWS Winemaking Roundtable hosts Luke Sykora at Lambert Bridge
• The Italian Influence in California
• 10 tricks to get your retailers to fall in love with your brand *Sponsored Link*

MORE ON CONSTELLATION-MEIOMI

• That Constellation-Meiomi deal? Land is more valuable than brand
• A $315 Million Bet on Pinot Noir

DROUGHT/WATER

• California drought: State’s water restrictions face court tests
• New NOAA drought center to focus on risk management, research
• The Internet Versus The Great California Drought
• California Bill Could Allow Tax On Water Wasters In Drought
• In Drying Colorado River Basin, Indian Tribes Are Water Dealmakers
• Merced irrigation district releases reservoir water to farmers

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands Tops Q1 Earnings & Sales, Raises View
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex 100 gains 0.9% in June
• Is Parker wrong about the 05 Médocs?
• Auction house snaps up online wine specialist
• How to sell your brand in online retail channels *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX
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• Alcohol’s impact on the brain’s response to food aromas
• Risky Drinking Can Put a Chill on Your Summer Fun
• Drinking Alcohol and the 4th of July can be a Dangerous Combination

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• NM Brewers, winemakers toast new law

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• How powerful is the Hispanic shopper at the grocery register?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The real reasons Trader Joe’s wine is so cheap
• One Simple Step to Removing Wine’s Intimidation Factor

MARKETING & SALES

• Don’t let shopping cart abandonment limit your online sales
• Despite the need to, 80% of marketers can’t personalize their marketing
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Comparative evolution of oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and sulfites during storage of a rose wine bottled in PET and glass
• Rémy Martin & Selinko Launch First Ever Connected Bottle with High Security NFC Technology to Spirits Market

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 20% Exhibit Space Increase at PROWINE China 2015
• London Wine Fair to be held earlier in 2016

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• A Popular App Charts Changing Tastes in Wine
• Social Data Boosts Brands, Even If Marketers Ignore It
• Why Social Media Stunts Rarely Work Out
• A Complete Checklist for Social Media Managers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Extrinsic attributes responsible for red wine quality perception
• Natural wine: a fad or here to stay?
• A Year with Small Vines: Shoot Positioning + Spring Fever
• Wine, Winchesters and the Same Old Song ‘n’ Dance
• What do we know about wine?
• 6 Dry Reds Show The Savory Side of Wine
• German Riesling: A Wine for Every Palate
• Albarino: Spain’s flagship white grape makes wines like bottled sunshine
• What Qualities Make a Good Vineyard?
• Ernst Loosen and the sweet wine trap
• Highly Annoying Wine Habits? Or Not?
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• From Yellow Tail to the top end of town: John Casella
• Megan Glaab of Ryme Cellars (Podcast)
• Long-lost sisters break into male-dominated wine business

WINE PLACES

• Producer profile: Hugel
• History, views, Americana and wine: Davis Estates

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Why Canadians Are Loyal to Homegrown Products
• Winemaking Harvest Internship Opportunity: Looking for Texans Interested in California Experience
• Insiders explain Chicago Part 2

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Chlorpyrifos labeled ‘restricted use’ in California effective July 1
• Assessment of grape cluster yield components based on 3D descriptors using stereo vision
• A new chemical criteria for white wine: The glutathione equivalent capacity
• A new method for the rapid separation of magnetized yeast in sparkling wine
• Use of cover crops increases diversity in soil pore sizes, organic matter

EUROPE & THE UK

• Portuguese wine importers’ body disbands with ‘job done’
• Sud de France launches Wine Hub
• Britain’s worst breaches of wine etiquette revealed

DOWN UNDER

• Australian wine peak body releases plan to make Australia the world’s preeminent wine producer
• Australia target UK for strategic plan to get consumers paying more for wine

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 4 Ways to Tell You’re Drinking “Cooked” Wine
• Wine Spritzers Should Taste Like the Beach House You’ll Never Own
• The Gray Report gives away a Napa Valley Wine Train / Diablo Valley hotel package

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Craft Brewer Invites Artists In
• BrewDog’s Rob MacKay earns Master Cicerone
• The First Delaware-Distilled Whiskey in a Century
• New law generating a lot of buzz in craft beer scene
• Tap Into The Craft Beer Market
• How Awestruck Cider Is Conquering the (Cider) World
• The Flavors In Your Liquor, Visualized
• ASCC Makes Plans to Replicate Bag-in-Box Wine’s Growth With Vodka