NEWS FETCH – July 29, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Wine Institute and Member Wineries File Suit to Stop Illinois False Claims Act Lawsuits
• Northern California wildfire jumps line, forces evacuations
• One in Five Americans Say Moderate Drinking Is Healthy
• Bacteria behind Pierce’s Disease found on French soil
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index Continues Downward, at -14
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GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Argentina reports on ‘intense’ 2015 harvest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Who stands most to gain from the Trans-Pacific Partnership? (Hint: It’s not the U.S.)
• Getting free trade right can be good for Australian workers and exporters

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• L.A. County supervisors compromise on Santa Monica Mountains vineyard ban
• 24th Wine Industry Financial Symposium Announced
• Quady Winery hires National Sales Mgr, now handles wholesale directly (PDF)
• Vineyard estate in Windsor on market for $9,900,000
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DROUGHT/WATER

• California’s impending thunderstorms will ‘absolutely not’ ease drought
• Why a ‘super El Niño’ could still be a bust for California drought relief
• ‘Godzilla El Niño,’ California’s friend
• Native American tribe uses old method to fight drought
• Drought in California: How farmers are coping
• Does Foregoing Your Glass of Restaurant Water Actually Help the Drought?
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Wine and spirits back in growth for LVMH
• Majestic launches Naked ‘click & collect’ service
• Akintola admits to Naked love letters stunt
• Ste. Michelle Winery parent Altria sells more Marlboros, raises earnings outlook
• Sainsbury’s becomes UK’s second biggest supermarket as Asda stalls
• The ROI of a social media fan: Free BTN Webinar Registration Is Open *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• ‘Napoleon’s wine’ sells for £25k

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX
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• Policing parenting: is the Family Court going to punish you for having a drink?
• A New Bar Where Breathing Will Get You Buzzed

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• CA: Liquor lobby uncorks distillery bill
• On fanciful wine names and why the TTB rejects some

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• U.S. Beer Industry Brews $253 Billion in Economic Activity and Serves Up 1.75 Million Jobs
• India: Wine sale has been growing 25% a year but wineries are facing shortage of the raw material

MARKETING & SALES

• Brands and reassurance
• How to survey your customers
• Wine Intelligence Report Stating The Obvious?
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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Twitter got killed Tuesday night
• What 16 Twitter analysts are saying about the depressing outlook and stock price crash
• Yelp shares plunge 17% on surprise loss, guidance
• 4 Social Media Buzzwords You Should Not Stop Using

PAYMENTS

• Mike Tyson wants a bite of the Bitcoin market

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Review: Oz Clarke’s ‘The History of Wine in 100 Bottles’
• Reading about wines can be almost as stirring as the drinking

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Brosé and Whiskey: Flipping Gender Stereotypes
• Champagne socialists have been drinking prosecco since 2007
• 10 facts you didn’t know about Spanish wine
• The increasing commonality of prestige Champagne
• The truth of Champagne, beyond the monk myth
• Brosé: wine for the angsty bro who blushes when he ‘drinks pink’
• There’s nothing bad about boxed wine
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WINE PEOPLE

• A conversation with the new OIV president
• Sommelier Talk: Cortney Lease of Seattle’s Wild Ginger
• Interview, Part 2: Max L. Shapira, Heaven Hill Brands

WINE PLACES

• Thoughts on the far Sonoma Coast
• Treasure of Tuscany
• Fountains of Wine and Folklore in Spain’s Sierra Nevada
• Fenton vineyard business in Michigan grows slowly, like fine wine

WINE EDUCATION

• SommDay School with Tim Gaiser, MS

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• ASEV-Eastern Section Meets by Lake Erie
• Washington agriculture weighs impacts of piece-rate court ruling

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Experts offer pesticide alternatives in Spotted Wing Drosophila fight
• Identifying grapevine fungus may help fight disease

EUROPE & THE UK

• The Unlikely Vino Culture Emerging in England
• Germany: VDP tightens up its rules
• Bibendum PLB strengthens buying team with Pyatt hire
• Reducing the Strength: retailers in Middlesbrough refuse to cave in

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Grant puts wine director on study path

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Ancient wine jars and grape seeds unearthed in Israel

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Craft Beer Surges 16% By Volume In First Half Of 2015
• Drought, heat mean uncertain returns for Yakima Valley hops growers
• How We Started Our Brewery
• MillerCoors Responds to Blue Moon Lawsuit
• How The Drought Will Make Beer More Expensive
• To Raise His Profile, Pataki Raises A Glass With Craft Beer Fans In New Hampshire
• Oxygen has a way of destroying the things we love, including beer
• Silicon Valley Veteran Wants To Turn Olive Oil Into The Next Craft Beer
• Does the shape of your glass affect how a beer tastes?
• The first vodka from sherry wine is born
• Craft sake becomes latest U.S. brewing trend
• The World’s 10 Biggest Beer Exporters And The Countries Who Love Them