NEWS FETCH – August 12, 2015

TOP NEWS

• China’s wine market is NOT double the size of the US’
• Research Study Examines Public Perception of California’s Wine-Producing Regions
• Economic Confidence Index in the U.S. Remains Lower at -12
• Jerusalem Fire in Lake County grows to 14,000 acres
• Jeffry Hill gets year in jail
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• WikiLeaks raising reward funds for insiders’ tips on TTIP

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Looking Ahead to the Grape Harvest in BC
• Freeze-free growing season means happy grape harvest in Lubbock, TX
• Washington State Wine Harvest Gears Up

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Winery reporting proposal to go to Napa County planners first
• New law means Monterey says, ‘Hey Napa, Sonoma and wine lovers: We belong with the big boys.’
• Napa vintner pleads guilty to wildlife trafficking
• Silicon Valley Bank Plays Matchmaker Between Tech and Wine
• Two French vintners turn to Sonoma
• What makes Lodi special? For Markus Bokisch, it’s newfound “freedom”
• Californians and Climate Change
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CALIFORNIA BURNING

• Wildfires underscore need for readiness
• Fire a growing threat for state, region
• One California wildfire grows as firefighters contain another

DROUGHT/WATER

• Water Use Restrictions – The new norm in the Western United States?
• Farmers can’t make the land retirement decisions that climate change will require. We are gonna need Stalin.
• Now is the time to act to stop the ‘Clean Water Rule’
• To Save Water, Farmers Go Back to School
• What does El Niño mean for the Colorado River Basin?
• Think the Tunnels are a Good Deal? We’ve a (Bay) Bridge to Sell You

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Could ship-to-store purchases be the future of direct wine sales?
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Anheuser-Busch InBev’s 2Q15 Volumes Down in Major Markets
• Anheuser-Busch InBev Continues to Face Headwinds in the US
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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• DRC: Looking exposed?
• iDealwine Auction Report: Wisdom in old age

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX
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• Women lack guidance on drinking when pregnant
• Drunk Mode App Aims To Be College Kids’ Responsible Drinking Buddy
• Glass of good wine is daily elixir for world’s oldest twin brothers
• Beer isn’t to blame for your belly

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Louisiana Label Registrations: Updates You Need to Know

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Catalan cava takes on French champagne
• If you’re a college graduate, you’re more likely to be a wine drinker

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Restaurants Should Educate Diners About BYOB Options to Attract Millennial Customers

MARKETING & SALES

• How by-the-glass wine sales can trash your reputation
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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Are you Mobile Friendly Yet?
• Facebook is working on a Twitter-like app that lets publishers send mobile breaking news alerts to the masses
• Facebook revamps its ad formats, now sells video ads inside other apps

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Webinar on California’s new paid sick leave law

MEDIA MATTERS

• Why writing about wine and health is a dead-end
• Headings Are Pick-Up Lines: 5 Tips for Writing Headlines That Convert
• Mediocrity on the Eve of the Wine Bloggers Conference
• I Reject The Evidence, And So Do You

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Shaping Taste: Instinctual Intelligence
• Not all small wineries are cool. Not all big wineries aren’t.
• Sulphites in wine
• Sommosexuality: Not That There’s Anything Wrong With It
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Half a century in wines: Phil Ryan
• Josie Tyabji a leader in the Canadian wine industry

WINE PLACES

• Vines Under Volcanoes
• Get to know North Dakota’s wineries

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Women’s influence grows in N.Y. wine event

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Protect Hail-Damaged Grape Clusters From Botrytis
• Wild Yeast Can Transform Wine – With Some Risk

EUROPE & THE UK

• Spending boom signals UK on-trade growth
• Berry Bros appoints Tesco wine chief Dan Jago as CEO
• Roberson cuts prices ahead of wine shop closure

DOWN UNDER

• Bryant takes the hot seat as chief winemaker for Jacob’s Creek
• Glass half empty on WET Rebate reform for struggling wine sector
• Real estate industry optimistic it can lure foreign investors to South Australian farming regions
• Riverina compost company nuts over farm waste potential
• More than half of West Australian wineries unprofitable
• Associations to keep highlighting wine industry IR issues

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Ningxia forms grape and wine industry development alliance

LATIN AMERICA

• Sun World licenses South American table grape marketers

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Are You Storing Your Booze Wrong?

OLIVE OIL

• Texas Olive Growers Stake Their Claim

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Bible of Beer is Here
• Craft Brew Alliance has ‘meh’ second quarter in 2015
• Deschutes Brewery substantially expanding Michigan distribution starting September 1
• Celebrated American Beer Writer Fred Eckhardt Dies at 89
• Lights, Camera, Action: TV Interview Tips for Craft Brewers
• In (beer) politics stupidity is not a handicap.
• Tennessee’s Corsair Distillery Expands Capacity, Looks To Produce Wine And Brandy
• Yeast DNA study reveals the natural history of lager
• 7 ways to decode the secret language of beer
• Mmm, Beer: Brewers Are on a Quest to Breed a Better Hop
• How growlers will grow through Florida’s new beverage law
• Sugary Ciders Kill The Apple’s Promise of Greatness
• Baldwin bill would aid craft brewers
• Americans buying more beer with higher alcohol content