NEWS FETCH – August 25, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Will a Stock Correction mean Lower Wine Sales?
• Texas A&M team isolates organisms that kill the bacterium behind Pierce’s disease
• Financial Assistance Available for Red Blotch Infected Vines
• ‘Black Monday’ spells trouble for China alcohol imports
• Wall Street set to bounce after historic selloff
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BLACK MONDAY

• California officials eyeing stock market plunge, hope it won’t last
• World markets rebounding as China stocks dive
• China’s economy is in big trouble. But it is not collapsing.
• China’s Stock Market Crash, Explained in Charts
• Three reasons why most of us shouldn’t worry about the global stock market meltdown
• China’s ‘Black Monday’ even hit Bitcoin

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• French wine harvest to drop this year, but good vintage
• Excellent Texas Wine Harvest Anticipated
• 2015 Prospects for Loire Vintage – weather figures from Tours
• Wine crush starts unseasonably early in Washington

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Tribe’s big plans outside Windsor stoke dispute
• Tough decisions needed for Napa Valley to thrive in 2025
• Napa Ag Protection Committee proposes countywide growth summit
• Napa County delays Girard Winery hearing until Oct. 21
• As Napa cheers quake recovery, some question tourism focus
• Booted book club shrugs off Napa Wine Train’s apology
• Removal of black women from Napa Valley Wine Train sparks outrage
• Did Napa’s road to wine greatness start here?
• SSU Student Marketing Project Benefits Local Business
• Experts weigh Napa’s future quake risks
• Experience California Wine Month this September
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DROUGHT/WATER

• CA Gov says groundwater management not aggressive enough
• Seawater could be an answer to drought in California
• Research to look at climate’s effects on GDP, El Nino and severe weather

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Fighting for Your Rights as a Consumer
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FINANCE, M&A

• Four Days Left In Randall Grahm’s “Wines Of Place” Popelouchum Crowdfunding Campaign
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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux fine wine investment levels continue to decline
• OZ: Surgeon’s £200k wine collection wrecked

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Effects of IQ on risk of morbidity and mortality related to alcohol consumption
• Compound found in red wine causes conflicting changes in dogs’ immune systems

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• For Jim Beam, Puff is Enough, and No Safe Harbor is Required

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Wine & spirits go to pot in Colorado. Symposium to look at market effects of legal weed.
• Table grape volumes to pick up
• Sparkling wine and spirits drive BWS value growth

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Buying Wine Is Trickier Than Ever For The Consumer
• Decision-making dilemmas for ‘real wine drinkers’
• How To Decode A Wine List And Get The Bottle You Want With No Stress

MARKETING & SALES

• Is your Wine Club still relevant?
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine labels hold important info

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Social media is evolving at dizzying speed – can the wine industry catch up?
• How Chandon gets Instagram-happy millennials to guzzle down sparkling wine
• Pernod Ricard launches social media guide
• 8 Social Media Tips to Prep for 2015 Holiday Shopping Season
• Has the Social Media Wild West Been Tamed?
• How Big Is Influencers’ Influence?

PAYMENTS

• Visa has some disappointing news for PayPal

MEDIA MATTERS

• Blind Book Review: Karen MacNeil’s “The Wine Bible 2nd Edition”

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Natural wines: Arguments for and against
• At St. Supéry in the Napa Valley, A Master Class in Ampelography
• That’s Verdicchio! A leader for whites in Italy’s “next” place
• Not Your Grandmother’s Sherry
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WINE PLACES

• 10 up-and-coming wine regions
• Owners Are ‘Hands-off’ at Tuscany’s Only All-kosher Winery
• Wine holidays: readers’ tips, recommendations and travel advice
• Urban Vineyards Show That Anything is Possible

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• UK marketing effort helps Oregon boost wine exports by 50%
• The crazy good rise of Oregon wine-making: Oregonomics
• New study gives clear picture of Walla Walla Valley vineyards

ACADEMIA

• Wine grapes draw next generation of Arizona farmers

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Winemakers Are Building Houses for Bats to Make Vineyards Greener

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Top five earthquake preparedness tips for vintners

EUROPE & THE UK

• New outbreaks of Pierce’s Disease in Puglia and Corisca
• The Rise of the UNESCO World Heritage Vineyard

DOWN UNDER

• New verification technology to be used for Australian food and wine exports
• Is Australia winning in China?
• Queensland wine grower sees his best profits in 15 years
• NZ: Justice minister rejects call for alcohol sachet ban

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• How Wine Bricks Saved The U.S. Wine Industry During Prohibition
• What your favourite wine says about your personality

OLIVE OIL

• California Passes Olive Oil Labeling Law
• Chemists Recognize 8 Olive Oil Tasting Panels that Made the Grade

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Popular craft beer capital strategies
• Florida Brewery Plans Multi-Million Dollar Expansion
• Oklahoma Advances Second Small Brewer Advocacy Group
• Hey France, This Cornish Distiller Might Make Better Pastis Than You
• CA Craft Distillers Push to Overturn Prohibition-Era Sales Laws
• NY Cider company moving to Rochester region
• The Beer Institute wants to ensure the actors in beer commercials are 25
• There’s no need for lawyers when you have rap battles
• The Reveal device monitors nearly everything in the brewing process
• Griffith, Indiana: Unknown Craft Beer Gem?
• WI: Craft distilling movement arrives in Sheboygan County
• A growing thirst for Ontario cider
• Future Growth Opportunities for Global Spirits