NEWS FETCH – August 26, 2015

TOP NEWS

• How China’s Crisis Threatens the U.S. Wine Industry
• Diageo: Will The Hangover Persist?
• Grade and Jerusalem fires fully contained in Lake County
• As World Markets Drop, U.S. Economic Confidence Index at -14
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Mass protest against TTIP and CETA to take place in Berlin
• Why many Chinese investors are ‘calm’ about the stock market plunge

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Napa harvest report: Low yields, high quality
• California Wine Month cometh; harvest already here, which is intense.
• Wine is the lone bright spot of WA’s historic drought
• Heat and drought reduce French wine harvest
• Bulgaria Says 2015 Grape Harvest Will Be Double the Fun
• OR: Stoller Family Estate Announces Harvest and Winery Expansion

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Fresno County agriculture sows $7B crop value
• Sonoma State President Ruben Arminan Retiring After School Year
• Sonoma County winegrape growers pledge 25% water cut
• New Monterey county economic plan promises 10,000 jobs in decade
• Sonoma County tribal plans draw concerned crowd
• Napa council to discuss downtown tasting room limit
• Sonoma State Offers New Wine Business Financial Planning and Strategy Seminar
• Winery Crime and Embezzlement to be Examined at Symposium
• A Mancunian’s view of Napa
• Napa Valley’s Far Niente Introduces Bella Union Winery
• Exhibit at USA Trade Tasting (New York) and Grow Your Distribution in USA. Super Early Bird Ends August 31 *Sponsored Link*

NAPA VALLEY WINE TRAIN

• Yelp protesters take on the Napa Valley Wine Train
• Woman kicked off Napa wine train says still humiliated despite apology
• The Wine Train Thing Happened to Another Group of Passengers, This Time Latino
• The Removal of Wine Train passengers is a symptom of a bigger problem
• Will the wine train incident keep black people from Napa?

DROUGHT/WATER

• Are the Delta tunnels good for California? (part 1 of 2)
• Legislation Revamping California Groundwater Adjudications Marches Forward
• Questions over acquiring land for twin tunnels
• Eminent Domain and the BDCP‘
• Indecision sinking California faster than epic drought
• Optimism and the hazards of technology
• In Future Droughts, Big Storms Decide California’s Fate
• Drought-plagued California readies for El Nino storms
• It is time to expand state’s water storage

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Global Best Practices in DTC Wine Sales
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Amazon expands Prime Now, offers U.S. alcohol for first time
• Amazon is quietly testing a plan to take on GrubHub

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern of Illinois Appoints Housey to VP, General Sales Manager-Wine
• Wineries and Wine Importers: Here are some basic support programs and incentives to that can be used to drive your wine brand in distribution channels*Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Spotlight on Cos d’Estournel
• Fate of 1,404 bottles of rare wine rests with Pennsylvania judge

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Wine Versus Beer Drinkers- Who’s Healthier?
• Beware of Bold and Bizarre Media Reports on Wine
• Health studies on alcohol skyrocket, but very few on pot. Legal weed data scarce
• The antioxidant in red wine is now being used in lipstick and skin cream

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Arkansas Label Registrations: Now Faster!

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Calorie-conscious men prefer wine and cocktails to a good old pint of beer
• Italian Standout Stella Rosa Gaining Steam Among Imported Wine Leaders

MARKETING & SALES

• Mobile POS systems can improve the tasting room experience
• Amazon Wine Executive Steve Johnson On Analytics, Pricing, Commoditizing, And More
• Amazon Wine: Cogs That Jam The Flywheel
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Secrets of Cork Testing Revealed
• Wine Label Design for the Modern Consumer
• How Much Do The Labels On Wine Bottles Influence What We Buy?

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook makes ‘Donate Now’ button a permanent feature
• The Coolest Facebook Feature You’re Not Using

MEDIA MATTERS

• A New York City food writer is waging war against Instagram star ‘The Fat Jew’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Donald Trump and the Natural Wine Debate
• The Story in a glass of wine
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Legislature honors Margrit Biever Mondavi
• Jose Galante Celebrates his 40th Harvest
• db interview: Giorgio Locatelli

WINE PLACES

• Mexico: the pioneer of the Americas
• Why You Need to Go to Bordeaux Now
• Franciacorta Travel Guide: Home to Italy’s Finest Sparkling Wines
• Travel: Montalcino and surrounds

WINE EDUCATION

• Champagne Campus is a Free Way to Learn a Little Bit More About Bubbly

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Abacela grows beyond viticulture boundaries
• WA: Dunham Cellars recovering, ready to grow after Eric Dunham’s death
• Utah liquor board pushes off decision on mini-bottle sales

EUROPE & THE UK

• France: Two winemakers feel betrayed by their neighbors after changes to appellation rules ban them from calling their wines Vouvray
• Does Chianti wine have an image problem?

LATIN AMERICA

• Chile has no expertise with Riesling

SOUTH AFRICA

• Canadian Winemaker Norman Hardie Leads Epicurian Journey to South African Homeland

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• A Woman Chugged a $200 Bottle of Cognac at airport
• This Quiz Picks Music And Books Based On Your Wine Preferences

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TOP NEWS

• Beam wins “handcrafted” false advertising suit
• New Harris Poll Looks at “Craft”-y Marketing Language
• Beer rides the Bourbon wave
• Craft beer boom spurs growth in Mich. barley production
• Craft beer production a $462.2 million business in Louisiana

LAWS & REGULATIONS

• Hard-cider producers press for tweaking legislation

FINANCE M&A

• Craft Beer and Private Equity’s “Envious Eyes”

LAUNCHPAD

• SD: WoodGrain Brewing Company latest Craft Brewery to open in Sioux Falls
• MA: Medford Brewing Company Sails Into the Sea of Local Craft Breweries
• OH: Latest craft brewery opens in Austintown
• TN: East Nashville to get new craft brewery
• NC: Sylva gets third craft brewery

MARKETING

• American Rye Whiskey Rises Rapidly In Popularity

TECHNOLOGY

• 6 great apps for craft beer lovers

DISTRIBUTOR / SALES

• SelvaRey Rum Expands Distribution Across the U.S.

BEV TOURISM

• Colorado’s new destination breweries showcase craft beer’s maturity

BEER

• Brewery Spotlight: Ninkasi Brewing Company

SPIRITS

• Oregon Oak: The Story Of A Regional American Whiskey Barrel

MEAD & SODA

• Coke and Pepsi Are Trying to Sell You Pretend Craft Soda

ETCETERA

• A Sour, a Porter, and an IPA Walk Into a Book Signing…
• Drunk Poetry Circle : A Group for Writers with Feelings—And Wine