NEWS FETCH – September 14, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Millennials are drinking enough wine to (slowly) change the market
• Scandal explodes in Friuli as authorities investigate alleged use of prohibited additives
• Brown declares state of emergency in Lake, Napa counties due to Valley fire
• Climate change threatens European wine production
• ASCAPE (Escape) to wine country
• Why California’s alcohol taxes are so low
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• FTA to boost Australia’s Chinese wine sales
• OZ-China Free trade agreement to ‘level playing field’

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• 2015 Harvest Could Redefine Oregon’s Wine Industry

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Planning effort for Sonoma coast draws scrutiny
• Winery tasting room divides Yountville council
• Wineries, Tourism Under Scrutiny in Napa
• When greens and growers were allies
• Future of Wikiup Golf Course uncertain after sale
• USA Trade Tasting Is Now 95% Sold Out. Only Few Spots Left. Book Now! *Sponsored Link*

CA BURNING

• One reported dead in Valley fire
• Plenty of supplies, but money needed for Valley fire relief
• Valley fire: Hundreds of homes and structures destroyed; blaze not yet contained in any area
• Thousands flee ‘mass destruction’ as Valley, Butte, Rough fires widen

DROUGHT/WATER

• Who owns California’s water?
• Napa to grapple with selling water beyond city limits
• Lawmakers want special session to tackle drought
• Ancient practice may help save water and contain fires
• New Report Provides Roadmap for Implementing California’s Historic Groundwater Law
• How to stake your place in line for California’s water

EL NIÑO

• El Nino almost a sure thing, but the north state may get missed
• El Niño Likely To Stay Through Spring
• Too early to hang our hopes on El Nino
• The blob that attacked California

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Panmure Gordon Reiterates Sell Rating for Majestic Wine PLC
• Owens-Illinois Assigned SUS Credit Rating
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

DISTRIBUTORS

• Interview With One Of The Largest Wine Importers In China
• 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

• Bordeaux’s trade share dropped back below 70%, and Champagne and Italy continued to power ahead last week
• Bordeaux’s bid:offer ratio doubles
• Solaia 2012 released
• Zachys Wine Auctions Partners with Invaluable for Live Online Bidding

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Red wine slows dementia (if you drink 1,000 bottles a day!)
• Cheap pill could stop Alzheimer’s from progressing
• Cost of binge-drinking could hit health more than wallet

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Long-Shot California Alcohol Tax Increase Bill – ABX2-18 – Gains Momentum & Support
• Fire Flask Fires Back at Fireball
• Chateau Lafitte claims trademark win in China
• Distillery Sales in North Carolina: Don’t Forget About Federal Law

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Wine prices stay competitive in drought
• Franzia Winetaps atop US table brands. Who are the other 24?
• Dust off the sherry bottle – it’s trendy now
• Impact’s Domestic Wine “Hot Prospects” Reveal Crop Of Fast-Rising Standouts
• Sparkling wine helps push up online sales by 11% in first quarter of 2015
• UK: Prosecco and gin sales on the up but binge drinking shows dramatic fall

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• When millennials go legal, wine is the choice
• Why You Shouldn’t Pick A Wine Just Because It’s ‘Award Winning’
• “Hare Today – Gone to Merlot” or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Shelf-Talkers

MARKETING & SALES

• The nudge theory and beyond: how people can play with your mind
• “Millennials” don’t identify with the label
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Create an excellent customer service experience on Twitter

PAYMENTS

• How social payments will change your business

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Crushing 25 Tons of Grapes Per Hour: A Day In The Life of A Winemaker
• How to look after your palate
• You Should Store Wine Outside During Fall
• Aligoté, Burgundy’s Other White Wine
• Is rosé a serious wine?
• Muscadine: The Grape of the South
• A Beautiful Breakdown of Nero d’Avola Wine
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Haute Q&A: SIMI Director of Winemaking Susan Lueker
• Fred Merwarth, Winemaker at Hermann J. Wiemer
• I’ll Drink to That: Devon Broglie of Whole Foods (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Uncorking San Diego’s wine potential
• El Dorado County: An unexpected wine region
• 10 observations about the Finger Lakes
• The First Global Village ~ How Portugal Changed the World
• Here’s to 4 Under-the-Radar U.S. Wine Regions
• How Eleven Madison Park Decided To Get Into The Winemaking Game
• Best of Oregon’s Willamette Valley: waterfalls to wine tasting
• Gonzalez Byass the ‘Silicon Valley’ of Sherry

WINE EDUCATION

• New programme launched for WSET diploma alumni

WINE TOURISM

• As wine-tasting tourism booms, what’s the line on partying?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Shifting Terroir in Walla Walla
• TN: City still must amend law to allow wine in grocery stores
• NY: Is Wine Tasting Out of Control? Neighbors Complain About Patrons Vomiting, Having Sex

ACADEMIA

• Arizona wine college brings grapevine to classroom
• Walla Walla’s College Cellars bottles 2015 Muscat before class starts

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Researchers Studying Potential Threat From Spotted Lanternfly
• Combat Grapevine Leafroll And Tobacco Ringspot Disease
• New, better pictures of what bacteria are doing during fermentation

EUROPE & THE UK

• Snow the secret ingredient for making wine in Finland
• Rioja’s vineyard revolution
• Grapes worth US$45k stolen from E.Guigal
• Why we pay through the nose for a bottle of wine in Ireland
• British wine drinkers lack brand loyalty

DOWN UNDER

• Overview of the Australian Beer, Wine and Spirit Market
• Oz remaking wine image in Canada: Challenge of retooling industry will come at under-$30 levels
• Wine associations urge WET reforms
• OZ: Leaders coordinate on wine crisis

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Could China fall in love with Napa Valley wine?

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 69 new links including the following top headlines:

• What the Lagunitas/Heineken deal means to the craft brewing industry
• Craft beer brewers just got downgraded to ‘sell’
• California a Key Factor in Saint Archer Acquisition
• St. Florian’s Brewing Company will ‘fill a boot’ to help Lake County fire victims
• Brewers Association Releases Brewery Safety Training Course
• Why California’s alcohol taxes are so low
• Craft beers and palate patriotism

Get all today’s news at Craft Beverage Insights here