NEWS FETCH – September 15, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Valley Fire Devastates Lake County: Wineries and vineyards among casualties
• Butte Fire scorches Sierra Foothills vineyards, some winery fates in doubt
• Accolade buys Chilean winery Viña Anakena for AUS$30+ Mil
• Washington wine industry continues incredible growth
• French winemakers hunt for climate change-resistant grape
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Optimism Reigns During the 2015 Harvest in Champagne
• Ohio: Wine-grape growers report varying yields after February freeze
• Hopes are high for Prosecco harvest

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Vintners think differently about shelf presence
• Costco Heir Aims to Create New Napa Cult Wines in 1,403 Steps
• Paul Hobbs to Consult at Bouchaine
• USA Trade Tasting Is Now 95% Sold Out. Only Few Spots Left. Book Now! *Sponsored Link*

CA BURNING

• One dead, others missing in Lake County fire
• Valley Fire incinerates Lake County’s Shed Horn Cellars
• #ValleyFire: How to help
• How to donate money to Valley Fire victims
• Welcome to California’s fiery future
• Firefighters hope cooler weather helps slow Valley fire

DROUGHT/WATER

• The Sierra Nevada’s historic low
• South San Joaquin Irrigation District Explores Remaking Entire Water System
• The future of water: How hot, dry, and crowded will California get by 2040?
• Scientists say it’s been 500 years since California has been this dry
• Reservoir Re-Operation – The Sleeping Giant in Water Supply Development

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands on a Roll: Are Investors Impressed?
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, M&A

• Bank of Marin announces Wine Country advisory board
• Thirstie Proves Out Their Content-To-Commerce Business Model As They Look To Series A Funding
• Building your Sales Process for the US Market: Learn how to always keep the competitive edge with a winning sales process *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Burgundy’s Future Promise

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• The sinister science of addiction
• Stressed mums turning to wine after the school run
• Beer, Wine and Spirits Producers’ Commitments Mark Two-year Progress Toward Reducing Harmful Drinking
• New Hampshire announces it won’t permit Palcohol sales
• How Resveratrol research spurred the patent driving anti-aging research

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• America’s Drinking Age Is Something to Wine About

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Sparkling wine continues to fizz with on-trade sales up by more than half in a year
• The Incredible Rise Of Rosé! Which country drinks the most?
• UK online wine sales continue upward trend

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Which Wine Industry Authority Should You Trust?

MARKETING & SALES

• Five ways to show customer appreciation
• Don’t Discount the Power of Gen X
• Do Shopping Cart Abandoners Just Not Want to Buy?
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Larry Anosmia MS at TexSom–Orange is the New Blech

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The Ideal Content Mix for PR, SEO and Social Media Success
• In a Fragmented Social World, Influencers Rule
• Stripe Unveils One-Stop Shop for Buy Buttons, but Will All the Social Networks Play Ball?
• Twitter extends ‘buy’ button functionality to all users
• Instagram ads are a hit among brands

PAYMENTS

• Forget contactless, this is how we’ll pay for things in the future
• Bitcoin’s leaders don’t know what’s next for Bitcoin

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How the Maillard Reaction Affects the Aromas of Wine
• Nine years of new words
• Game on, Finger Lakes wines
• Cider for wine lovers
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Twelve important figures in the modern history of wine
• The Wines of Portugal ~ First you must understand the people

WINE PLACES

• Decoding Dom Pérignon in Hautvillers, France
• Tre Bicchieri: A Journey Through Friuli Wine in Three Glasses
• A childhood dream ferments into an award-winning winery

WINE EDUCATION

• Why bother becoming a Master of Wine?
• India’s First Certified Course on Wine Education

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• TN: Brentwood grocery stores can sell wine in 2016

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Napa’s lower per-acre vineyard yields result in lower sustainability measurements

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Wine prices fall as supermarkets take on the discounters
• Southern wines booming in UK on-trade

DOWN UNDER

• Wine bodies unite in call for tax reform and an extra $44 million for global marketing
• ZN Trade to open NZ Centre for businesses in China

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Beaujolais has a big role to play in China
• China’s E-Tail Revolution: Transform or Fail
• Witness China’s wine history: on Helan Qingxue’s 10th anniversary

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• On this day 1715…Dom Pérignon dies

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 58 new links including the following top headlines:

• Craft beer claims first big-beer victim – MillerCoors Closes NC Brewery over falling sales
• Lagunitas deal shows big potential for US craft beer worldwide
• Big Volumes Don’t Mean Big Profits in China’s Beer Market
• Why Greg Hall plans to sell majority stake in Virtue Cider to Anheuser-Busch’s Goose Island
• Is Prohibition a Good Idea After All?
• America’s Drinking Age Is Something to Wine About

Get all today’s news at Craft Beverage Insights here.