NEWS FETCH – September 16, 2015

TOP NEWS

• AB InBev Approaches SABMiller in Record Industry Combination
• Feds settle Westlands dispute over Central Valley irrigation
• August Wine Sales Rise, Hiring Soars
• Napa Valley Wine Train sold
• Valley Fire: Conditions improve but threat remains
• Butte Fire Update: Calaveras Wine Community Takes Action to Help
• Cornas Legend Noël Verset Dies at 95
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index Holds at -14
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Positive effects of TTIP tribunals for investment unclear

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Napa Harvest report: Heat wave hastens ripening
• Devastating Valley Fire Interrupts Lake County Harvest
• Lake County’s Devastating Double Whammy

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Changes Coming to Riverside County’s Wine Country Plan
• Have tasting rooms hit a tipping point in wine region towns?
• Finding the right mix in Napa Valley will take time
• Why tourism matters
• City Winery responds to critics
• Sebastiani diversifies into tequila, bottled water and nuts
• Third Annual #MerlotMe Event Celebrates Merlot Month
• USA Trade Tasting Is Now 95% Sold Out. Only Few Spots Left. Book Now! *Sponsored Link*

CA BURNING

• Valley Fire Status Report: Impact to Lake County Wine Industry
• Firefighters gain ground on California wildfire that destroyed 585 homes
• Valley fire among the most destructive in state history
• California’s Wildfire, Through The Lens Of A Wine Glass
• Computer models failing to accurately predict path of flames
• Dario Sattui donates $10,000 to Valley fire recovery effort
• Show Lake County Some Love

DROUGHT/WATER

• Delta tunnels would violate ESA, groups warn
• Saudi Arabia squandered its groundwater and agriculture collapsed. California, take note.
• Technology to help California farms stretch every drop
• Jerry Brown warns of mass migration in California if global warming continues
• Managing California’s Groundwater for Drought, Clean Water, Food Security, and Ecosystems
• No snow, raging fires: how to deal with new climate realities
• Vineyards & Water: Tops in $ per drop, among lowest H2O users

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Anheuser-Busch InBev Statement Regarding SABMiller plc
• Pernod Ricard hopes low-sugar, low-alcohol will help revive alcopos sales
• Why ALDI Is the Grocery Store of the Future
• Yum Brands’ (YUM) Taco Bell to Debut Alcohol and Tapas
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

DISTRIBUTORS

• 5 Tips to Optimize Warehouse Management for Wine, Beer and Spirit Distributors
• 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

• Estates who didn’t listen to market made ‘big mistake’
• Uncorking wine fraud without opening the bottle
• Lyons collection 100% sold

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Alcohoot Successfully Demonstrates Power of Innovation by State Governments to Combat Drunk Driving
• BeMyDD Brings Complimentary Designated Drivers to All Greater Southeast Florida Residents
• Wine can help you lose weight

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Battle of the Brands: French Winery Château Lafitte Claims Triumph

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• With Oregon On The Rise, King Estate’s Acrobat Enjoys Double-Digit Gains
• Where Americans spend the most on booze, smokes and restaurants

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Hatchet Hall’s Wine List Is a Cruel and Maddening Joke
• The Old Warsaw’s Wine List is an Existential Nightmare

MARKETING & SALES

• Effective Merchandising Programs That Work In Retail
• The Cost-Benefit Analysis of Building Your Winery Email Subscriber List
• The Power Of Culture As A Competitive Advantage
• In a reversal, women are now dominating mobile shopping
• This little pinot went to market: a guide to wine marketing
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Keg Wine: Fad Or The Future?
• Wine tasting shows once-scorned screw cap protects flavor

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Relax, brands, Facebook’s ‘dislike’ button won’t be hatemaggedon
• Pinterest is working on a partnership that opens a ton of advertisers
• Why Periscope Is the Next Big Thing in Social Media

MEDIA MATTERS

• Louis Roederer Wine Writers’ Awards 2015 winners announced
• The sad and bitter irony of the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers’ Awards

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Ignore the wine snobs – rosé is the greatest
• The 3 Biggest Modern Wine Mistakes
• Stop hating chardonnay: The anything but chardonnay crowd has it wrong
• Diary of a dream – part 1
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Meet the Winemaker: Charlie Holland – Gusbourne Estate
• Cesar Opazo, La Reserva de Caliboro, Maule, Chile
• Kea Member Profile: Mike Insley, Helan Mountain Wines, China

WINE PLACES

• 5 Great Wine Destinations in the U.S. (That Aren’t Napa Valley)
• A Guide To The Wines Of Le Marche: Italy’s Hidden Coastal Gem
• Stony Hill Proves That in California, What Is Old Is New Again
• Washington’s Walla Walla wineries

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Florida Declares Agricultural Emergency Over Invasive Pest
• Wine Aficionados Mourn as Pennsylvania Judge Approves Dumping
• Ste. Michelle graduates launch Schlagel Santo micro-winery
• Kansas Is Selling Off A Whole Lot Of Booze

EUROPE & THE UK

• Cru Bourgeois: A Contentious History, But A Real Force For Good In Modern Bordeaux
• Sauvignon scandal: leading Friulian agronomist Giovanni Bigot speaks out

DOWN UNDER

• Wine Australia targets Japan and South Korea
• What will Turnbull do about wine tax?
• Australia acting like an emerging market
• Economists predict ‘rosy’ year for Marlborough (NZ)

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina: women in wine
• Caliterra winemaker tips Malbec to do big things in Chile

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa Promotes Expensive Wines to Boost Exports
• South Africa hits ‘tipping point’

MARIJUANA

• Legal weed in Colorado doesn’t curb alcohol sales
• Colorado braces for day of tax-free weed

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 71 new links including the following top headlines:

• AB InBev Approaches SABMiller in Record Industry Combination
• Anheuser-Busch InBev Statement Regarding SABMiller plc
• Brewery licensing and bonding process explained
• Brewers Association Releases Quality Management Guide for Breweries
• Take a bite out of taxation: the core issues of the CIDER Act
• With MillerCoors departure, Rockingham Community College losing industry partner
• Carlsberg recalls Staropramen beer after tainted kegs found

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