NEWS FETCH – September 18, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Napa Valley Vintners Make Initial Grant to Aid Victims of Valley Fire
• Washington’s 2015 Harvest Could Break Yet Another Record
• Wineries escape major damage after Chilean quake
• Death toll in Northern California wildfires jumps to five
• Future of water: Can California’s water rights system change?
• Marijuana’s environmental damage and illegal water use begin to rouse a drought-stricken state
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GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• California wildfires threaten wine vineyards at start of harvest season
• August saved the Burgundy 2015 vintage
• Finger Lakes Wines and Grapes: A little rain wouldn’t hurt the vineyard
• 2015 Loire: lucky if you have Sauvignon! – Vincent Roussley + Thierry Delaunay
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Windsor’s Indian hotel could shrink
• Depleted Napa Planning Commission tackles winery suggestions
• Mike Grgich filmed for upcoming ‘Judgment of Paris’ movie
• Randall Grahm’s Grand California Experiment
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CA BURNING

• Massive Wildfires Threaten California’s Wine Industry

DROUGHT/WATER

• When Winery Wells Are Not Enough
• California groundwater law tests state’s capacity to oversee a vital resource
• Environmental & fishing groups oppose Delta tunnels as too risky
• How deep of a precipitation hole is California in?
• Why is it called El Nino and how did scientists figure out what it is?
• Caltech calls for ‘crazy new science’ to save the planet
• Predicting Pesticides in Streams and Rivers: Where is Water Quality at Risk?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Majestic Wine PLC insider Acquires £38,200 in Stock
• Aldi takes Bargain Booze to court
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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Collectible Wine Market Update: Sept. 2015
• Bordeaux First Growths: Haut Brion on the move
• Haut Brion: What’s moving?
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ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Wine Grape Flour Reduces Cholesterol in Lab Animal Study

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• FDA publishes draft guidance for menu-labeling rules
• TN: Wine in grocery stores on Lakeland ballot

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Smaller Producers Are Enjoying Significant Growth
• Aussies going for craft beer & rosé as red and white wine drinking decline
• Moët & Chandon Expands Portfolio, As Vintage Champagnes Drive Growth

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Interpreting a tasting note
• How do you describe a wine in words?

MARKETING & SALES

• How To Drive Depletion’s In Supermarkets
• How Much Revenue Does Email Drive?
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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Why brands need to harness the power of social images
• The 4 Essentials of Video Content Marketing Success
• The X Factor of Excellent Email
• Twitter links move to HTTPS October 1; non-HTTPS sites may see 10% drop in referral traffic
• Facebook launches Signal to help journalists monitor activity on Instagram and Facebook
• Facebook says an ad can be 100 percent viewed even in a split second
• The writing is on the wall for the ad-supported Web: It’s the end of the line
• Facebook offers option for advertisers to only pay for ads that you can — you know — actually see
• Google issues fresh warning to websites against ‘repeated violations’

PAYMENTS

• More Than Half of Top 500 Online Retailers Offer PayPal’s One Touch Checkout

MEDIA MATTERS

• Thirsty Dragon deftly tackles China’s effect on Bordeaux

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Craft Cider: The next new thing?
• Cognac’s journey from aristocratic tipple to hip-hop star
• Prohibition’s Grape Bricks: How to Not Make Wine
• French Wine Tasting to Unveil Research Showing Influence of Wine on Women and Romance
• Grenache Day: A toast to the unsung hero of the wine industry — and one of its biggest fans
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WINE PEOPLE

• Wine icons: Mike Grgich
• Meet the Winemaker – Steve James, Voyager Estate
• Deborah Detrick joins Round Pond as Vice President, Finance
• Master of Wine awarded to Andrea Pritzker of Hornsby
• Ennio Gugliotta and Tina Lino of Vinkara Wines in Turkey
• Keeper of the faith: Sylvain Pitiot

WINE PLACES

• Oakland Urban Wine Trail now on the map
• SA: Making Wine at the End of the World

WINE EDUCATION

• El Centro wine class: A new semester

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Pennsylvania v. 2,447 Bottles of Wine
• What would Scalia do with 2,447 bottles of wine?
• Co Dinn Cellars dedicated to Yakima Valley
• Vancouver: Local wine industry continues to expand

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Confessions of a Wine Yeast Wrangler

EUROPE & THE UK

• Putin, Berlusconi in Ukraine probe for drinking Crimea wine
• Bordeaux’s nuclear bomb proof wine cellar
• La Rioja Alta invests 9million euros in harvest innovation
• Gallo launches premium brand in UK

DOWN UNDER

• Red Hot Tips participant lights up vineyard for fuel reduction on Tasmania’s east coast
• OZ: Alternative options to captan are needed

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• This startup wants to bring 1-hour wine delivery to major cities in Asia

LATIN AMERICA

• Earthquake Strikes Chile Near Limarí and Elqui Valleys

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa Wine Body Pairs Nigeria With Red, Angola With Fizz
• Changing views on ripeness in South Africa: a welcome development
• Cape embraces grape exploration

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 67 new links including the following top headlines:

• Beer Institute Commends Recent FDA Announcements
• AB InBev, SABMiller Deal Expected to Face Global Antitrust Grilling
• Stone Brewing’s Koch on BrewDog, craft beer bandwagon jumpers and selling out
• OvalOptions launches network to help craft brewers with trademark disputes
• Beer Distributors of Mass. recognize the industry’s workers, highlight economic impact
• Smaller Producers Are Enjoying Significant Growth
• Craft Cider: The next new thing?

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