NEWS FETCH – September 22, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Bill Leigon acquires Jamieson Ranch Winery from Madison Vineyard Holdings
• The world’s biggest market for wine gets slightly bigger, thanks to a growing Hispanic influence
• Premium-minded consumers split CA wine market
• Butte Fire Claims Two Foothills Vineyards
• Firefighters make headway against latest deadly California blaze
• Über drinkers choose Über for wine tours
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GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• 2015 in Champagne – a uniquely continental Pinot year
• 2015 in Cote Rotie? It’s all down to the grapes, and it’s going to be magical
• 2015 Mosel harvest on a knife-edge
• NZ: Marlborough Sauvignon shortage could be ‘healthy’
• Mixed conditions for Bordeaux red harvest
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Contentious meeting over Lytton tribe’s development plans near Windsor
• After the grapes are gone
• Putting Solano on map of quality wine
• Sustainability: Another dimension of economic vitality
• Napa needs to build its core wine business, not trash it
• Ciatti Global Market Update: CA – September 2015
• Women for WineSense Napa|Sonoma to host lectures and meetup
• Italian Varietal Dolcetto returns to Montoliva, Nevada County of Sierra Foothills
• 118-Year-Old Vines And The Tales They Tell: Italian Heritage In Sonoma
• USA Trade Tasting Is Now 95% Sold Out. Only Few Spots Left. Book Now! *Sponsored Link*

CA BURNING

• Calaveras Winery Survived Butte Fire with a Little Help from its Friends: Story of Bodega del Sur
• #LakeCountyRising Fundraising Effort Launched for Those Affected by Valley Fire

DROUGHT/WATER

• Senators resolve to nullify waters of the U.S. rule
• New California groundwater laws portend more litigation, but faster resolution
• Stanford researchers look to stormwater as a solution for semiarid regions
• Can solar desalination slake the world’s thirst?
• California’s drought is a manmade crisis
• Yes, it rained; No, the drought is not over
• The water project that never was

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• PA: Wolf privatization liquor plan linked to predecessors
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Wrigley,Philip Acquires 10,000 Shares of Majestic Wine PLC Stock
• Should McDonald’s Follow Taco Bell Into Liquor?

FINANCE, M&A

• Finalization of the Acquisition of Portuguese Closures Company Piedade SA
• 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

• 2015 Burgundy sales show mixed results
• 2011 vintage ‘not great’, says Penfolds maker
• Yquem 2013 released at £2,400
• Zachys aims for a $10m September
• HDH begins autumn with $5.4m sale

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• NIH to release unique new resource to help colleges address student drinking

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Premium & discount wine had epic clashes before higher-priced brands took the dominant lead

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Meal delivery start-up Blue Apron to sell wine, sees growth opportunity
• The Airlines With the Best Wine Lists

MARKETING & SALES

• Coordination is crucial – but email marketing is far from being dead
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine Writer Hugh Johnson to Deliver Industry Keynote at Symposium for Professional Wine Writers
• Wine Economist Joins 2016 Professional Wine Writers Symposium Faculty
• WineFolly.com’s Madeline Puckette Headlines Fifth Anniversary Garagiste Festival Seminars

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Use of Social Media in the Drinks Industry is Maturing
• When it Comes to Connecting With Content, the Time of Day Means a Lot
• Small business owner? Focus on these two metrics to measure with social media
• The mobile web is slowly dying as people spend nearly all their time in apps

PAYMENTS

• Apple Pay is ringing in a new era of payment security

MEDIA MATTERS

• Are media events worth it?
• Grape Collective Launches New Book
• 10 Must-Have Books for the Wine Lover’s Library
• The Making of a Wine Book
• 5 things you need to know about using comments to build up your blog following

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine’s genetic diversity: Thank goodness we’re not coffee
• New Technologies Trending Now in Wine
• California wine, Blue Bottle, Led Zepp, IPAs and pot: What do they have in common?
• Don’t ignore grenache!
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Total Wine & More Names Kevin Peters CEO
• Raising a Glass to the Label Guy
• A moving target: Paolo De Marchi

WINE PLACES

• Six Senses Douro Valley In Portugal
• Tejo focuses with shorter name, smaller production
• How to Drink Wine in Napa with Kids
• From Bordeaux with Love
• Bolivia: between heaven and earth
• Acclaimed wines begin in historic vines for Seven Hills Winery
• 21st Century Vino in London

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Wisconsin wine industry on the rise

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Jackson Family Wines shows off UV waterless tank cleaner

EUROPE & THE UK

• Médoc producers approve timetable for move to Crus Bourgeois classification system
• Sauternes producers need to adapt to survive
• Champagne’s forgotten varieties could thrive as temperatures rise
• Scientists scour the Mediterranean for endangered grapes to ensure the wine of the gods will pour again
• UK: Almost half of shoppers using discounters as pressure builds on the big four
• Understanding Port
• Croft Port opens Duoro Valley vineyard to tourists

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine issues get heard
• OZ: Mike Smith sees future in the not-for-profit sector: vineyards to be exact

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Could the countries of ASEAN be the next area to achieve lift-off for the wine category?
• Winning at E-Commerce in China

LATIN AMERICA

• Earthquake In Your Glass: Chilean Wine’s Seismic Shifts

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Lo Hai Qu Rides the Napa Valley Wine Train

MARIJUANA

• What’s new in Washington’s marijuana law

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

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

• Craft brewers rally for independence the only way they know how: Brewing a beer
• Oskar Blues update: Depletions growth near 30 percent, closes on 200K bbl mark
• How Craft Beer Brands Are Winning Over Consumers
• AB InBev close to sealing SABMiller takeover financing
• ‘Diversified business’ pushes China rebound
• Local craft beer businesses weigh in on potential mega merger involving Anheuser-Busch InBev

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