NEWS FETCH – September 23, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Economic factors key in wine’s Pacific Northwest migration
• Farmers report shortage of help to harvest crops
• Diageo slashes profit outlook by £150m
• Obama signs disaster declaration for California wildfire
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index Ticks Up to -12
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GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• End of grape harvest already in sight for many Sonoma County growers
• Harvest report: Cabernet picking in full swing in Napa Valley
• US State Franchise Laws in Wine, Beer and Spirits Business *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Family Winemakers of California president to retire
• No Petaluma casino until 2025 under deal with the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians
• Fraud experts tell wineries to wise up
• Napa Supervisors favor federal food labeling bill
• How crowded can Napa Valley get?
• What top sommeliers are saying about Lodi
• Mendocino County sheriff’s deputies raid tribe’s pot operation near Ukiah
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CA BURNING

• Beckstoffer Vineyards Contributes $50k to #LakeCountyRising
• Damage estimate from Valley fire grows
• Groups mobilize aid in the wake of big wildfires
• California’s fire problem: Is it mostly a people problem?

DROUGHT/WATER

• Two Major Water Agencies Consider Buying Delta Islands
• New Data Continues to Show Solid Growth in Farm Jobs in Early 2015 Despite Deepening Drought
• Flooding California farmlands might restore groundwater
• California approves nitrate removal technology for drinking water treatment
• Assessing California’s groundwater management one year after the landmark legislation
• New Report Shows Widespread Water Body Contamination from Neonicotinoid Insecticides
• The forgotten project that could have saved North America from drought
• Fake California Water Company paints a clear picture of drought
• Cleaning up after California’s pot farmers

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Metropolitan Water District aims to build plant to recycle sewage into drinking water
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Working Mother Recognizes Diageo North America as One of the “100 Best Companies for Working Mothers” for 7th Consecutive Year
• Taco Bell in Chicago debuts with beer and sangria

FINANCE, M&A

• Jamieson Ranch as checkered history
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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Wandsworth man jailed for £1m wine investment fraud
• Spirits Run High at the Start of the Fall Auction Season
• Sotheby’s first ‘white glove’ sale makes £1m

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Resveratrol Offers Health Benefits, But Should You Swallow a Pill or Drink Some Wine?
• Red Wine Lowers Risk Of Arthritis
• Will a Glass of Vino a Day, Actually Keep The Doctor Away?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Meet Taxify, the New Kid on the Sales Tax Block

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• The top 5 U.S. cities for alcohol beverage expenditures offers some surprises

MARKETING & SALES

• Why storytelling adds value to a product – people will want to buy it
• Squashing Negative Reviews
• Turn fulfillment into a customer loyalty journey
• How marketers can navigate mobile targeting
• Geolocation & marketing: how mobile is changing everything
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TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Va. officials set next food, beverage trade show

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Social Network Ad Revenues Accelerate Worldwide
• How Imgur Helps Brands Market to Millennial Males
• How Customers Perceive Your Social Media Challenges
• Publishers join Facebook and Twitter in rush for buy buttons

PAYMENTS

• U.K. restaurant payment app Velocity acquires U.S. competitor Cover

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• NLRB overturns nearly 30 years of precedent and adopts sweeping new joint employer standard

MEDIA MATTERS

• Out Today: Drink Better Wine With This Book

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How to Serve Your Wines at the Proper Temperature
• Biodynamic wines: A taste of freshness among the philosophies
• Making connections through wine
• Are Thomcords the New Concords?
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WINE PEOPLE

• Former Congressman Radanovich puts his career on the vine
• 10 Cape winemakers to watch

WINE PLACES

• Solminer Dances on Wine Country’s Fringe

WINE EDUCATION

• Beckett launches wine school for cooks

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington Portfolio Drives Strong Growth For Precept Wine
• Pennsylvania’s Latest Attempt To Alienate Its Wine Lovers

EUROPE & THE UK

• 9 Tips To Grow Your UK On-Premise Sales
• Assoenologi predicts that Italy will surpass France in volume with 2015 vintage as the group’s longtime director Martelli steps down
• Don’t make English vintage every year
• England: The best of the bubbly begins at home
• Burgundy vineyards becoming film sets
• Retire Among the Vines in Burgundy

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Failed wine company ‘unlikely’ to repay debts

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Why so gloomy on China? Hotels, wine and IKEA all doing great

LATIN AMERICA

• Chilean Winery Watches Wine Drain Away After Earthquake
• Latin American Wine Congress Meets in Uruguay
• Chile celebrates old-vine Chasselas

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine and food exporters take caution in China
• Soweto Emerging for Generation of South African Wine Drinkers

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 75 new links including the following top headlines:

• World’s first ‘stock exchange’ for whisky opens
• Could Oklahoma change the rest of the country’s 3.2 beer laws?
• Craft beer a man’s game? Not so fast, say female brewers.
• Say Goodbye To Craft Beer As You Know It
• Beer Cans Giving Wall Street Derivatives Regulator a Headache

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