NEWS FETCH – September 24, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Hancrafted Wines buys D’Vine, Brindiamo Group Advising
• Farm-level organic sales approach $5.5 billion in 2014
• Pouilly Fumé winemaker to fight INAO over right to use AOC
• Reducing Wine Surpluses and Environmental Impacts of Wineries by Utilizing An Integrated Industrial Ecology Approach
• Uncle Sam sells out the Delta
• Growing number of people believe California’s drought is a government conspiracy
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Despite drop in yields, grower praises 2015 Napa Valley crop for its quality
• Six weeks of perfect weather leaves Niagara wineries optimistic
• Fresno County grower expects higher yields and a good quality crop from 2015 raisin harvest
• US State Franchise Laws in Wine, Beer and Spirits Business *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Judge rejects legal challenge to St. Helena winery
• Town of Windsor speaks up
• Wine Creek LLC Hires Douglas Allan as Brand Manager
• Liquor limit could hurt San Luis Obispo
• Happy 50th anniversary Schramsberg
• Are you looking to expand into other states and looking for wine distributors partners? *Sponsored Link*

CA BURNING

• Fires Under Control, California Wineries Get Back to Harvest
• The Fire that Wouldn’t Die: A Drought Nightmare Come True

DROUGHT/WATER

• The banality of California’s ‘1,200-year’ drought
• A 1000 year drought? Study brings scary past into focus
• How researchers measured the history of California drought
• Groundwater salinity impacting California almonds

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• MWD’s water recycling plan is a good one, but don’t call it ‘toilet to tap’
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo Sees Improvement In U.S., But Warns Of Tough Comps Over Remainder Of 2015
• 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

• Montrose 2009 and 2010: bridging the gap
• Tips From the Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction: How To Build A Successful Bid
• The Tale Of One Of The Largest Cases Of Wine Fraud In American History
• How To Get A Golden Ticket To The House Of Krug With Sotheby’s

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Ontario’s Soviet-Era Alcohol Quotas Punish Businesses for Profitability
• Brewery Trademarks: To Get One or Not to Get One?

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Delicato Family Vineyards Decodes The Premium 3-Liter Box Wine Consumer With 2015 Wine Insights Report
• San Joaquin Valley wine grape percent-production slide leveling off

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Update: Wine prices in 2015
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• From reach to resolution: a social customer service story
• Facebook now supports 360-degree videos

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine O’Clock, Beer O’Clock and the Changing Language of Drinking
• On reading
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• For these winemakers, forsaking the status quo leads to success
• The class of Jennifer Wall, winemaker for Barefoot Wines
• Craig Collins of the ELM Restaurant Group (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• The Winery in the Desert
• 5 of the Fastest Growing Wine Regions in the U.S.
• Cruising the Douro – A Peaceful Way To See Portugal
• The world’s 5 weirdest wine tours
• Wineries to visit for free this weekend

WINE EDUCATION

• Next NYU wine course – starts Oct 14

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Pope Francis To Use Altar Wine Produced in the Finger Lakes
• Wine Industry in New Jersey Gets Better With Age
• Texas Wine Today

ACADEMIA

• Does it matter what school you go to?

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change: Perspectives from the next generation

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Making the most of weather reports to improve pest management in your vineyard

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Cask ale drinkers more valuable than wine buffs to pubs
• UK: Alcohol Wholesaler Registration Scheme postponed to 2016
• Duo bringing Carmenere back to Bordeaux
• UK: Budge Brands to invest £1m in Birmingham distribution centre
• Auction result suggests turnaround for German wines

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: In defence of the Riverland wine industry
• OZ: Cask wine sales could be restricted in the city to reduce problem drinking in the Parklands
• OZ: Senate inquiry into wine sectors woes hears a long list of problems but few solutions
• OZ: Former Upper Hunter MP hopes to strengthen local wine industry in new role

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Premium beer sales surge in Asia

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa faces up to profit warning

OLIVE OIL

• Farmers lawyer up in battle over Salento trees

MARIJUANA

• Weed’s Effect on Wine Sales

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 64 new links including the following top headlines:

• Anheuser-Busch InBev to acquire Los Angeles-based Golden Road Brewing
• Craft beers are in trouble as drought and fire savage the Pacific Northwest
• Can Whiskey Really Be Influenced By Terroir?
• Beer Trial in New Brunswick Is Crucial to Interprovincial Free Trade
• The Cask Report 2015: Why Pubs Need Cask Ale Drinkers
• Women-only craft beer classes: Bright idea? Or condescending?

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