NEWS FETCH – October 6, 2015

TOP NEWS

• California wine industry expected to benefit from Trans-Pacific Partnership
• Ice wine producers may be surprise winners in trade agreement
• New California law gives more social media freedom to alcohol producers
• BLM decision set backs Cadiz plan to sell Mojave groundwater
• Specialty Crops Get $113M Boost From USDA
• Loire winemaker Claude Lafond dies
• The U.S. consumer hangs in there, for now (PDF)
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE/TPP

• U.S. Allies See Trans-Pacific Partnership as a Check on China
• TPP to cut agricultural tariffs across the board, but US sugar protections remain
• TPP Trade Deal: Who Stands to Gain, Suffer in Asia-Pacific
• Five things you need to know about the Trans-Pacific Partnership
• Australia welcomes TPP as ‘gigantic foundation stone’ for economy
• Asian states hail deal on world’s largest free trade area
• Who’s NOT in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is as significant as who IS

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Washington wine industry closes in on hottest vintage ever
• Greece’s 2015 Wine Harvest: Smaller Is Better
• Hopes rise for the Rhone 2015 vintage
• Bordeaux on track for ‘best vintage since 2010’
• Tale of two harvests in Idaho vineyards
• Ningxia Winemaker Challenge: Part 1 – Harvest 2015

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Donkey & Goat workers face wine theft charges
• Castello di Amorosa Acquires Pillow Road Vineyard
• SSU Receives $200K from Alpha Omega and Tolosa Wineries
• Napa, Santa Barbara Among The 10 Drunkest Cities In California
• Innovative Buyer-Supplier Match Making Program to Launch at USA Trade Tasting *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Central Valley Water Board Adopts Order Regulating Cannabis Cultivation to Protect Water Quality (PDF)
• During Recent Droughts: Central Valley Groundwater Levels Reached Historical Lows and Land Subsidence Intensified
• What the last drought taught California
• Save the Salton Sea agreement – or risk toxic storms
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands (STZ) Q2 Earnings: What to Expect?
• Treasury Wines profits jumping in Asia as it takes knife to logistics costs
• Treasury Wine Estates outlines fresh cost cuts
• Diageo appoints Kathryn Mikells as CFO
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Nederburg Wine Auction Hits the High Notes
• Technology used to fight back against fakes
• Pennsylvania liquor board to raffle off rare Bourbon

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Things You Need To Know About Making Your Next Hangover Less Awful
• Scientists create blueprint for developing ‘exercise in a bottle’ drug that promises to transform your workout
• The Prosecco Playdate: the middle class mums winding down with wine
• Calorie counts for your favorite foods and alcoholic drinks

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Champagne benefits from on-trade boom

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Non-disparagement clauses vs. your right to leave negative reviews online
• Making a Great Wine List

MARKETING & SALES

• U.S. Consumer Spending Remains on a Plateau
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Packaging’s role in a circular economy

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• USA Trade Tasting “Brand Pitch Area” Innovates Importer & Distributor Sourcing Process

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How social media is reshaping the Chinese brand experience
• Pinterest Makes Buy Buttons Available to Thousands More Merchants

PAYMENTS

• Apple Pay Makes Inroads for Everyday Purchases

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 3 vital truths about running a business you should know about
• 5 Keys To Launching A Successful Startup — Insights From The Founders Of Barefoot Wines

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘Tangled Vines’: A stunning look at dark side of wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Old and new technologies collide to unlock the secrets of Amarone
• On bias, dogma and fashion in the wine world
• How Yeast Influences the Flavour of Your Wine
• The petit manseng grape adds unique flair to local VA wine
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Uncorked: Tony Wang
• Gavin Newsom, part 2: Wine, homelessness and the gig economy

WINE PLACES

• Napa’s Yountville Is Walkable Wine Country
• All about the Petaluma Gap
• The wine regions under threat from development

WINE EDUCATION

• Moet Hennessy USA launches wine education portal ChampagneMasters.com

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Canadian wine needs to engage better with Canadian consumers
• Bubbly wines in Virginia and beyond

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Moon Science: Biodynamics In The Vineyard And In Your Glass

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Winery Wastewater OK for Irrigation

EUROPE & THE UK

• Gambero Rosso “suspends” Friuli producers in wake of adulteration allegations
• France has a great plan for its soil – and it’s not just about wine

DOWN UNDER

• Chinese appetite for the Barossa cools, but new players emerge in South Australia

LATIN AMERICA

• Why MOVI, the Chilean Movement of Independent Vintners, is important

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 10 Things About Harvest 2015 That No Winemaker Said, Ever

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 66 new links including the following top headlines:

• New law gives more freedom to California alcohol producers on social media
• Scottish Professor Figures Out How To Turn Whisky Waste Into Energy
• A new bill could make beer cheaper and more inventive
• Woodchuck Hard Cider announces layoffs
• Bud’s Bid for Miller to Come This Week
• The Decline of Big Soda

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