NEWS FETCH – October 21,2015

TOP NEWS

• Is Chalone a Diageo/Treasury Orphan?
• Constellation Lures V&E Chairman Kennedy Into Corporate Sector
• French fashion house buys St. Supery Estate Vineyards & Winery in Napa
• Threatened rail stoppage looms; shippers worry
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index Consistent at -13
• The Business of Wine. Moving beyond Excel. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Wine world salivating over 2015 harvest
• The 2015 Vintage Prediction Round-Up

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Fetzer certified as B Corporation
• CEB Wine Law Forum (Nov. 5-6 in Paso Robles)
• Napa Wine Prices Likely to Continue Rising
• Some Napa Valley Residents Seek Stricter Rules On Winery Tourism
• Innovative Buyer-Supplier Match Making Program to Launch at USA Trade Tasting *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• By the Numbers: A Drought Update
• As California enters its fifth year of drought, state lawmakers undertake study mission to Australia
• Californians on Insane Water Policy: ‘Whatever’
• Twin Tunnel Water Grab: State plan threatens SSJID, OID water
• That Sinking Feeling in the San Joaquin Valley: Space Age Technology Will Assist with SGMA Implementation
• Dueling California Drought Relief Bills Debated on Capitol Hill
• New Water Laws Address Groundwater, Marijuana
• Water desalination is here. But is it sustainable?

FINANCE, M&A

• Charmer Sunbelt And Wirtz Beverage Agree To Merge As Breakthru Beverage Group
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Basics you need to know about wine investment
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Drinking less in middle age can cut risk of dementia
• 7 Reasons Why You Should Be Having A Drink A Day

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Partial victory for brave Champagne Jayne
• CO Grocers may take wine, full-strength beer sales question to voters
• Beck’s faces $20m payout over labelling

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• A Teachable Moment: You get to choose the wine. But what’s the lesson?
• There are 3 great reasons to join a wine club
• The Small Details to Look For in a Good Sommelier

MARKETING & SALES

• Online Wine Shopping Behaviors of Wine Consumers
• OND: Step 3 – Make it Easy to Buy Your Wine
• 5 upselling opportunities for wineries
• Digital Dominates All Marketing Channels For Purchase Inspiration
• Sustainability Practices That Lead to Sales
• Don’t Brand for Now, Brand For ‘Then’
• Shoppers Want Personalization
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• New Labeltronix Website Offers More Ways to Learn

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• A Beginner’s Guide to Social Media for Wineries, Breweries and Distilleries
• Cyber Security and Your Business
• 5 Tips for Effectively Setting Up Facebook Ads
• What’s the best email frequency and how do you find it?
• Which Social Media Management Tools Have Earned the Best Ratings?

PAYMENTS

• Microsoft Working to Bring Payments to Windows 10 ‘Soon’

MEDIA MATTERS

• Another dark side of social media, especially blogs

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Appellations in Wonderland
• Barolo is a wine for the ages
• The old and rare wine conundrum: are the wines (and the prices) really worth it?
• Ceramic bottling continues preservation of the pure grape flavors
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Yakima Valley AVA Impact on Washington’s Wine Industry
• Syrah-heavy Rocks District surprisingly diverse
• Leading British Wine Writer Andrew Jefford Visits VA Wine Country, Gives Impressions
• Thieves steal $10,000 worth of wine barrels from Portland business

DOWN UNDER

• Will domestic sparkling wine volumes grow again in Australia?
• Water use in Aussie vineyards up 18%

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Mad Science Of Home Winemaking

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 54 new links including the following top headlines:

• Beck’s beer settlement includes payouts for up to 1.7m US households
• Quarterly U.S. Guild Report: Fall 2015
• Industry Support Grows for Cider Act
• Wirtz Beverage merges with Sunbelt to form distribution heavyweight
• New Legislation Lets CA Craft Liquor Distilleries Sell Alcohol

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