NEWS FETCH – October 27,2015

TOP NEWS

• California Central Valley Idle Farmland Doubling During Drought
• Red Blotch Virus Update from ICVG
• Critics of The Napa Valley Wine Industry Are Losing Badly
• Ontario accused of changing law to ‘protect’ Beer Store, LCBO
• In a historic shift, alcohol levels may be going down
• The Business of Wine. Moving beyond Excel. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Indonesia tells US it will join the TPP trade pact

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Rhône Valley experiences ‘one of the best harvests in recent years’
• Douro Wines Fly High After Another Vintage Year

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Unified Program Includes Extra Sessions
• SSU Scholarship fund honors Peter Mondavi, Sr.
• Boutique inn now proposed for Napa Oxbow site
• Innovative Buyer-Supplier Match Making Program to Launch at USA Trade Tasting *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Senate Bill 88 and the Development of a Water Measurement and Reporting Regulation
• Drought challenges mounting for California farmers
• Though welcome, El Niño will not relieve the drought
• Learning tough lessons from Australia’s drought

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• What does and doesn’t work in DTC wine sales?
• Craft & Rare Wants To Be Amazon Prime For Fine Liquors
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Bushmills sale ‘hurt’, says Diageo NI boss
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• The dangers of being alcohol-free
• BeMyDD Brings Complimentary Designated Drivers to Greater Cleveland

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Clock is Ticking for Trademark Owners for <.wine> Generic Top-Level Domain
• Champagne Jayne on the CIVC’s legal action
• Support for wine, high-point beer in Oklahoma grocery stores grows

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Global Wine Exports Leveling Off? 2015 Will Tell.

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The First App That Can Tell If You’ll Like a Wine – Before You Buy It

MARKETING & SALES

• 5 considerations for choosing an ecommerce partner
• Getting a wine brand onto the silver screen
• What will your digital marketing toolkit look like 5 years from now?
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Company launches system to serve wine by the glass
• Large Format Wine Bottle Names & Sizes

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Cool Climate Symposium to feature “who’s who” of wine

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 3 Ways Small Businesses Can Keep Up With Real Time on Social
• Twitter launches new analytics tool that tells brands what users are saying about them

PAYMENTS

• The Rise Of The Smartphone Means The End Of Mobile Wallets From Carriers And Banks
• Chase Announces Chase Pay, Its Own Digital Wallet

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 5 Strategies for Managing Unmanageable Employees

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine and Women: Three New Books Explore the Fermented Grape
• Book Review: Richard G. Peterson, An American Life in Wine
• Book Review: Telling wine’s history in 100 bottles

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Rosés are not just for summer enjoyment
• Barnyard Odors In Your Wine Can Actually Be A Good Thing
• Exploring Touriga Nacional Wine
• An Introduction to Georgian Wine
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Wine trade ‘needs a Jamie Oliver’
• Wine Star: Jean Engelbrecht
• Wine Star: H. William Harlan
• Wine Stars: Angelo and Gaia Gaja
• Wine Talk With Aria General Manager and Wine Director Andres Loaiza
• 5 questions for “Wine Bible” author Karen MacNeil
• Meet New Zealand’s best young viti

WINE PLACES

• Southern Italy Is for (Wine) Lovers

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Virginia wine industry flourishes, struggles to stay local

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Now is a Good Time to Assess Your Vineyard Weed Control Program

DOWN UNDER

• A sustainable funding model for the Western Australia wine industry
• OZ: Casella Family Brands appoints two new marketing heads
• Wine body tells West Australian Senate committee hearing government needs to fund marketing to improve profitability

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Gone are the Days of Great Wall Wine and Roses

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Will an Ancient Grape Revolutionize Israel’s Wine Industry?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• A Child’s Guide to Wine 3

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 41 new links including the following top headlines:

• Food and Beverage Festivals Are Fundamentally a Bad Thing
• How the Pacific Northwest became a hotspot for craft breweries
• Does Drinking Beer Really Make Men Better at Sex?
• Legally, Bud Light Lime Is a Craft Beer
• Reclaiming beer snobbery

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