NEWS FETCH – October 30, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Hambrecht Moves To Evict Truett-Hurst From Key Facility: VML Winery
• Wine consumption forecasts good news for Treasury Wine Estates’ purchase of Diageo
• Jackson Family Wines names new CEO
• Berkeley store sued over $3M of undelivered wine
• Are dead fish worth more than struggling farmers?
• The Business of Wine. Moving beyond Excel. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Record 2015 harvest set to push English wines to new heights

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Calistoga to Import Workers by Shuttle
• Local Leaders Tackle Top Community Issue: Transportation
• CA Senate & Assembly Select Committee Hearing on Wine, 11/3
• Ag groups relieved by rail deadline extension
• Innovative Buyer-Supplier Match Making Program to Launch at USA Trade Tasting *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Information update on Senate Bill 13 changes to the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act and GSA Formation
• The truth be told: The Delta, the tunnels, and the tributaries, part 2
• Farmers talk politics and drought

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Food & Wine adds on-demand alcohol delivery to its recipes
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Ste. Michelle Posts 8% Sales Growth Over First Nine Months Of 2015

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Updated Wine Cellar Management Tool Available from Cornell
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• The Health Benefits of Coffee and Wine

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Americans can handle the “Nut Sack” after all
• Cristal champagne looks to keep its fizz by suing Cristalino cava

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• The US Is #4 In World Wine Production, But This Chart Shows How WAY BEHIND the Top 3 It Really Is

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Great wine list idea that works even if the sommelier on duty is an idiot

MARKETING & SALES

• How to Drive Holiday Sales from Social Media Now
• 6 Tactics to Generate More Revenue From Increased Holiday Website Traffic
• Millennials respond to push notifications that offer deals and discounts
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Stackable wine glasses transport easily and maintain wine-friendly shape

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Making a pitch to the US market at the USATT
• BlueTreeDigital CEO Nicole Skuba Leads Digital Marketing Workshops for the Wine and Beer Industries

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• There Is Nothing Virtual About Building Relationships on Social Media
• Facebook launches new ‘slideshow’ ads to bring a video-like experience to emerging markets

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Review ~ Tangled Vines, Greed, Murder, Obsession, Arson

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Overturning the Judgment of Paris
• Is Coffee More Complex Than Wine?
• 7 wine rules that you should break
• Wine and Chocolate: Life Imitates Really Shitty, Satirical Art
• Ghoulishly Short 2015 Grape Harvest Explained
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PLACES

• Behind the Vines: Turquoise Mesa Winery
• Redhook Winery: Three Years After Hurricane Sandy
• Fujishin Family Cellars brings energy to Idaho wine industry
• Wine Trails: Rioja travel guide
• Vineyard named for George Yount’s ghost is among Napa Wine Co.’s acres

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington’s wine history: A Confederate soldier, prohibition and a vine planted in 1872
• Wine Expert Says Vermont Vino Is No Oddity
• California wine critic developing a taste for Idaho
• Florida wine is surging in popularity

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Biodiversity is secret ingredient in Ferrari wines

EUROPE & THE UK

• The push for Rioja Crus – part two
• English wines must plan routes to market
• Trend for English ‘orange’ wine growing
• English fizz trumps champagne in blind wine tasting
• Sparkling future hope for Welsh wine industry
• Buying wine in Sweden — ‘a vinous wasteland’

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Going Premium in Southeast Asia

SOUTH AFRICA

• Ernie Els Wines takes on new investment partner

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 56 new links including the following top headlines:

• Why beer mergers don’t really matter to drinkers
• Is This Really The End of Craft Beer?
• Team Whiskey, Team Vodka lead record $848 million sales for VA ABC
• Americans can handle the “Nut Sack” after all
• American Cider Goes Mainstream
• Why Do Craft Brewers Love Puns So Much?

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