NEWS FETCH – November 3, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Environmental groups notify EPA of intent to file suit for violations of the Clean Water Act
• This Calif economist says there is no drought
• Could The AB InBev-SABMiller Deal Leave Diageo Unscathed?
• Succession Planning: For Wineries and Vineyards
• U.S. Consumer Spending Up in October
• The Business of Wine. Moving beyond Excel. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• In the (Lodi) Vineyard with Paul Verdegaal
• South African dry season might result in smaller wine grape harvest
• Harvest hailstorms fail to marr first-rate Chablis vintage
• ProWein World: Your success story – ready for export! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Stanly Ranch Vineyard receives recycled water go-ahead
• CIA plans Copia expansion in Napa
• What life is like on a farmworker’s salary
• New SSU Wine Business Seminars Address Retail Sales Strategies

DROUGHT/WATER

• Waters of the U.S. repeal bill on Senate schedule
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diaego-controlled USL sells French winery Bouvet Ladubay Mallya bought in 2006
• Only 1 Of These Wine-Only Public Stocks Has been a Winner. These Charts Show The Big Surprise

FINANCE, M&A

• Five considerations before selling a vineyard or winery

DISTRIBUTORS

• Despite Middle Tier Consolidation, RNDC Builds Toward $7 Bil
• Kahn Goes Statewide In Tennessee With B&T Acquisition
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex 1000 drifts 0.2% in October
• Liv-ex 100 dips 0.6% in October

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Can a Sommelier Keep Working While Pregnant? One Pro Weighs In
• Most women ‘unaware’ of breast cancer risks linked to alcohol or obesity
• Skincare Doctor Shows What Wine, Gluten and Sugar Does to Your Face
• Why non-drinkers viewed with ‘suspicion’

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Sometimes FDA Warning Letters Can Be Helpful

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Australian wine consumers’ acceptance of and attitudes toward the use of additives in wine and food production
• Table grape demand strong, but Peru looms
• Table grape shipments up, prices comparable

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• ‘Corkage Cowboys’ Are Scamming Restaurants Out of Wine Fees
• The perfect restaurant wine list?

MARKETING & SALES

• Mind the Gap: Wine Production and Marketing
• The 4 Elements of a Winning Ecommerce Ad Strategy
• Avoid the one digital marketing mistake that will alienate your customers
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• DWCC 2015 call to action: start talking to consumers
• International Congress of Sustainability: Wine Sustainability-Trade-off, Trilemma or Synergy? It’s Complicated!

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Five Questions About Social Media That Every Beverage Brand Owner Should Answer
• 5 ways that online perceptions create offline reality

MEDIA MATTERS

• Use Competitive Analysis to Make Your Blog Irresistible

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The dry Riesling revival
• On the “subjective vs. objective” tasting front, what have we learned?
• Northamptonshire inventors create wireless wine thermometer
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• The Winemaker of Avenue C

WINE PLACES

• The Mother Vine: Livermore Reconsidered

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• BC: More Appellations, Less Red Tape

ACADEMIA

• Washington State Wines names head of research program

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Climate, Topography and Wine Grapes in the Suisun Valley AVA

EUROPE & THE UK

• Austrian wine producers roll out new classification system for Sekt
• Exploring how to improve the competitiveness of EU wine
• Peter Kwok expands his St Emilion holdings
• Five grapes to watch in the Douro

DOWN UNDER

• Wine fees dissuading Margaret River tour operators
• NSW’s Orange wine-making region is on the rise

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Lenz Moser says clock ‘reset’ on China wine sales to Europe
• Bordeaux Goes Bar Hopping in Japan
• Coravin expands Asia Pacific operations

AFRICA

• In Angola, wine is far more of a mainstream beverage than one might expect

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

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

• Trouble Brewing For Craft Beer As Can Supply Tightens
• Craft Brew Alliance and the Search for a New ‘Local’
• Millennials and craft beer – a match made in heaven?
• Whisky by-products to clean up radioactive waste

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