NEWS FETCH – November 4, 2015

TOP NEWS

• TWE’s Diageo buyout wins US approval
• Fine wines sold at a loss as Chinese buyers cut their losses
• EPA Proposes To Ban Chlorpyrifos
• Third-Quarter Consumer Confidence Soars in the U.S.
• CA Water Conservation Regulations and the Law of Unintended Consequences: Management Impacts
• The Business of Wine. Moving beyond Excel. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Challenging CA grape harvest reaches end
• ProWein World: Your success story – ready for export! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California lawmakers conduct listening tour in Wine Country
• Growers speak out in defense of grape industry
• Could pot become new giant in California?
• Grenache Returns To Bask In The California Sun

DROUGHT/WATER

• Southern California water agencies push forward on Delta land purchase
• Ballot measure is new obstacle to diverting water to Southern California
• ACWA and Ag Groups Send Letter Urging Passage of Western Drought Bill
• Heavy snows in Sierra Nevada raise hopes of relief from drought
• Planned purification plant would eliminate need for imported water
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo Faces Lawsuit in Kentucky for Emitting Ethanol Vapors
• Treasury Wine shareholders cranky over tight timing for entitlement issue
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Wine investing: The bottles worthy of being in your portfolio
• Spotlight on Le Pin
• Bottle of Lafite Rothschild 1895 sells for $17,000
• HDH Bordeaux sale makes $6m
• Chablis to be offered at Hospices sale

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Wine Compound Resveratrol Linked to Slowing Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms
• Why Red Wine Gives You A Headache (And What To Do About It)

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Oregon’s Naked Wines Tells Local Brewer It Can’t Sell “Naked” Beer
• Renew South Dakota Labels Now, Enjoy New Year’s Later

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Who Are Going To Be The World’s Top Red Wine Consumers In 2017?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• A Master Sommelier Explains The Rationale Behind Each Component Of Wine Presentation

MARKETING & SALES

• How to Meet your 2016 Wine Marketing Goals
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Registration Opens for Eastern Winery Exposition
• The Pulse Of Digital Wine Communications: Startups And Change Over Time
• Wine bloggers primed to invade Lodi next August

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Wine Ring app seeks wine’s Holy Grail
• Pinterest introduces a dedicated shop to open users’ wallets

MEDIA MATTERS

• Esquire TV’s “Uncorked:” Annoying minor-league sommelier students strike out
• Angels, Thieves, and Winemakers, by Joseph Mills, Second Edition
• The Definitive Guide To Napa Wines: Napa Valley Then & Now

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Fruity, with a hint of gobbledygook: it’s time to give up on wine wankery
• When Did “Fruity” Become A Dirty Word?
• The New Wine Democracy
• Brettanomyces, the cause of my recent misery
• Determining quality can be objective, detailed process for winemakers
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Author Karen MacNeil on the Second Edition of The Wine Bible, and Women in Wine
• A Day In the Life of A Wine Sales Rep

WINE TOURISM

• For the sip-and-see crowd, new wine trails in Oakland, Madera and San Luis Obispo

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• August Wine Group Appoints Brian Erwin New Chief Sales Officer

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Uncorking the chemical potential of wine waste
• Bibby Scientific unveils PCR-based method for wine spoilage yeast

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK consumer confidence hits record levels
• Alsace red ‘revolution’ — new challenge to Burgundy wines

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: De Bortoli Wines records $4.5m loss
• Premier Estates Wine’s #TasteTheBush ad slapped with ban
• OZ: Funding the views shared by few

OLIVE OIL

• Pompeian(R) Group Partners With DCOOP Group of Spain to Become World Leader in Olive Oil Market

MARIJUANA

• Will “big” marijuana go the way of “big” wine?
• The growing trend of cannabis beverages (podcast)

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 51 new links including the following top headlines:

• Craft beer trends down: On-premise alcohol trends through early Oct.
• How to Protect Your Craft Beer Brand and Label
• NC distilleries can now sell liquor outside of state’s ABC system
• Craft beer buyouts: It’s the quality of the brew that ultimately counts
• BrewDog co-founder’s guide to being a business upstart

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