NEWS FETCH – November 5, 2015

TOP NEWS

• US Winebow Group completes acquisition of Noble Wines
• Allied Grapegrowers Encouraging Some Growers to Consider Removal
• Diageo reacts to whiskey fungus lawsuit
• The Business of Wine. Moving beyond Excel. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Climate change missing from full Trans-Pacific Partnership text

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Drought Cuts Paso Robles Harvest in Half, but Quality Is High
• 2015 vintage ends 6 percent warmer for Walla Walla wine industry
• Italy is once again the top wine producer after bumper harvest in good year for EU industry
• English vineyards enjoy second “excellent” harvest in a row
• Gaja optimistic after ‘spectacular’ harvest
• Château de Santenay hopeful of best ever vintage
• ProWein World: Your success story – ready for export! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Lake County crops down in value, but near 2013 record
• Agricultural protection ideas going to Napa supervisors
• Calistoga tasting room policies stand pat
• Wine Industry Symposium Group Announces 2016 Event Line-Up
• Native Americans gave their blood to make wines in early Los Angeles

DROUGHT/WATER

• A Few California Farmers Have Lots of Water. Can They Keep It?
• Draft regulations for spending Prop 1’s $2.7B for water storage projects presented at public meeting

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Century-Old Protectionist Law Is Sweet Deal For U.S. Shipping Industry But Not For Anyone Else
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Morrisons’ sales fall, but it insists it is making progress

FINANCE, M&A

• Stash of old Kermit Lynch newsletters highlights hike in wine prices

DISTRIBUTORS

• Knoxville wine, spirits wholesaler B&T Distributing acquired
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Investors switch on to Cheval Blanc 2011

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Who owns “KENTUCKY”?

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• How Big Will The Bud/Miller Global Footprint Be? How About Beyond Mammoth?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Blue Collar Wine Guide: An Experiment

MARKETING & SALES

• Are Millennials Getting Your Messages?
• Black Friday marketers are engaging customers at the wrong time
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Seasonal Packaging: Is it Really Worth It?
• On How Wines Age Under Twist-Offs
• Vinolok/Vinoseal Join VINVENTIONS

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• SIMEI addresses sustainability definition, connection to sensory characteristics

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Going Mobile with Your Winery
• 83% of Holiday Social Customer Service Inquiries Will Be Ignored
• 7 Do’s and Don’ts for Using Hashtags
• 6 ways to increase conversions on product pages

MEDIA MATTERS

• 1WineDude November 2015 Wine Book Roundup
• Karen MacNeil: The Wine Bible

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Comet Lovejoy wine phenomenon
• Is inexpensive wine better than expensive wine because more people buy it?
• “Italian wines are on a par with French, but Italy has to believe.” – Parker
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Champagne Master Paul Bara Dies

WINE PLACES

• Lake Chelan’s Wine Trails

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• B.C. wine industry wants more specific place names on bottles
• Long Island Wine’s Hunt for a New Identity
• Chateau Morrisette Winery Announces New Winemaker Brian Smyth and Chef Cooper Brunk

ACADEMIA

• Allan Hancock College Offers Multiple Pathways to a Winemaking and Growing Career

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate Change Threatens Flavour of Argentine Wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Grape Sunscreen And Heat-Resistant Crops For Winemakers Coping With Climate Change
• Using nanobiosensors to detect Brettanomyces bruxellensis in wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• Listrac-Médoc – spread the word

DOWN UNDER

• Moving an entire vineyard from one region of South Australia to another pays off

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China no longer an ‘El Dorado’ for wine traders

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 45 new links including the following top headlines:

• Craft Brew Alliance Q3-2015 Revenues, Net Income Up
• Climate change blamed for putting Belgium beer business at risk
• Terroir: It’s not just for wine anymore
• This Brewery Doesn’t See Why Marketing a “Transgender” Beer Might Offend LGBT People
• Diageo “disappointed” over whiskey fungus lawsuit

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