NEWS FETCH – November 11, 2015

TOP NEWS

• New Details in Santa Barbara Winemaker Embezzlement Case
• California heading for a fall?
• Should governments tax products that are fun but harmful?
• Millennials Aren’t Changing Wine – Access To Information Is
• Wine As A Tool For Business: The Bordeaux Model, With A Napa Twist
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index Remains Stalled
• The Business of Wine. Moving beyond Excel. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Myth busted – how China trade deal will really affect Australian agriculture

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Why Record Prosecco Supply Won’t Make Your Wine Cheaper
• Wine Harvest 2015: Bordeaux Winemakers Believe the Vintage Is a Potential Classic
• Your success story – ready for export! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Truett-Hurst losses increase
• Why is Lodi the Wine Enthusiast’s Region of the Year?

DROUGHT/WATER

• Enviro groups sue Reclamation and rice growers for mismanagement leading to demise of near-extinct salmon
• Rice growers respond to NRDC et al lawsuit
• California Water Board Isn’t Messing Around
• Delta Stewardship Council discusses draft principles for Delta conveyance, storage, and water management operations
• Trying to apply techniques from Australia’s water market is a mess
• Coming Together Over Groundwater

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Guide to Surviving the DtC Holiday Rush
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Cellar Watch November 2015 Market Report released
• Dom leads heavy bidding at Wally’s auction
• How to start your own wine cellar
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Discovering the Health Benefits of Wine Grape Seeds
• White wine extract shows gastro benefits in vitro. Clinicals planned for 2016
• Cause of headaches from wine a head-scratcher
• Resveratrol in Red Wine and Chocolate Still A Medical Mystery

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Webinar Today: What You Must Know about Representing Beer & Spirits Companies

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Australia’s alcohol consumption is falling

MARKETING & SALES

• Relationships Key to Raising Wine Profile
• Sell more wine with strategic email marketing
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Berlin Packaging Acquires Diablo Valley Packaging

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Snapchat’s new ad format invites people to click to view more from brands
• Instagram’s new marketing program paves way for more brands to spend

MEDIA MATTERS

• What It Takes to Be a Master Sommelier: Uncorked
• Uncorked is the latest attempt at wine-centric on-screen drama
• The Somm Life Is Coming To The Small Screen

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine—An Alternative History
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• Duane ‘doubles down’ with winemaking in the valley

WINE PLACES

• Thomas Jefferson’s heritage lingers at Virginia winery
• 5 Reasons Why Malibu Should Be Your Next Wine Destination

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• PA: Tamanend Winery closes, sells assets to Mount Hope Estate & Winery

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Global warming has been good to Champagne makers, so far

EUROPE & THE UK

• Georgian wines: an interesting pawn in U.S. geopolitics
• Scaling the heights with Speri in Valpolicella Classico
• Saving Sauternes
• Aiming High for Piedmont Wine
• British winemaker returns to UK after being freed by Saudis

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Macedon Ranges wineries escape unscathed after Lancefield bushfires
• Joanne Andrews appointed as Wine Grape Growers Australia chair

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Availability Is Key to Wine Sales in China

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa’s new wave
• Vinadeis and Origin seal global strategic partnership

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 57 new links including the following top headlines:

• Is the Craft Beer and Spirits Movement Threatening Big Brands?
• Naked Truth About Wine and Beer Brandmarking
• The Rise of West Coast Whiskey
• What’s at the bottom of cocktail trends?
• AB InBev Gets SABMiller for $107 Billion as U.S. Deal Agreed

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