NEWS FETCH – November 12, 2015

TOP NEWS

• China Singles Day 2015 becomes the biggest online shopping day in history
• Wine investment outpaces stocks and shares
• Diageo CEO pleased with portfolio in spirits and beer
• Salinas Valley farmers urged to better embrace new technology
• U.S. Consumer Sentiment About Jobs, Finances and Spending See Double-Digit Rises In Q3
• The Business of Wine. Moving beyond Excel. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Pro-TPP ag groups join forces to support trade deal
• South Africa could lose US trade benefits

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Bordeaux 2015 hype backed by negociant
• Hopes high for ‘magnificent’ Bordeaux vintage
• Spanish winemaker praises 2015 potential
• Do you have the spirit(s)? Get ready for ProWein 2016 *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• L.A. water provider moves forward on Delta land purchase
• New Partnership Explores Groundwater Recharge
• Sacto Valley water managers respond to NRDC et al lawsuit

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• A Bordeaux Too Far—Importers Still Face Barriers in the Direct Market
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine names new CFO
• Treasury Wine Estates’ sales in Asia jump again
• Accel brands sells 70% stake in Village Tea Company to focus on wine and spirits business

DISTRIBUTORS

• How to Successfully Call on Retail Accounts in Highly Competitive Environments
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Tignanello: recent vintage value
• Christie’s sees successful sale in Geneva

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Global Export Growth Slowing As It Did In 2008. Does This Portend A Slowdown?
• Anything But Chardonnay? 50% of wine drinkers still prefer the universal white
• Wine industry consolidation likely to accelerate

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• A Case for the Classics

MARKETING & SALES

• When should you start your holiday marketing?
• Creating a world-class customer experience (video)
• From Aristotle to AI: the evolution of storytelling
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Disrupting the Digital Wine Communications Community

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 4 Ways to Use Social Media to Sell Your Products

MEDIA MATTERS

• A companion or a bible?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Organic and Biodynamic Wines Matter
• Behind the Wine: Natural Resistance
• Supertasters get the most out of wine
• Loving Wine Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
• Sparkling wines–don’t call them faux champagne
• Looking towards Sauvignon Blanc’s future
• On Merlot and Syrah
• Filtering wine one way doesn’t mean it’s the only way. Click now to see the alternatives *Sponsored Link*

WINE PEOPLE

• James Ontiveros celebrates 10 years of Alta Maria
• The gentleman from Turin
• NATO mission pulls Pittock Shouldis from Oregon wine harvest
• Adam Richardson ~ Then and Now

WINE PLACES

• Wine has notes of historic flavor at Le Mesnager Barn
• The Seven Valleys of Rioja
• Champagne houses to visit

WINE TOURISM

• Factors Influencing Wine Tourism: A North Carolina Regional Case Study

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• AZ: Willcox wine growers win power-line struggle

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Wine Grape Growers Prepare for Winter

EUROPE & THE UK

• French Diplomacy Draws the Line at Wine-free Dinner
• Female first for Hospices de Beaune
• Champagne and World War One: ‘the darkest hour’
• Öküzgözü is Turkey’s ‘big red hope’

DOWN UNDER

• Winemaking Tasmania planning a series of new vineyards to shore up grape supply and Tasmania’s wine brand

LATIN AMERICA

• An Introduction to Uruguayan Wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African Wine Doubles Market Share In China

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 39 new links including the following top headlines:

• Brewers Association Mostly Mum on AB InBev – SABMiller Deal
• Alltech releases first Global Craft Beer Survey
• Craft beers are still highly popular, but they have stiff competition
• Brewers Association CEO Tells Congressional Staff That Small Brewery Tax Differential Is Vital
• Molson Coors to acquire SABMiller’s interest in MillerCoors for $12 billion

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