NEWS FETCH – November 17, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Constellation to Buy Ballast Point Brewing for $1 Billion
• Wine is losing ground to the new wave of artisanal beers, ciders and spirits
• Bayer Will Pay Fines for Fungicide Damage to Wine Crops
• Bordeaux vineyard vandals destroy ‘historical treasure’
• Gov. Brown extends California’s water limits: ‘We are in a new era.’
• The Business of Wine. Moving beyond Excel. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• New Canadian ag minister supportive of COOL retaliation
• Asia-Pacific wine regulators meet to develop wine trade

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Critics, supporters of Sonoma County wineries pack hearing on new regulations
• Looking Back at the European Invasion of California Wine
• Napa County climate action plan effort heats up
• How to become a wine pro? Visit ProWein 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• DWR Achieves First Major Milestone as Final SGMA Groundwater Basin Boundary Regulations Go Into Effect
• Drought, demography, and conservation in 21st century California
• How California could get smarter about droughts and flooding
• El Niño temperatures in Pacific Ocean break 25-year record: ‘It’s coming’
• There are six quintillion gallons of water hiding in the Earth’s crust

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Majestic Wine replaces head buyer as profits lose fizz
• Treasury brings second-tier brands into the limelight
• Aldi and Lidl reach record share of UK market

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux: In the balance
• Meet the world in New York city and source your next winning brand here. RSVP by Dec 31 to get your free trade pass for USA Trade Tasting. *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• 5 Signs You’re Allergic To Alcohol — Not Just Alcohol Intolerant
• BeMyDD’s Designated Driver Service Promotes Safe Driving on One of Deadliest Driving Holidays of the Year

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Just how badly do Pepsi, Coke and bottled water kick wine, beer, and spirits in the glutes? Oh, embarrassingly so!

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Strong growth of alcoholic beverages over next 5 years with sales of premium craft beer, wine and spirits taking the lead
• Some Finger Lakes Wineries Favor Synthetic Corks for Their Best Wines. Should They?

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Twitter is experimenting with letting users react to tweets with emoji

MEDIA MATTERS

• A Beaujolais Nouveau Mystery from Le French Book

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Appreciating endangered ancient vines

WINE PEOPLE

• Homestyle For The Holidays: A Look At the Indelicato’s Family Traditions
• I’ll Drink to That: Dorothy Tchelistcheff (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• I got seduced by California’s other wine country

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Champagne adopts methods to defend the fizz from climate change

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Nitrogen Part I: The Pivotal Mineral Nutrient in Vineyards
• Victory Over Grapevine Fungus in Texas

EUROPE & THE UK

• With the economy picking up in the UK, are drinkers responding by changing their habits?
• UK: Supermarket beer and wine price war for Christmas
• And HE said that there are NO indigenous grape varieties in Italy
• Scouring Eastern Europe for wine artifacts
• Harrods to sell £1,299 ‘smart decanter’

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wineglass ceiling: how women still struggle for share of the action
• New independent Chair for Wine Grape Growers Australia
• The politics of buying wine in Australia
• OZ: No point expanding Seasonal Worker Scheme without a backpacker visa overhaul
• Is the Australian government drunk on alcohol taxes?

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• East meets wild west
• Rothschilds Tap Chinese Thirst With First Vintage Champagne

AROUND THE GLOBE

• 1,500-Year-Old Wine Presses Found in Southern Israel

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 53 new links including the following top headlines:

• Constellation to Acquire Ballast Point for $1 Billion
• Yes, The Future of Craft Beer Is In Question. Don’t Panic
• New liquor privatization bill gets initial OK from Pa. House committee
• Spirits growth to be slower than expected

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