NEWS FETCH – November 18, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Analyzing Diageo’s Operations, And Looking Ahead
• These 2 charts convinced Constellation that Ballast Point Brewing was WORTH $1 Billion
• L.A. County supervisors OK compromise plan on vineyards in Santa Monica Mountains
• Health Rule Changes Will Affect CA Vineyard Workers
• Emergency Drought Barrier Removed from Delta (PDF)
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Eagle Transportation, Redwood Empire Wine Storage sold to employees
• Davies winery opponents to appeal judge’s ruling
• ABC awards $2 million grant to CA Police for alcohol-related programs
• How to become a wine pro? Visit ProWein 2016 in Düsseldorf, Germany *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• More Trouble for the Oakdale Irrigation District
• Farmers need to help set groundwater rules
• Groundwater study: The tap could run dry
• Reforms Would Improve the Way California Allocates Water
• What would enhancing a California water market next year mean?
• CA Weather Update: Dry Trend Ahead?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco, Sainsbury’s and the like should be afraid – Aldi and Lidl can only get bigger
• Australian Vintage underlying profit to rise
• Fitch Affirms Constellation Brands’ IDR at ‘BB+’

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Failed wine investment firm owes £400k
• Wine Is Still Not A Good Investment
• 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

• Embarrassing Christmas party drunks may have genetic mutation
• White Wines Linked to Lower Risk of Diabetes-Related Vision Problems
• Health Benefits of Wine Grape Flours
• BeMyDD Launches New Innovative Designated Driver Services in Minneapolis and St. Paul

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• A Courtroom Cocktail: Gosling Brothers and a Dark, Stormy Message
• New Mexico Goes Green, Mandates PRO

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• What Do Americans Really Want From Wine?
• A sommelier’s niche: Bordeaux classified growths
• Why is the red blend category so popular?

MARKETING & SALES

• Beyond Bollinger: James Bond, Spectre, And The Evolution Of Product Placement
• How to Decide on the Right Format of Content for Your Marketing Efforts
• 10 Ways to Prepare for Small Business Saturday
• Marketers spend five times more to reach Millennials versus other groups

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The Glasses Make The Difference In The Fine Wine Experience
• Ball Corporation ‘on pace’ to meet carbon footprint reduction target

MEDIA MATTERS

• Dana Cowin Stepping Down as The NY Times Food & Wine Editor
• Wines of Vermont by Todd Trzaskos is Fantatsic
• Judgment Movie Finally Ready to Shoot

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Riesling takes its turn in the spotlight
• Pinot Noir—Challenging To Taste But Great To Drink
• Cabernet labrusco – The creation of an indigenous red grapevine variety
• The key elements that define a vintage

WINE PEOPLE

• China’s star winemaker mixes French training, native ambition
• João Nicolau de Almeida of Casa Ferreirinha (podcast)
• Carole Meredith of Lagier-Meredith Vineyards (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• The Douro

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• ¡Salud! Raises $800,000 During Record Breaking Auction

ACADEMIA

• Michigan State University Researchers To Study Non-Spray Pest Management
• New Rutgers center provides science and expertise to help winemakers succeed

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change study points to lower yields and early ripening of grape crops
• Climate Change: A boost for northern wines?

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Grape Seed Color Not Helpful In Assessing Wine Tannins
• New tool to help manage grapevines

EUROPE & THE UK

• Israeli winery defies EU label rules
• Charlie Hebdo Defiant Over Paris Attacks: ‘We Have Champagne!’
• UK: HMRC alcohol tax fraud regulation to cost thousands of jobs
• Alcohol drives fall in UK consumer inflation
• UK: New Generation Wines and McKinley Vintners join forces

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Vineyards warned to prepare for El Nino
• OZ: Liquor law reform to open door for collaborations between producers
• Australian producers exporting to China need to trademark to protect themselves against imitations

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Martell keeps premium focus on China

LATIN AMERICA

• City sipping at Santiago’s Santa Rita

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 60 new links including the following top headlines:

• The Craft Beer Bubble
• Betting a Billion Dollars Against a Bubble
• Obamacare calorie rules brewing trouble for craft beer makers
• Fall Seasonal Beers Underperform According to Study
• Whisky volumes to overtake vodka by 2020

 

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