NEWS FETCH – December 1, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Drought Turns Spotlight On Future Of California Farms
• Calif ABC raids on “Speakeasies” show public tiring of drinking regs
• Meiomi Wine or Ballast Point Brewing? Which acquisition helped Constellation’s share price most?
• Live Oak Bank Santa Rosa tops North Bay SBA lenders
• National Grape & Wine Initiative President To Depart At Year-End
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• DISCUS says TPP will open markets for U.S. spirits

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Vineyard Industry Products Responds to Valley Fire in Support of Lake County Winegrowers
• Fred Franzia to Speak at Unified Symposium Luncheon
• Deutsch’s Josh Cellars Nears 1 Million Cases
• Seed your success – visit ProWein 2016 for unique wine creations *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• San Diego has too much water

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Montgomery County (MD) liquor monopoly may be facing last call

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo on the hunt for new chairman
• 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*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• How The Brain Tells Real From Fake: From Fine Art To Fine Wine
• Questions Raised by Hong Kong Wine Auction
• Charity wine auction: Lord Mayor’s Appeal

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Why wine raises tricky problems for tackling excess drinking
• 100-Year-Old Woman Says Wine Is Secret To Her Longevity
• BeMyDD Brings Complimentary Designated Drivers to All Greater Indianapolis Residents

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Truett-Hurst sues landlord in winery lease dispute
• Tennessee Prepares for Wine Sales in Grocery and Convenience Stores

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• What will today’s teens be shopping for at the liquor store in 2025?

MARKETING & SALES

• Is Advertising Dead? An Exploration into how to Reach the Elusive Customer

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine bottle sensors will help drinkers serve their tipple correctly
• Wine in Biblical Proportions

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 5 Ways to Leverage Social Listening to Win Over a Hyper-Targeted Audience

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Charlemagne Connection, by Novelist R.M. Cartmel
• ‘Tasting Wine & Cheese’ a delicious new book

MATTERS OF TASTE

• America’s drunk history
• Are red wines more “serious” than white wines?
• A closer look at Monastrell
• Amarone Wine Turns Raisins Into Gold

WINE PEOPLE

• Wine and the rise of craft beer: Q&A with Christian Miller
• Five Questions for Bruce Reisch
• Christian Navarro is ‘sommelier to the stars’
• Winston Churchill spent $150k a year on wine

WINE PLACES

• Szent Donát Winery (video)

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• 30 Years of Fruitful Collaboration: The New York Wine & Grape Foundation and Cornell

ACADEMIA

• Cornell Grad Student Uses Diverse Experience to Assist Growers

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Eyes down: how setting our sights on soil could help save the climate

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• “Free” Doesn’t Always Mean Free: Rethinking SO2 Measurements in the Winery (PDF)
• Manipulating Cluster Size at Bloom
• Drone Reveals Stressed Vines
• Seaweed used as plant food in Marlborough vineyards

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK wine retail is seeing the rise of down-at-heel discounters and posh independents
• Israel suspends contact with some EU groups over labeling

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: New head of wine for Woolworths Limited Group appointed
• NZ: Delegat wines forecast record profit

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Don’t get too optimistic about rise in Chinese wine imports
• Don St Pierre Jr resigns from ASC
• Japan Is Going Crazy for French Wine Baths

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina is getting more attention in Australia

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The SOMM Old Shit

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 54 new links including the following top headlines:

• DISCUS says TPP will open markets for U.S. spirits
• Cal Craft Brewers Assn Working To Stay Ahead of Industry Changes
• Ohio doubles its number of breweries, wineries and distilleries
• Kentucky Craft Brewers Ask State To Double Production Cap
• Montgomery County (MD) liquor monopoly may be facing last call

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