NEWS FETCH – December 4, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Huge Outbreak of Pierce’s Disease on North Coast
• Law to stop NY liquor board from Empire Wine-type actions awaits Cuomo OK
• No European Grapevine Moths Found In Napa County Since 2013
• Botrytis ‘noble rot’ fungus reprograms wine grape metabolism
• U.S. Consumer Spending Strong During Thanksgiving Week
• Valley farmers now see drought as rule, not exception
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Light But High-Quality California Winegrape Harvest
• Seed your success – visit ProWein 2016 for unique wine creations *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• North Coast wineries see opportunities, challenges ahead in 2016
• Napa Planners approve Tench winery with much praise

DROUGHT/WATER

• California dreaming: developing an ATM for groundwater
• Drought relief held hostage to trashing the Delta
• Californians’ Concern about Climate Change Stands Out—in U.S., World
• Implementing One Delta, One Science; Flows and Fishes Report
• The State of Northern California’s Ocean (PDF)
• Waters are more polluted than tests say

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• How Dow Chemical Is Turning Sewage Into a Refreshing Drink

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Is Curated Wine Delivery The Way Of The Future?
• Back Door Distribution Techniques to get your Distributor *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Wine investing: When it’s time to sell
• Wally’s launches online sale
• ‘95 Le Pin leads Sotheby’s sale
• The Wine Rep’s Guide to New York City *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Why The Brain May Crave Alcoholic Drinks After Exercise

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Champagne anticipates record sales
• Holiday wine trends 2015
• Standardized Codes for Varieties and Appellations
• This über geek-out grape pricing/estimating and tool gives you Calif price data and more way back to 1991! And it’s Free!

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Top 10 Tips From The Blue Collar Wine Guide
• Wine, food, people — What does a wine director do?

MARKETING & SALES

• Why You Should Think Less About Sales and More About the Customer Experience
• 5 Marketing Changes Small Businesses Need to Make in 2016

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• TricorBraun WinePak creates Eco Certificates for wineries using Ardagh Eco Series bottles

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine2wine sheds light on the future of viticulture and wine making
• Regional NCSLA Event in Baltimore Delivers “Perspectives in Alcohol”

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 6 Quick Tips for a Successful Startup Social-Media Campaign
• Delectable: VinTank’s New Favorite Wine App

PAYMENTS

• Apple Pay is showing signs that it could be a flop

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Five Best Wine Books for Beginners

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Experimentation Versus Qualitative Standards
• 5 Wine Myths That Should be Put to Rest
• What’s the Big Deal About Franciacorta?
• Wine, Memory and Massacres
• Getting to know Greek wines: Santorini and the grape assyrtiko
• Olive oils and wine grapes

WINE PEOPLE

• Jim Clerkin, President And CEO, Moët Hennessy North America
• McBride Sisters Find More Than a New Wine Company
• Kayra Winemakers Daniel O’Donnell and Özge Karmein
• Women in Wine: Ioanna Vamvakouri and Venetsanos Winery
• Winemaker John Kane ~ The Biography
• Salvino Benanti of Benanti Winery (podcast)
• The Characters of Wine Country: An Insider’s View

WINE PLACES

• Explore Napa Valley on a California Wines Road Trip
• Taittinger: The Restoration Vintage

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY beverage trail study released
• What Was the Oregon Wine Scene Like in 1880?
• Cherry Wood Bed Breakfast and Barn combines equine with Yakima Valley wine

ACADEMIA

• Washington’s New $23 Million Classroom for Future Winemakers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Age-old mystery of why cells use fermentation unraveled

EUROPE & THE UK

• Genetically modified vines will be Italian wine’s salvation
• Hachette Filipacchi bully a small Bourgueil estate
• A big year ahead for rum and craft beer in the UK
• UK: On-trade booms but competition for consumers is increasingly cut-throat

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Mislabeled Wine Costs Exporter its License
  

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• This Wine Dispensing Stocking Is the Only Christmas Gift You Need
• Elk Seen With Wine Bottle In Mouth, Explains Why ‘Grandma Got Run Over’

OLIVE OIL

• Police Uncover 7,000-Ton Olive Oil Fraud in Italy

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

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

• Craft Beer, Artisan Spirits, and Boutique Wines: Step Away From The “Bubble”
• Craft Brew Alliance Announces $50 Million Credit Facility
• Calif to prohibit retailers from posing as consumers to buy craft brew for resale
• California Craft Brewery Count Tops 600
• DISCUS marks 82nd anniversary of Prohibition Repeal

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