NEWS FETCH – December 14, 2015

TOP NEWS

• NY Gov vetoes bill that would’ve given NY wine, liquor stores more freedom in Internet sales
• Billionaire head of China’s Fosun group disappears
• 208 drought maps show just how thirsty California has become
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Santa Ynez Chumash Tribe Learns Old Lawsuits Never Die. They Don’t Even Fade Away
• 52,000 trade visitors can’t be wrong – ProWein 2016 is the largest wine and spirits trade fair worldwide*Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Drought worries weren’t enough to force agreement on Calif. water bill
• U.S. top court to decide federal water permit dispute
• Can Congress reach a drought compromise before leaving town?
• Improving mandatory State cutbacks of urban water use for a 5th year of drought

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• NAWR Calls for Changes to Delaware Direct Shipping Bill
• We used Amazon’s new two-hour wine delivery — here’s how it went
• What It Takes To Get Your Brand Approved By Commercial Airlines *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo Australia suffers third successive profit drop
• Only 8 Spots Left. Your last chance to become an exhibitor at USA TRADE TASTING *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux wine is for investing, not just drinking
• Liv-ex 50 index down last week
• Empty wine bottle sells for $10,000 at Canberra auction
• Mouton ’45 With Cheval Blanc ’47 on Sale at Sotheby’s in London
• Strong Asia sale concludes year for Acker

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Moderate Alcohol Consumption Not Linked To Reduced All-cause Mortality
• 6 reasons why red wine is actually good for you
• What alcohol does to your body after the age of 40
• The Best and Worst Alcoholic Drinks for Your Waistline

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Barry Gamble (The London Vines, Ltd) declared bankrupt

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Ten 2016 Trends the Wine World Needs to Watch
• Wine becomes more portable and accessible
• English sparkling wine sales up 188% from last year
• The global growth potential for craft brew is crazy big! There is a lot more where craft is NOT than where it IS!

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Gallo wine survey contradicts itself
• The score as shortcut

MARKETING & SALES

• 5 Psychology Tactics That Will Help Retailers Win Customers’ Hearts and Minds

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The importance of Search Engine Optimization

PAYMENTS

• Apple Pay and other mobile payments: Why we still don’t use them

MEDIA MATTERS

• Stepping out with The Oxford Companion to Wine
• New Champagne film offers 360 degree views of vineyards, cellars

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The scientific puzzle that is rotundone
• Future Mars Settlers Could Make Good Wine, But Heavy Metal Drinking is Bad
• The Internet Loves Wine. But Doesn’t Know a Damn Thing About It.
• Is Boxed Wine Bad?
• Why most wines aren’t worth aging beyond a few years

WINE PEOPLE

• Insight from Women of the Vine Founder
• A Q&A With Winemaker André Mack
• Interview with Jodi Buchan, author of “Western Colorado Fruit & Wine: A Bountiful History”
• Sadie’s success
• I’ll Drink to That: Benjamin Lewin (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• What’s the Big Deal About Romania?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Adding Value in North Dakota
• Bubbles rise within Idaho wine industry
• About 500 bottles of counterfeit wine destroyed in Texas

ACADEMIA

• WSU students learn how to repurpose wine waste

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Why climate change could be a good thing for Okanagan wines

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Drones Are Packing Their Bags and Leaving the City for Farms

EUROPE & THE UK

• The EU Stabliwine Project
• Hunt for the perfect ‘French’ vineyard – in Kent
• English wines toast record Christmas sales at Waitrose
• UKVA reorganises to benefit membership

DOWN UNDER

• Australian dairy and wine brands targeted by ‘trademark squatters’ in China
• Old World decline in Oz opens Argentine opportunity

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Hong Kong’s wine market no longer a circus

OLIVE OIL

• Need a good olive oil at a great price? Think locally-produced, California olive oil

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

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

• Trademarks in the Golden Age of Craft Beer
• What to make of the big brand decline
• Gerrymandering the Beer Aisle
• Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act Adds Co-Sponsors

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