NEWS FETCH – December 17, 2015

TOP NEWS

• Spending bill would stop tariff war by ending meat label rules
• Gallo buying The Ranch Winery
• Integrated Beverage Group Acquires Stone Wolf Vineyards (OR)
• Rudy Kurniawan’s Last Wine Auction
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Canada Won’t Budge on Tariff Threat Until U.S. Repeals Meat Rule
• Wine Institute Applauds Inclusion of COOL Repeal in Omnibus Funding Bill and Urges its Immediate Passage
• ChAFTA green light: Two cuts in two weeks
• 52,000 trade visitors can’t be wrong – ProWein 2016 is the largest wine and spirits trade fair worldwide *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa, With Benefits: Healthcare Access For Wine Workers, Top To Bottom
• Sonoma Coast AVA may say too much
• 8-Week Wine Biz Entrepreneurship Program Returns Spring 2016 to SSU

DROUGHT/WATER

• NASA Predicts More Rain Than Snow For California
• State Water Board Approves Revised Order to Protect Fish, Delta Salinity, and Public Health and Safety
• Gray water and stormwater can help in the drought, but risk needs to be studied
• Comments to SWRCB: Regulation for Measuring and Reporting Water Diversion
• Understanding El Niño
• What It Takes To Get Your Brand Approved By Commercial Airlines *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex 100 vs First Growth trade share
• 2012: Lafite’s cheapest buy
• How to start a real wine collection
• Graves charity wine auction raises €10k
• Bringing wine collectors to their senses
• Only 8 Spots Left. Your last chance to become an exhibitor at USA TRADE TASTING *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• New Canadian research supports graphic health warnings on alcohol bottles — including photos of diseased livers
• I Drink, Therefore I Exercise?
• Health effects of red wine: Where do we stand
• Holiday Binge Drinking: “Five Signs You Are Abusing Alcohol”

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• The Wine Stories That Will Shape 2016

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• A Closer Look At The Millennial Revolution In Wine Preferences
• Boston City Council approves BYOB

MARKETING & SALES

• Holiday Spending: 1/3 Will Spend Less Than 2014. How Do Wine Beer, Spirits & Make Out?

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Oak Conference Speakers Announced
• Oregon Wine Symposium to Feature Session on Wine Business
• Disrupting the status quo at the DWCC: Disrupt Talks Part 1

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How Do You Dominate Social Media? Very Carefully.
• 7 Social Media Power Techniques that Build Your Brand and Business
• Should Your Brand Jump On a Trending Holiday Hashtag?
• 8 massive social media blunders you can, and should, avoid

PAYMENTS

• Plastic Dominates for Holiday Payment

MEDIA MATTERS

• Conversations with Winemakers: Baja, Mexico and San Diego, California eBook Launches

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Are you using the wrong wine glass?

WINE PEOPLE

• Interview: Sandra LeDrew, President-Americas, Treasury Wine Estates
• Accolade’s new leader, Paul Schaafsma

WINE PLACES

• Exploring Canada’s Fertile Niagara Wine Region

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Micronutrient Management in Vineyards

EUROPE & THE UK

• French winemaker cleared after refusing to spray vineyard
• Port CEO calls on wine industry to put aside rivalry and cooperate

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Winemakers cry foul as SA power prices soar

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 40 new links including the following top headlines:

• New Federal Tax Bill Includes Big Breaks for Cider Makers
• Foursquare data reveals America’s shifting tastes
• Queen City Q to boycott Anheuser-Busch InBev
• Trader Joe’s recalls exploding ginger beer bottles
• 2016 prediction: The year craft-beer growth stalls

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