NEWS FETCH — January 6, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Big 2016 changes in Calif alcoholic beverage regulation
• El Nino storm sets rain records in California
• A Farewell to Ben Carter
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index falls 11% in December
• South African Farmers See Pain as U.S. Trade Deal Unravels
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• OZ: Coastal rain in New South Wales delivers mixed blessings for farmers
• OZ: Heavy rain holds up Hunter Valley vintage
• South Australia heatwave jangles vigneron nerves
• Ice wine harvest shows winter’s sweet side
• ProWein 2016 easier to navigate for US buyers – check out “Route USA”! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Supervisors set rough outlines for winery rule changes
• California Legislators Introduce Two Bills to Ban Powdered Alcohol
• Reconciliation and renewal at Andis Wines
• Hans Fahden names new winemaker
• Napa County Green Party concerned about herbicide use in vineyards

DROUGHT/WATER

• California enters new year with a larger snowpack
• California cut water use 20.3% in November; with the rain, what will happen?
• CA’s Conservation Falls Slightly, But Cumulative Water Savings Continue to Meet Governor’s Mandate
• Delta Stewardship Council votes to make first amendment to the Delta Plan
• Proposed Emergency Urban Water Conservation Regulation Framework’s “No Stacking Rule” Could Undermine Regional Water Planning

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Naked Wines explains how it nearly ran out of wine — and what it did next
• Tesco shares rally after Deutsche Bank’s change of heart
• 8 Key Points On Pricing Your Wine, Beer & Spirits for Sustainable Growth *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex 1000 gains 0.6% in 2015
• Fine wine in focus: California
• Acker Merrall & Condit claims number one auction spot
• Only 8 Spots Left. Your last chance to become an exhibitor at USA TRADE TASTING *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX

• Health benefits of sipping red wine

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Using Mediation to Avoid Costly Trademark Disputes

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Champagne Slide Opens Doors for Cava, Prosecco
• Wine, beer and spirits for Millennials: which is cooler? (Hint: It’s not wine)
• Craft beer cashing out! Was 2015 the big year or just the start of a trend?
• Will anything really change in 2016?
• It’s 2016. The future has arrived.

MARKETING & SALES

• Berry Bros predicts millennial flight to Old World quality
• How to Hire Top-Selling Sommeliers and Drive Your Sales
• Top 5 mobile marketing tips to rock your 2016 strategy (webinar)
• Wine Market Council Offers $10K Grant For Wine Business/Marketing Research

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Farewell to Champagne flutes in 2016?

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Twitter Considering 10,000-Character Limit for Tweets
• Twitter’s latest ad format boils brand engagement down to a single click
• Facebook continues to prove a successful platform for B2B marketers
• Top CEO Blogging Strategies From A to Z

MEDIA MATTERS

• Where have the drinks ‘storytellers’ gone?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Molecules of Minerality
• How A Rooster Wound Up On Every Bottle Of Chianti
• Understanding Chardonnay Across Regions
• Another Idiot Lies About Alcohol

WINE PLACES

• There are Wineries in Yuba County and Clos Saron (CA) Well Worth a Visit
• Wines From Walla Walla

WINE EDUCATION

• Why you can be Master of Wine yet pour it like a left-handed gorilla

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Paradise Springs Winery of Virginia opens facility in California
• NJ: Renault Winery still working after foreclosure, sale

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Let’s drink to being a champagne environmentalist

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New scientific model considers farmers’ pest management decisions

EUROPE & THE UK

• On the ‘relaxation’ of planting rights in the European Union
• English and Welsh wine sales bring Xmas cheer at Waitrose
• Ukraine orders name change of Soviet ‘Champagne’

DOWN UNDER

• Well-known Aussie winemaker allegedly using rival company’s trademark to sell wine to UK
• Refugee farm workers from Bhutan a winning asset for Tasmanian vineyard

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China sparkling wine import down in both value and volume in 2015
• China: Retail sales of wine to shrink, only to swell from 2017

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 70 new links including the following top headlines:

• Craft beer is a bright spot for the US economy
• Good Vibrations Shoes Acquires Long Island Based Long Beard Brewing Company
• How to Build Your Craft Brewery Brand
• NSFW beer trademarks are coming — will the TTB stand aside?
• Drizly Releases 2015 Review: A Year in Drinking

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