NEWS FETCH — January 14, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Expect Wine prices To Get More Confusing in 2016
• If you thought banner ads were dying, take a good look at this eMarketer survey
• TN grocery stores finally get applications to sell wine
• Furthermore Pinot Noir Acquires Russian River Valley’s Graton Ridge Cellars
• Vaynerchuk: Why I Want to Put Myself Out of Business
• How to Think About the Southern/Glazers Wine Wholesaler Merger
• Wineries Face New Fiscal Environment
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

GLOBAL WINE SUPPLY

• Washington and Oregon 2015 Harvest Reports
• Global warming impacts on Sula’s harvest in India
• ProWein 2016 easier to navigate for US buyers – check out “Route USA”! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma State Spring 2016 Wine Biz Seminars & Certificates Schedule
• Wine industry accounting firm adds 5 team members
• Bounty Hunter Appoints Mike DiNapoli As COO/CFO
• Practical Information for wine reps on how to successfully grow sales network in US Market *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Rain Gives Wineries a Glimmer of Hope

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• North Dakota Direct Shipper Annual Report
• Aldi to launch online wine offering
• How to Hire Top-Selling Sommeliers and Drive Your Sales *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Morrisons drinks raise quarterly sales

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Craft Beverage Expo Partners with Whiskies & Spirits Conference
• UK: 2016 The Real Wine Fair: 17th and 18th April
• Wine Importers and Distributors, meet the world in NYC and source your next brand at USATT. Get your trade Pass Now and Avoid Gate Fee. *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Heineken Launches Millennial-Focused Moderation Campaign
• Dietary Guidelines: What do they mean for marketers?

DATA & TRENDS

• Wine prices in 2016

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• What you know influences what you taste
• Anxiety, Education & Social Pressure Sabotage Wine & Beer Choices
• The Physiology of Flavor
• Inherited Taste Changes Taste Perception
• Consumers prefer commentators to taste blind
• Going From Online Wine Advice To Conventional Wine Retailing

MARKETING & SALES

• Why Package Design Matters for Wine
• 8 Initiatives to Make Your Customers Loyal Advocates
• Formula 1 ends sponsor deal with Champagne Mumm.

WRETCHED EXCESS

• Le Clos to sell US $305,555 Haut-Brion ‘console’
• Wines to Buy if You Win the Powerball Jackpot

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Mobile Video Ads Drive Brand Awareness, Engagement
• Never Drink Alone Again, Thanks To This Robot Drinking Buddy

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Why I Want to Put Myself Out of Business
• Nelson Releases Salary and Hiring Trends for Calif Employees
• Some chains getting ahead of minimum wage hikes

WINE & REALITY TV

• A Great Show About Wine… Except for One Thing
• Popping Corks on Camera, Again

MEDIA MATTERS

• Le French Book Releases a Winemaker Detective Omnibus

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Internal change, living in the now, and our approach to wine
• Fidelitas’ first wine holds a secret
• The Best Italian Wine Comes From… New Zealand?
• Face The Faces Of Ruche

WINE PEOPLE

• A Chat With German di Cesare of Trivento
• Once an archaeologist – now a winemaker for Deakin Estate Australia.
• I’ll Drink to That: Ricardo Freitas of Barbeito, Madeira

WINE PLACES

• SA wines more than just volume
• Warm Up: Madeira

DOWN UNDER

• New executive director for Wine Grape Growers Australia

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine trends 2016
• SA has two months to implement latest Agoa deal

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS – Today’s Top Headlines

• Napa’s Mad Fritz brewery stakes out new terroir
• Freshness Matters, Look Twice Before You Buy That Beer
• The Biggest Brewery In Every State In America
• The One-Two Punch That Knocked Irish Whisky From Its Throne
• UK:SIBA to partner Craft Beer Rising
• Africa: The fastest growing beer market

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