NEWS FETCH — January 15, 2016

TOP NEWS

• John Duarte’s “plow a field, go to jail” struggle with Feds makes LA Times
• Climate experts expect unpredictable El Niño to weaken this spring
• Chinese wine market continues to contract
• France debates future of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides
• Rioja winery sparks war after leaving denomination of origin system
• Champagne’s UNESCO champion dies
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• OZ: Hunter vineyards begin 2016 harvest hoping to avoid more wet weather
• Climate extremes threaten Australia’s wine industry
• ProWein 2016 easier to navigate for US buyers – check out “Route USA”! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County files a lawsuit against Calistoga Winery
• Sonoma County Winegrowers Relaunch Foundation
• Don & Sons Plans Upscale Single Vineyard Line
• Finalists Announced for Bank of the West Innovation Award
  
• Poll Indicates Support for Sonoma Wine Industry
• Practical Information for wine reps on how to successfully grow sales network in US Market *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• State Water Action Plan Updated
• Water quality and contaminant effects on species and water supply
• Water Deeply Executive Summary for January 14

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• 2015: The Year Recycled Water Became Cool

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• DTC and the Next 5 Years
• 2016 DTC Wine Symposium Presentations recap
• Coming Soon | 2016 DtC Report
• How to Hire Top-Selling Sommeliers and Drive Your Sales *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Suntory rules out Peroni acquisition
• Brown-Forman sells Southern Comfort to Sazerac for £378 million
• AB InBev lists on South Africa exchange

FINANCE, M&A

• KJ Wine Maker Buys Former Evergreen International Headquarters

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Second wines – back in focus?

HEALTH

• You’re drinking too much. How to cut back
• Expert says a month off the booze could do more harm than good
• Double-takes all round on UK red wine panic

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWine Asia 2016 – Choose Wine Like an Expert
• 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*

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• IN: Bill to lift Sunday alcohol sales ban has fewer store rules
• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Boardsets Sales Records

DATA & TRENDS

• When China crashes, Bordeaux bleeds. Will the 2015 vintage keep the châteaux from burning down?
• Organic wine sales ‘consistently growing’ in UK

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Napa’s Fermenting Your Wine With Submarine Technology
• Pairing App Finds the Best Olive Oil Match for Foods
• Retailers Rely on Triggered Emails
• Social Users in Spain Split on Following Brands

MEDIA MATTERS

• Reflections on the NY Times’ demolition of Per Se
• Three different ways to talk about wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• 2014 Burgundy: Whites Shine Brightest
• What Happens In A Winery During The Winter?
• All About Wine Glasses
• Grenache on the rise
• Santa Cruz Cabernet: Wines You Never Knew

WINE PEOPLE

• Gérard Basset: mentor to a generation of sommeliers

WINE PLACES

• How Super Tuscans rescued Italy’s Chianti wine region
• Bordeaux 1855 UNESCO plan is ‘paused’
• Umpqua Valley called a top wine destination

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Making Big Impressions Wtih Wine Labels

EUROPE & THE UK

• Champagne & Prosecco lead UK Christmas wine sales

DOWN UNDER

• Changing of the guard at Hunter’s Wines in Marlborough
• Family-owned Hawke’s Bay wineries to tackle US and China markets

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa turns a corner

OLIVE OIL

• Olive Trees In Crisis: Disease Impacts Southern Italy

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

• Virtual Reality Shows Bourbon’s Journey to the Shot Glass
• Farmageddon Brewery invests in growing presence outside the UK
• Second annual Think Gin event to showcase premier distillers worldwide
• From Star Wars to Symphonies … Hot Trends in Brewery Tasting Rooms
• New film profiles London craft beer scene
• A Basel Brewery and its Beeronomics

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