NEWS FETCH — January 19, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Las Vegas consultant drops suit against Downey
• Casella, Deutsch To Relaunch Peter Lehmann Wines In US
• Final Signup: Silicon Valley Bank Annual Report Release Thursday
• Collaboration, culture & marketing at Pernod Ricard
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• South Australian wine grape growers gear up for harvest
• Hunter 2016 vintage underway with first whites
• ProWein 2016 easier to navigate for US buyers – check out “Route USA”! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Farmers brace for water shortage despite El Nino
• Premiere Napa Valley auction goes online
• Napa Valley hotel spending jumps 15% in 2015

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Wine Institute reports on mini reforms at DtC conference
• How to Hire Top-Selling Sommeliers and Drive Your Sales *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• More On The New Treasury Chateau & Estate Portfolio
• Tesco beats forecasts with Christmas sales rise
• Majestic launches red sparkler

FINANCE, M&A

• Owners put boutique winery on market
• Jackson Family Wines buys $4.6m Oregon site (A bit more from our link last week.)

DISTRIBUTORS

• Pasternak to distribute Thomas George Estates
• Practical Information for wine reps on how to successfully grow sales network in US Market *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Women vintners bringing dimension to Naples Winter Wine Festival
• More wine scams, this time in Berkeley

HEALTH

• Health Concerns Prompting Lower Alcohol Wines?
• Forget weed: This new public health study says alcohol is the true gateway drug
• Top 8 Health Benefits of Drinking Wine
• Study questions link between teen pot smoking and IQ decline

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Does wine affect different ethnic groups in different ways?
• The quirkage of wine bottle corkage
• Consumers going to buy malbec
• Uncorked: Donghyuk Shin

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine Marketers Can Take a Lesson From Tarantino’s Misfortune
• Champagne sales 2015: Exports drive more growth
• One more example why TV wine ads are so awful
• Colombia becomes market of interest
• Value and exclusivity key drivers at duty free, new survey shows
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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Most Brands on Instagram Post Daily Content
• The Second Generation of Sharing

MEDIA MATTERS

• Tough reviews get honest, could cause problems

BLOGGING RANTS

• Asshole wine blogger? Yeah, that would be me and proud of it.
• Wine Blogging Is Dead! Again! Long Live Wine Blogging!
• What Not to Publish on Your Stupid Wine Blog in 2016

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is Grace Vineyard the Yao Ming of China’s wine scene?
• Custom Crush: How To Make Wine Without Owning A Winery
• Barossa Valley’s 2016 wines could be best in a decade
• Ornellaia plans rare vintage releases

WINE PEOPLE

• A 60 year career in a bottle of Domaine Delaporte Sancerre
• Meet Gregory Condes, The Hidden Importer Behind Cole Valley’s Wines
• Unique and passionate: Unico Zelo

WINE PLACES

• The Fight for Fiorano

WINE TOURISM

• NZ: Marlborough wine tourism grows

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• USDA Funds Robotic Research In Orchards
• Wine and Oxygen: Recent Observations and New Analytical Approaches
• New app to assess powdery mildew on grapes
• On wine: How oak barrels affect wine
• Döhler launches test kit to help craft and microbreweries

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Yinchuan wine industry received 1.2 billion investment

LATIN AMERICA

• Will Argentina Wine Export Growth Return in 2016?

POLITICAL CHARACTERS

• England Bans Trump — This Wine Writer Welcomes Him To Wine Country
• Kim Jong-un invents ‘hangoverless’ alcoholic drink

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Sir Michael Caine: My wife saved me – I was drinking a bottle of vodka a day
• The First Drunk Driving Arrest Happened Earlier Than You’d Guess
• Vinotemp to auspended Wine Racking System

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

• If You’re Buying Large Format Craft Beer, You’re Getting Screwed
• Döhler launches test kit to help craft and microbreweries
• Think Gin showcase returns for second year
• SIBA expands awards to recognise craft beer sector
• Harviestoun Brewery launches American IPA and raspberry ale

Get the rest of today’s news at Craft Beverage Insights