NEWS FETCH — January 21, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Happening Now: Release Of Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Industry Report
• Wine consumption in the US will drop for the first time in 20 years in 2016 – SVB’s new report
• Treasury Wine upgrades profits on big China demand
• Smallest wineries to struggle most with price increases
• Capturing El Niño’s rains, California farmers flood their fields
• Rabobank: Argentine wine’s new lease on life
• 2015 was hottest year in recorded history, scientists say
• North Bay Business Journal’s Dishonest, Unethical, Unprofessional Behavior Today
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• Australian wine exports surge to $2.1 billion
• Growth in China drives Australian wine exports to highest value in almost a decade
• Wildfires Threaten Vineyards in South Africa’s Stellenbosch

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• 13 UC Davis Discoveries That Changed Our World
• New California water reporting rules worry Sonoma County grape growers
• Savor the Central Coast event canceled for this year
• Sonoma County Winegrowers Win Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award
• How to Hire Top-Selling Sommeliers and Drive Your Sales *Sponsored Link*
• ProWein 2016 easier to navigate for US buyers – check out “Route USA”! *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Will state water resources board protect the Delta?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Rémy returns to growth in third quarter
• Gansu Huangtai Wine-Marketing’s shares to halt trade from Jan 22

FINANCE, M&A

• Bank chief: The end of cash could happen within a decade
• Michel Chapoutier Buys Provence Wine Estate (more on a previous link we published last week)

DISTRIBUTORS

• Moët Hennessy & Southern Wsign Distribution Deals in 11 States
• Practical Information for wine reps on how to successfully grow sales network in US Market *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex: Top ten Burgundy movers

HEALTH

• The science of two alcohol free days per week
• Alcohol companies target the 20% of Australians who drink 75% of the alcohol
• Farmers seek clarification of food-safety rules
• USDA Report SAYS Pesticide Residues Not A Food Safety Concern

DATA & TRENDS

• Cognac: 2015 Performance Results

MARKETING & SALES

• Fortified Wine’s Final Generation?
• Tasting Rooms: The Good, The Bad, And The Awkward
• Beer, wine will be sold at the College World Series — for now
• Portland Wine Bar Leaving Neighborhood Because of Homeless People
• Why We Need a Radical New Approach to Wine
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MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Is your winery prepared for a more complex supply chain this year?

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Most Mobile Users Will Delete an App If Concerned About Security

MATTERS OF TASTE

• On Experiencing the Aromatics of Wine (Barolo and Breathe Rights)
• A Millennial take on wine snobbery
• Saint or Sinner? How to pick a good Shiraz wine
• Nebbiolo: The Grape of Barolo and So Much More
• How Woodward Canyon Winery Old Vines Cab became a classic
• Portugal’s Famed Madeira Likes It Hot

WINE PEOPLE

• Austrian wine: interview with Willi Klinger

WINE PLACES

• The hidden face of St-Julien

REALLY?

• Could furry wine glasses be the future?

DOWN UNDER

• Costa sells off grape property

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Japan free trade deal brings benefits to Hunter wine and beef producers

TOTAL CRAP, MEANDERING HEADLINE OF THE DAY

• Stella Artois Joins Forces with Water.org and Co-Founders Matt Damon and Gary White to Call on Consumers to Leave a Mark and Help End the Global Water Crisis

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

• Hunter Laing submit plans for £8m Islay distillery
• Oskar Blues Surges To Nearly 200,000 Barrels In 2015
• Hoffa to MillerCoors: Keep Eden Brewery Open
• Arcobräu Bierhaus offers village-crafted biers on ‘green’ tap system
• Hipsters and surfers break 153-yr record as NSW beer sales above SA for Coopers

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