NEWS FETCH — January 28, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Wine sales growth slows to 2% as consumers upscale
• Crimson Wine Group Acquires Seven Hills Winery
• Winemaker Joey Tensley Buys Colson Canyon Vineyard in Santa Maria Valley
• $13.99-$19.99 table wines, sparkling, NZ and 3L Boxes dominate Nielsen’s top 2015 wine trends
• Is the U.S. wine boom over?
• Director of Cornell Wine Lab Dies: Remembered for Research
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine Symposium brings crowds, expense accounts to downtown mix
• Sustainable Winegrowing Expands in California
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

• Man dubbed ‘Bordeaux Bandit’ sent to prison for Wii theft
• Premier Cru: Bankruptcy proceedings begin in Berkeley wine scandal
• Tips to spot a fake wine from its label
• Practical Information for wine reps on how to successfully grow sales network in US Market *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, M&A

• KKR emerges as new favourite emerges for Peroni bid
• Singapore conglomerate bids for ownership of Peroni and Grolsch
• How to Hire Top-Selling Sommeliers and Drive Your Sales *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Accolade Wine GM warns that Australian wines face a battle
• Diageo ‘resilient’ in first half despite currency woes
• Diageo Needs Clear Head
• SWA calls for further excise cuts for spirits as sales boost Treasury coffers
• ProWein 2016 easier to navigate for US buyers – check out “Route USA”! *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• NZ Wine exports reach record $1.5 billion
• Top 10 exporters to China wine market in 2015
• The truth behind Australia’s latest wine export figures

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Global Wine Auction Sales Fall 2 Percent in 2015
• Petit Mouton on the up
• Liv-ex update: The price of rare Burgundy
• Lafite Rothschild, 2012: moving on up – but will it hold?
• The rewards of patience
• Cape Wine Auction announces 2016 return

HEALTH

• Don’t Supersize My Wine Glass
• NZ Winery wants exemption from EU low alcohol limits
• Fruit and vegetables high in flavonoids may help prevent weight gain

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Bordeaux copyrights the date 1855
• Which Came First: The Trademark or the Viticultural Area?

DATA & TRENDS

• Generational, Involvement Gaps Increasingly Pivotal To Wine Industry

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why sommeliers hate that wine app you’re shoving at them

MARKETING & SALES

• Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio: One winemaker’s vision meets Gallo’s marketing power
• Behind the Scenes at Hi-Time Wine Cellars, the Best Booze Barn in Southern California

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• M.A. Silva USA Developed 100% TCA Inspected Cork Testing Method

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 3 Podcasts To Step Up Your Marketing Game

MATTERS OF TASTE

• On Finding Great Torrontés Wine
• Wine Doesn’t Have To Be Rocket Science – It Can Easily Be Wine Folly
• ‘Alt varieties’ diversifying Aussie offer

WINE PEOPLE

• Three secrets of a great wine: an interview with Federico Giotto
• Plenty to Wine (and Beer) About
• Heibel Ranch Vineyards wine: From dirt to bottle

WINE PLACES

• Wine, vineyards and luxury resorts in Mendoza, heart of Argentina’s wine country
• All hail the mighty Marlborough sauvignon blanc
• The Best New Wines of Sardinia Are Co-operative Efforts

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• OR: Grapevine Red Blotch Research at OWRI: Going Viral

EUROPE & THE UK

• Aldi joins new push to stock alcohol in supermarkets
• Ancient French wine brotherhood honors Chinese museum founder

DOWN UNDER

• ‘We need to improve Australian fine wine image’ – trade body chairman

SOUTH AFRICA

• W Cape wine industry assesses damage following recent wild fires

WRETCHED. EXCESS.

• Mansion with entire floor devoted to wine and cigars sells for more than £30m

OLIVE OIL

• ‘New World’ Producers Set to Announce Trade Group to Rival International Olive Council

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS – A Sampling of Today’s Headlines

• Australia’s top craft beers named
• Singapore conglomerate bids for ownership of Peroni and Grolsch
• In Defense of The Session IPA: A Trend That Doesn’t Need To Die
• Castoro Cellars to launch Bethel Rd Distillery
• Plenty to Wine (and Beer) About
• A Shortcut To Aged Whiskey? Product Testing The Oak Barrel
• Distillery Botanica Gin captures the Australian summer garden in a bottle

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