NEWS FETCH — January 29, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Premier Cru: Trustee asks judge to order wine company’s secret computer turned over
• Craft beer blowing away the entire under-$10 budget wine segment
• Prosecco is on fire, women buy more wine than men, and football isn’t just for beer.
• EU Commission promotes smart farming to mitigate climate change
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• NZ: Wine industry celebrates lucrative vintage
• ProWein 2016 easier to navigate for US buyers – check out “Route USA”! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Cuba to Get a Taste of Californian Wine
• Slump of the Mexican peso: Good for some in Merced, not so much for exports
• Michael David Winery named Winery of the Year at 2016 Unified Symposium

DROUGHT/WATER

• U.S. EPA announces more than $182 million for drinking water and wastewater projects
• Feds ease water requirements for Merced County farmers in dam relicensing
• How to Hire Top-Selling Sommeliers and Drive Your Sales *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Questor share tip: Diageo feels the pain of China slowdown
• Diageo half-year results ahead of expectations
• Spirits in off-trade still growing, Diageo says
• Ste. Michelle Revenues Jump 8% In 2015
• Does Constellation Pass The Peter Lynch Test?
• Ex-Diageo CEO Paul Walsh neW chairman of Chime Communications
• Practical Information for wine reps on how to successfully grow sales network in US Market *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, M&A

• What Obstacles Are Financial Institutions Facing in 2016?
• Pernod buys majority share of Monkey 47

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Acker: ‘Asia markets set strong tempo for 2016’

HEALTH

• What components of wine might cause headaches and upset stomach?
• Wine: want to cut down on alcohol? Try these lower-abv reds
• Out, Out, Damn Alcohol

DATA & TRENDS

• Six Tips From A Digital Deep Dive Into Wine
• Wine industry delights for the statistically obsessed
• Millennials Drink More Wine Than Any Generation, Study Confirms
• Predicting the Wine Industry of Tomorrow

MARKETING & SALES

• New Yorkers stocked up on Champagne before blizzard – merchant

WINE RECOMMENDATION AND SELECTION

• Put Down Your Burgundy and Try a Glass of Barolo
• How to pair wine with your favorite Girl Scout cookies

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Plenty of products to see, deals to be made at bustling wine symposium
• 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*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Crisis management: 70% internal, 30% external
• IFA seeks Supreme Court review of Seattle minimum wage case

MEDIA MATTERS

• An Excerpt from Bread, Wine, Chocolate: The Slow Loss of Foods We Love by Simran Sethi
• Does your corporate blog need an editorial calendar? (yes!)
• Facebook admits it’s worried about ad blockers

THE SORT OF WANDERING VAPID NEWS RELEASE OF THE DAY THAT DRIVES JOURNALISTS NUTS!

• Trinchero Family Estates Partners With Karen Cakebread and Ziata Wines – NOWHERE does this “news” release tell us what the “partnership” involves. Is there a joint venture? Did they buy Ziata? Is this a distribution deal? Buried at the bottom is a HINT: “The addition of Ziata wines to our portfolio and the opportunity to work with Karen and Jennifer further adds to our more exclusive offerings….” What exactly the NEWS here? This is an Easter egg hunt with no egg.
  

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Happy 40th Judgment of Paris! But you had a downside
• Can music make wine taste better?

WINE PEOPLE

• Coors heir takes to wine at Goosecross Cellars
• Pietro Arditi of Azienda Cantine Valpane
• Etienne Hugel in India with his wines!
• Garage winemaker-turned-pro wins gold
• I Am a Master of Bordeaux, 2016

WINE PLACES

• Tasting Umbria: Following the food in a less-traveled Italian region

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Bending Down Vines Helps Young Growth Survive Sub-Zero Temperatures
• Orchard process provides cool solution to heat stressed vines
• Below The Surface: Winter In The Vineyard

EUROPE & THE UK

• Retailer-supplier relations to formalise in wake of Tesco GCA ruling

DOWN UNDER

• Growth in a bottle: Weak Aussie dollar helps company prosper
• New Zealand: Small wineries struggle to make profit
• Martinborough vineyard fire costs half a million, leaves manager in tears video

SOUTH AFRICA

• From Tulbagh to Constantia, Harvest 2016 is in full swing and has been earlier than ever
• How South African wine is received in Canada

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

• Building Braven Brewing Part 1
• Earl Grey ‘breakfast’ gin launched
• Pernod buys majority share of Monkey 47
• Contract Brewing Gives Small Brewers a Chance to Compete in a Changing Industry
• World of Beer on Track to Have More Than 100 Open Locations in 2016
• Napa Technology Launches SpiritStation

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