NEWS FETCH — February 8, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Diageo completes US wine exit with Chalone sale
• Foley-Diageo-Chalone: Heimoff Totally Nailed That Last October
• Michael Clarke’s strategy seems to be working for Treasury Wine Estates
• Chile Overtakes France as Top Wine Exporter to Japan
• China wine imports 2015 | Australia & South Africa boom, France holds steady, Italy sputters
• Why Aren’t There More Black Americans Making Wine?
• Recessionary Sentiment On The Minds Of More Than Half Worldwide
• This former winery GM shows you how you can easily get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

WINE CRIME

• World’s best chef’ Benoit Violier a victim of $1m wine scam in months before he killed himself
• Counterfeit Champagne seizure a warning to industry, brand expert says
• French winemakers left pink-faced over fake rosé

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Huge wine retailer Total Wine & More to open its first store in the Bay Area
• Salinas hopes to turn farm workers’ children into computer scientists
• California Vino-Junket: Passion, Cuba, Women & Wine
• As U.S. tourism in Cuba surges, Californians bet on wine trade
• California lawmakers urged to plan for future droughts
• Wine industry rules in south Napa county’s industrial area
• Napa economy shines in 2015
• Your ticket to the world of wine! Experience creations from 6,000 exhibitors at ProWein 2016 *Sponsored Link*

SUPER BOWL APRÈS SUPER BOWL

• Super Bowl sticker shock: $25 wine , $15 nachos, $12 dogs at Levi’s Stadium
• Taste of Sonoma wine and tourism lounge at Super Bowl City
• Healdsburg ties help Super Bowl Host CEO showcase Sonoma wines
• Broncos’ Vernon Davis combining art, wine passion with Hill Family
• Beyond Super Bowl 50: why you should be in Lodi!

DROUGHT/WATER

• Dry February could bring problems for drought-stricken Valley

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• How to Hire Top-Selling Sommeliers and Drive Your Sales *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Heineken’s whiny women is insulting its drinkers with latest ad

FINANCE, M&A

• NZ: Ara Wines in ‘huge land sell-off’
• UK: Nyetimber expands with 44-hectare acquisition
• France’s Cahors region is new frontier for wine investor
• 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*

DISTRIBUTORS

• WineDirect and Gliding Eagle to bring US wines to China
• Rémy Cointreau Renews A Host Of U.S. Distribution Agreements
• Practical Information for wine reps on how to successfully grow sales network in US Market *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Livex, Talking Trade: 29th January – 4th February
• Mouton to shrink en primeur offering
• Benoît Violier: victim of a very big fine wine fraud? True or false?

HEALTH

• Staying healthy when drinking is your job
• Nanny state destroy Sydney’s wine culture
• Morro Bay radio enthusiast turns 107, drinks two glasses of wine each day

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• ‘Anti-social’ wine list targeted by Sydney police

DATA & TRENDS

• Craft Wine? (Artisan? Boutique?) Most US wineries produce small and limited amounts of wine

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Framing and wine tasting: how words can get in the way of experience

MARKETING & SALES

• Why are Millennials reaching for natural wines?
• Natural wine, orange wine and pet nat – the millennials’ choice

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Automated cork quality testing, finally
• Wine Bottle of the Future Wrapped in Lace?

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Professional Development For Farmworkers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Producers From Five Regions Discuss Chardonnay
• Has Valpolicella Ripasso had its day in the sun?
• Chilean wine styles are shifting away from oak
• Your Port Glass Is Tiny For A Reason

WINE PEOPLE

• ‘Father of Italian Wine’ Giacomo Tachis dies
• Hamming It Up With Tommy Darden
• Drinking with Filmmaker Steven Soderbergh
• I’ll Drink to That: Cedric Nicaise of Eleven Madison Park
• Domaine Lamarche unveils new historic wine

WINE PLACES

• Yakima Valley winemakers show fondness for Secret Crush
• Washington’s Double Canyon makes national push
• Savvy Wine Lovers Find Plenty to Celebrate in Marlborough

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Grinding orchards has soil health benefits

EUROPE & THE UK

• WSTA calls for 2% cut in duty as sector gives Treasury a £200 million boost

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China wine: Why Australian drops are dominating in the world’s largest population

LATIN AMERICA

• The Wine Explorers: Brazil

SOUTH AFRICA

• Liberty Wines invests in the future stars of South African wine

OLIVE OIL

• Europe feels pain from olive oil crisis

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

• Bootleg chosen for Arrogant Bastard brew
• Here’s Why Your Beer Can Sometimes Taste Like Pennies
• Beer on the horizon for Manning
• How Long Beach became a hot spot for craft beer drinkers
• Peyton Manning Just Gave Budweiser $3.2 Million in Free Ad Time
• Small businesses drink to the gin renaissance
• Summerhouse Drinks secures Waitrose listing for artisan drinks
• Fentimans adds Hollows & Fentimans alcoholic ginger beer

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