NEWS FETCH — February 18, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Calif ABC Allows Suppliers to Use Social Media in Some Retailer-Sponsored Charity Events
• Dumb Drought Tricks: Outdated, obsolete federal rules squander millions of gallons of Calif water (For some reason, the Sacto Bee published this Monday, then pulled the article. That resulted in a broken link message for subscribers. We hope that will not be the case today).
• Restaurant Assn projects record sales in 2016
• Southern / Glazer’s Announce New Regional Structure & Execs
• What a good EU-UK deal means for Europe
• This former winery GM shows you how you can easily get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa gives go-ahead for Stanly Ranch luxury hotel
• Valley farmers, others come out against rail-water initiative
• 3 Badge Beverage Bolsters Wine Division Sales Team
• SSU Wine Business Faculty Engage International Colleagues

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• DTC for 2016 – Canada’s “Granholm” Revolution?
• How to Hire Top-Selling Sommeliers and Drive Your Sales *Sponsored Link*

BIG CHANGES IN HOME WINE DELIVERY

• Thirstie acquires DrinkFly as on-demand booze delivery market consolidates
• Drizly’s booze delivery service expands into Canada, its first international market
• Vinebox’s monthly wine-by-the-glass subscription service begins deliveries

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury posts 42% profit rise
• Booming China sales have corks popping at Treasury Wine

DISTRIBUTORS

• MMD adds California wines
• Inverarity Morton seals deal with Edinburgh Whisky
• Heineken to distribute Red Stripe
• Practical Information for wine reps on how to successfully grow sales network in US Market *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• FBI investigates possible wine Ponzi scheme [new video]
• Bordeaux 2006: performance of the First Growths
• Champagne as an investment
• AWC offer hints at US resurgence

HEALTH

• Light-To-Moderate Drinking Good for Your Heart
• Your bottle of wine may have more than grapes
• Olive oil sales could climb on strength of Heart-Check logo addition

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Aussie Wine industry label rule change push to show who, or what, is really behind the brand

DATA & TRENDS

• Most wine drinkers also drink beer & spirits.
• What Stops Marketers from Deriving Value from Data-Driven Efforts
• Millennials Are Drinking More Wine Than Boomers

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Wine Terms You Need to Know to Talk to a Sommelier (This “need” is a reason the entire wine recommendation system is broken.)
• Wine Spectator Debuts Xvalues, A Free Mobile App For Wine Novices
• Canada’s only female Master of Wine
• Consumer advocate | Hong Kong-based Tersina Hsieh connects to regular wine buyers

MARKETING & SALES

• Why De Bortoli Wines built ‘Facebook for growers’
• New d’Arenberg wine branded sexist
• Saving Money Entices Internet Users to Buy In-Store
• What Happens When You Buy Wine Based on the Label?
• Why Americans don’t drink their share of wine
• McDonald’s plans to serve beer in Asia for first time
• Famous Toastery scores with wine at breakfast

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Around the Mediterranean in wine: Vinisud 2016
• Q&A: Guillaume Deglise, Vinexpo’s chief executive officer
• Cold Climate Conference Meets in Minneapolis
• 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*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Another Wine Writer Symposium

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Pinot Grigio with Personality: Dry Extract Is Not a Dry Subject
• Lodi: I’m Tokay, You’re Tokay
• No, it wasn’t a Frenchman who invented Barolo
• Anson on Thursday: The seven key aromas of aged Bordeaux
• Exploring The Styles of Vermouth

WINE PEOPLE

• Antinori, Barone Ricasoli… Family is everything

WINE PLACES

• Wine tasting Beijing | Aglianico from China and Italy
• Sweet Sixteen | The Million Bottle China Wine Club
• 6 Fascinating Oldest Wineries in the World
• Yquem opens door to visitors

ACADEMIA

• Wine center assistant credits WSU offerings, opportunities

GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Trimble Advances Its Precision Irrigation Solution

SOUTH AFRICA

• Weak South African rand impacts wine industry
• Zonnebloem’s John November: “Doing what I always wanted to do”
• De Wetshof Chardonnay in Rude Health Despite Adverse Weather

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Ancient wine bar discovered

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• McLaren Vale sees opening of whisky distillery
• Bud’s still hammering craft beer, and doing a great job
• A crystal ball on National Drink Wine Day
• 13 Places You Can Drink Outside The Box On National Drink Wine Day
• Every Official Wine Drinking Day Of The Year

OLIVE OIL

• World olive oil production has almost trebled

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

• Growlers taking the off-trade by storm
• Should Your Blended Whisky Say Where (and When) It Came From?
• Weird Whisky Term: Spirit Safe
• Australian wine region a barrel of laughs for whisky distiller
• James Clay in UK partnership with American brewer Victory
• New Hampshire considers expanding cider definition

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