NEWS FETCH — March 4, 2016

TOP NEWS

• American oak not suited to Cabernet
• Where is California wine going? Top 10 exports by country
• Has the death of $10 wine been greatly exaggerated?
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WINE SUPPLY

• NZ: Grape harvest kicks off with wine industry predicting bumper crop
• Bud Break Could Come Early For Northeast And Midwest Grapevines
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Cab Prices
• Tensions High at Chumash-Santa Barbara County Meeting
• Calistoga’s Summers Estate Winery wins county approvals
• Montrose Starbucks won’t sell beer, wine after residents appeal permit
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Why Water Doesn’t Work Like the Internet
• U.S. judge rules Merced Irrigation District can sue U.K. bank over energy prices

WATER CRIMES

• State fails to store water while demanding conservation

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• UK to increase wine exports ’10 fold’ by 2020
• Value of Portuguese wine exports boosted

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Anheuser-Busch to Offer Cash Back on Beer Purchases

FINANCE, M&A

• France’s oldest wine estate goes on sale
• OZ: The Southern Highlands oldest winery sold
• OZ: Sidewood Estate’s $3.5m expansion under way

DISTRIBUTORS

• Bibendum strengthens US portfolio
• China veteran starts new French wine distribution company
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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Ornellaia Auction a Lesson in Wine History
• Yves Saint Laurent wine to be auctioned
• Rest of the world gives way to Bordeaux
• A sneak preview of Cos d’Estournel 2015 Collectors in Guangzhou

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• What Do You Do With A Drunken Sailor? The ADA Requires Reasonable Accommodation of Alcoholism
• CO: Debate grows over full strength beer and wine in grocery stores
• Florida to sell alcohol at football, men’s basketball games

DATA & TRENDS

• Here’s the data you need to engage your wine-drinking customers when they’re ready for you
• U.S. Now #1 Market for Vinho Verde in Both Volume and Value
• Spain Now Exports More Wine Than France, But Rakes In Way Less Cash
• Where is wine heading?

MARKETING & SALES

• Advice to Italian winemakers on reaching the American market: find your niche
• How an Olive Launched a Spirits Brand
• How Do Consumers Really Feel About Advertising?
• Wine: Aldi and Lidl are now giving the big boys a run for their money
• Chinese comedian gives Victorian wine producers massive boost
• How China’s 100 million tourists are reshaping marketing strategies
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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Dickhead Website of the Day – attn.com
• Here’s Why People Don’t Want Customer Service via Social — But Through Your Mobile App (Study)
• Is Pinterest Really a Social Network ‘for Women?’

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• The One Thing Historical Big Data Can’t Tell You

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How Vinomofo became one of the coolest Australian companies to work for

MEDIA MATTERS

• Actors Matthew Goode and Matthew Rhys star in new UK wine show
• The HoseMaster of Wine at the Napa Valley Professional Wine Writers Symposium
• Julie Ann’s Wine PR Award—Shhhhh, Don’t Tell Her
• Starting out on Thirsty Dragon
• A Vineyard in Napa – Celebrating the History of Shafer Vineyards

WINE: THE GENERALISSIMO FRANCISCO FRANCO OF ONLINE JOURNALISM?

• Is The Wine Blogosphere Dead—Again?
• Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead (Link for those who don’t get the link, above.)

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Jancis: An awfully big English adventure
• Typicity, a crucial element of wine quality
• In Etna Rosso, a Delicious Tension Between Sweet and Bitter

WINE PEOPLE

• Taittinger head takes over Champagne UNESCO project

WINE PLACES

• California: A region on a roll
• The vineyards of San Francisco

WINE EDUCATION

• An open letter, in response to Matt Kramer, about the value of organized education

WINE TOURISM

• Why You Should Always Avoid Wine Passport On Weekends

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Waste not? Capturing every last bit of aroma potential from fermentation
• Grapevine Winter Survival and Prospects in an Age of Changing Climate
• Cutting Edge: Women Pruners Make a Place for Themselves in the Vineyards

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine handbag touted as Mother’s Day gift

OLIVE OIL

• Growing Olive Oil Production in the Balkans
• Olio Capitale confirms its love for EVOO and is back in Trieste from March 5th to 8th 2016
• Innovation and changing shopping habits fuel UK organic sales
• Traceability from tree to table: Italy launches olive oil certification label
• New Report on the Global Oils and Fats Market
• RPA to enforce olive oil regulations
• One Third of Oils Tested in Croatia Falsely Labeled

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

• Everybody Loves the Drake, but Will They Love His Whiskey?
• Brewdog to accept grapefruits as currency
• Cloverdale Ale expands reach with North Bay distribution deal
• 9 Things You Don’t Know About IPA
• Redefining Sacramento, one locally made beer at a time
• Buy These Rare Whiskies Before They’re Gone
• As internships go, World of Beer taps a top-notch offer
• Wolfburn distillery returns to life after 150 years

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