NEWS FETCH — March 9, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Despite strong sales, some Oregon wineries financially stressed
• CA Grape growers face new slate of labor challenges
• Millennials Drink More Wine Than Any Generation
• Does ‘Natural Wine’ Deserve Its Own Classification?
• Western Growers Takes Aim At Lost El Niño Water
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WINE SUPPLY

• North Coast growers start the season on an up-market
• Reasons for optimism about San Joaquin Valley’s wine grape industry
• World Russian Imports of Georgian Wine Skyrocket After Ban is Lifted
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Former head of ASC joins Vinfolio as CEO
• Richmond: Bay Area’s newest wine tasting destination

DROUGHT/WATER

• As California Water Infrastructure Crumbles, Water Districts Consider Wasting $1.2 Billion on the Delta TunnelsThe (past, present, and) future of water
• The Delta Tunnels “Tracking” Website Misleads Public About Water Yields
• Groups Move to Oppose Rail-Water Proposition
• Coalition backs legislation to put Delta tunnels before voters
• California gets one more chance to store more water
• Reservoir levels rising in SLO County

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco slows sales decline as recovery gathers pace

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bubble economy: Traders strike gold in champagne caps
• A $20,000 bottle of wine? Welcome to Wall Street
• Tour d’Argent sells off 18th-Century Cognac
• Burgundy rules at Zachys sale

HEALTH

• Researchers Find Weighty Evidence of Wine’s Brain Benefits
• White Wine: Top 11 Shocking Health Benefits
• 2.5 million Britons smash through weekly drink limit in single night
• This ‘Wine Workout’ Is Our New Favourite Exercise Routine
• This chart shows that if you earn over £40,000 you could have a drinking problem

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• California Senate Committee Passes SB 819 to Ban Powdered Alcohol

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Can a Sommelier Save Your Wine Life?
• New Wave of Sommelier Clubs Will Change How You Experience Wine
• How Heimoff choose wines for his tastings
• Where To Buy Trump Wine, If You’re Into That Sort Of Thing

MARKETING & SALES

• Great customer service is essential

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Sacmi develops new labelling machines for the winemaking sector
• Sparflex takes over Aussie hood producer

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Craft Convention In Chicago Shows Sharp Upswing In Attendance
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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 8 things you can do to improve your LinkedIn etiquette
• What do businesses need to do in 2016 to make the leap to digital?

PAYMENTS

• Big U.S. banks to take on tech rivals with instant payments
• Are payments necessary?
• Why Is the Simple Buy Button So Hard to Implement?

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Richebourg Affair, by Novelist R.M. Cartmel
• Book Review: Riesling Rediscovered

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The “Right” Way To Taste Wine—The Search For Consistency
• Syrah in the Judgment of Geyserville
• How to tell a dumb wine from a bottle past its best
• 3 Ways To Tell If Your Wine’s Gone Bad

WINE PEOPLE

• Winemaker Jason Joyce launches his own label
• Grape virus expert Marc Fuchs wins research award
• Interview with South African Wine Guru – Allister Kreft
• The Proust Q&A: Erick de Sousa

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Willamette Valley Wine Boundaries Expand
• Gruner Veltliner digging in deeper into eastern Pa. soil
• The good and the bad news about supermarket wine sales in Ontario
• Donald Trump promotes Virginia winery at press conference

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• On the nature of vineyards and vineyard management
• Be ready and able to take on the coming flush of weeds
• Wine production controlled through new technology

EUROPE & THE UK

• Tour de France appeases winemakers
• Why France’s Champagne Industry Is Fighting This Drunk-Looking Clown
• Cava country, Spain
• Exploring Moldova’s Underground Wine World

DOWN UNDER

• Number of Australian wineries in decline
• Melbourne Unmanned Aerial Systems Integrated Platform
• OZ: Hangover looms for wine industry as axe hangs over tax rebate

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine market lacking cheer amid global economic uncertainty in Asia
• Wine Tourism Could Breathe Life Back Into Japan’s Disaster Zone
• A mini guide to Tang Jiu Hui, the biggest domestic wine fair in China

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS – Including the following top headlines:

• Who Is This Brett and Why Is His Name on All These IPAs?
• How Do New Breweries Break Through?
• Wilmington breweries say NC mandate on beer production ‘hurts us all’
• Why Boston Beer Co, Inc. Stock Fell Today
• What Next for Boston Beer Co Inc Stock After Today’s Huge Decline?

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