NEWS FETCH — March 21, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Complex History Behind Treasury’s Turnaround
• Remembering Patrick Fegan, Chicago wine author and educator
• CA ABC Provides Guidance on Passport Events
• Last Chance to Participate in the 2016 SVB DtC Survey
• USATT is live and here! Meet the world from March 21-23 in NYC. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• OZ: Wine glut causes financial hangover for vineyard owners
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Supervisor candidates tackle winery rules debate
• Wine Country Travel: California’s Central Coast Right Now
• Warren Winiarski Looking Back At The Judgment of Paris

DROUGHT/WATER

• Obama seeks more coordination on dealing with drought
• Half-truths disguise true drought impacts
• The global groundwater crisis: 10 experts share ideas
• Feds loosen up, offer 30 percent water allocation to Valley contractors
• Floods, farms, fowl, and fish: a confluence of successful management
• Four Things to Note in Federal Drought Legislation

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo Helps Treasury Back From Cliff
• Treasury And E.&J. Gallo On Premiumization Plans
• New Analyst Ratings For Majestic Wine

FINANCE, M&A

• Grand Marnier Shares Surge Past Campari’s Offer Price

DISTRIBUTORS

• Almaviva Partners with TWINS & JOANNE US As New US Importers
• Last week to get your USA Trade Tasting Conference Tickets at Early Bird Price *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Trade by value and volume on Liv-ex higher last week
• Tasting Ranks Château Margaux First Among Equals
• Angelus Heading for `Great’ 2015 Vintage

HEALTH

• Smell of alcohol ‘impedes self control’
• Here’s what is causing your wine headache

DATA & TRENDS

• Cool rose wine is hot across generations of men and women
• Rose on the rise: the pink wine makes a comeback

MARKETING & SALES

• Why private label/own brand is bad for wine
• Web visitors hate these ads with a passion
• 3 Common Mistakes in Mobile Marketing

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Top Results for ProWein 2016
• A new trade fair about to open in New York
• 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*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 3 Musts for Building a Successful Social Network
• Buried in Email? Use These 5 Tips To Dig Out of the Inbox.
• It pays for advertisers to get in front of TV viewers using Twitter
• As Twitter turns 10, what does the future hold for marketing on the platform?
• Instagram – Last week, it was all about perspective
• The death of Instagram for brands
• 5 Tips for Using Social Listening to Understand Customers
• What Can The Presidential Candidates Teach Us About Social Marketing?

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Productivity: Oh How I Love Technology, But Hate the Time Change

MEDIA MATTERS

• 8 signs you’ve been writing about wine for too long

MATTERS OF TASTE

• A Guide to the Spanish Vermouth Renaissance
• WEST Level 2 – Vineyard Activities – Factors that influence wine
• ‘Old’ is Merely a State of Vine
• What Is The Actual Lifespan Of Most Wine?
• What The Hell Are Lees?

WINE PEOPLE

• Q&A: Continuum’s Tim Mondavi
• Winters winemaker returns to his roots in farming
• Champagne scientist: Frédéric Panaïotis, Ruinart’s chef de cave
• Jo Diaz Story for Passion for Wine ~ Partie un

WINE PLACES

• San Gimignano – Vernaccia, Fireflies and the Dark Energy of Hope

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Oregon Vineyard Sees Success With Cold-Hardy Grapes
• How to build an AVA
• A message from Long Island Wine Council President Roman Roth

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New App Helps Growers Determine Stunted Vine Causes
• How to Install a Concrete Tank

EUROPE & THE UK

• Brexit poses risk to the ‘booze cruise’
• UK: Trade to challenge to drinking guidelines
• Budget means UK wine drinkers will pay £1.3bn more
• A debate from Champagne’s sensual parliament
• Wine maker uncorks the potential in Worcestershire vineyard
• UK: In your glass in sixty minutes

DOWN UNDER

• Tasmanian growers undercut New Zealand with export subsidy

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine brands make a beeline for Indian market
• Tigers ‘starved to death’ to make $500 aphrodisiac wine with their bones

SOUTH AFRICA

• Franschhoek, a traveller’s dream destination

OLIVE OIL

• Napa Valley Olive Oil Competition * April 6, 2016

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS – A sampling of today’s headlines:

• 2016 Looks Promising for Boston Beer Co.
• Burger King will ‘probably’ choose American beer brand as alcohol licence approved
• Need proof of a craft distilling boom? Here’s the first-ever look in-depth inside the industry
• Kroger May Have Opened Pandora’s Box
• Research reveals tasting room customer preferences, training advantages

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