NEWS FETCH — March 22, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Naked Wines hits £100 million annual sales for first time
• There’s a Gaping Hole in the Scientific Case for Moderate Drinking
• “Second-Cheapest” Restaurant Wine in Theory & Practice
• Global warming is pushing wine harvests earlier – but not necessarily for the better
• USATT is live and here! Meet the world from March 21-23 in NYC. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• Post-Mortem on a Disastrous 2015 Grape Harvest
• NASA Study Finds Climate Change Shifting Wine Grape Harvests in France and Switzerland
• Reassessing Winter 2015-2016 After March’s Rain (Tablas Creek)
• Calif. grape crush dips slightly, but wine exports booming
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa’s New Winery Compliance Rules Preceding Strict Enforcement
• VinoPRO Announces New Inbound Telephone Services, Opens Second Office
• Vintners Michelle and Robin Baggett Share Their Napa Valley Guide

DROUGHT/WATER

• Obama Seeks More Coordination on Dealing With Drought
• Tunnels don’t add up, now we know why
• Practical plus high-tech solutions can ease California’s water crisis
• Why some reservoirs don’t fill as quickly
• Why We Should Pay What Water Is Worth
• Five Important Facts on World Water Day

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Expanding use of recycled water would benefit the environment, human health

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Same Day Shipping
• New DtC Registration Requirement and Restrictions for Off-Site Sales in LA

FINANCE, M&A

• González Byass buys Rìas Baixas winery

DISTRIBUTORS

• Last week to get your USA Trade Tasting Conference Tickets at Early Bird Price *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux 2015: American buyers ‘excited’ but wary of prices
• Presidential Brandy Hits the Auction Block
• Latour ex-Chateau releases announced
• Petit Mouton 2012 reaches record high

HEALTH

• Stop Using Science to Justify Your Boozing
• A mother’s warning: ‘Moderation!’

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Counterfeit or Artisanal Mexican Spirits? Pick your Poison, or your lime wedge
• Wisconsin tourist town to vote on whether to stay dry

DATA & TRENDS

• ‘Low-Lux’ Wines Draw in Millennial Consumers

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Order whatever wine you favor for a restaurant meal
• French Wines with Style app matches wines to your personality

MARKETING & SALES

• The business of selling booze
• Raising the Bar: Truth in Wine Marketing
• How brands can work with freelance writers to create effective marketing content
• Now is the time for brands to start focusing on Christmas

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The Changing Landscape of Wine Bottles
• Thanks to this ingenious glass, you’ll never spill wine again (video)
• 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

• Age, Gender Are Factors in Ad Blocking
• Surviving Social Media: Tips of the Trade for Best Practices Online
• How ecommerce brands use Instagram to reach their goals

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘The Winemaker’: Dick Peterson’s ‘joyous, honest’ memoir
• New book release: Wine Safety, Consumer Preference, and Human Health

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The world’s most pathetic wine grape
• It’s Just Not True—Five Wine Myths
• What to Look for in a Good, Cheap Bottle of Wine
• When Sparkling Wine Goes Au Naturel
• The Wines You Need To Drink To Understand Oak
• There’s nothing wrong with chilled red wine
• Carménère Wine Guide

WINE PEOPLE

• Jean-Charles Cazes: Not doing things by halves
• Peter Deutsch On The Rise Of Josh Cellars
• How a hard-charging New Yorker helps drive Italian wine

WINE PLACES

• Why Rivers Make Great Wine Regions

ACADEMIA

• WSU to offer fermentation curriculum this fall
• Walla Walla college grows, makes top Merlot at TEXSOM competition

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Grapevine Red Blotch – What You Need To Know
• FMC Fungicide Triggers New FRAC Group

EUROPE & THE UK

• Burgundy’s Faiveley Teams Up with Taiwanese Businessman Pierre Chen in Musigny
• UK: Trade to challenge drinking guidelines
• France Is Changing the Way It Makes Wine, Whether It Wants to or Not

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: TasTafe prepares students for the future of viticulture

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Learning from yellow wine promotion in China

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Donald Trump, Your New Emperor of Wine, States His Case
• Don’t attack Trump Wine

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

• 2015 Beer Industry Review
• Counterfeit or Artisanal Mexican Spirits? Pick your Poison, or your lime wedge
• Misogyny in beer culture
• Biochemist finds solution to ‘acid shock’ in craft brewers’ sour beer production
• Portland imposes $500 fee on breweries with tasting rooms
• Why Even Just the Smell of Alcohol Can Make Us Lose All Self-Control

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