NEWS FETCH — March 29, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Saudi purchase of California land fuels debate over water rights
• Orville Tyler Magoon dies
• Deutsch Revamps U.S. Sales Structure
• Craft Wine? Craft Beer’s Innovation Edge (and What Wine Can Do About It)
• Wine Tech Upstart Drops Smart Bottle on a $300 Billion Industry
• It’s official: California goes for $15 minimum wage
• This is how Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• Central Coast Vineyards Report on 2016
• Another early bud break in eastern Washington
• Bordeaux Enjoys the Fruits of the Golden Weather
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• WWS Winemaking Roundtable on Leadership Development March 30
• Napa Valley – and the event that changed wine forever
• Where we’ve come from, where we’re going in Napa Valley
• Famed chef, vintner nominated for Beard awards
• Napa: Huneeus to discuss winemaking May 14

DROUGHT/WATER

• Jerry Brown’s $17 billion Delta tunnels plan faces new hurdle – a leading taxpayers organization
• El Niño shows signs of weakening this spring
• DWR issues $7M in groundwater sustainability grants
• Merced Irrigation District board to vote on water for farmers
• Warmer weather means less frost on the Central Coast
• Brief update on California Water Fix timeline and Delta drought operations
• Why Water Needs Data Management

IN MEMORIAM

• Losing Paul Pontallier
• A Toast to Jim Harrison
• Jacques Couly – au revoir Jacques

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux 2015: a Right Bank year?

HEALTH

• Mediterranean diet wins again, helps bones
• Everything We’ve Learned About Drinking While Pregnant
• Is drinking alcohol bad for you?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Tolerance, Intent, and Deception: Sixth Circuit Decides on A-B Labeling
• Special prosecutor investigating allegations against Monarch Beverage (IN)
• TN House approves wine in grocery stores bill

DATA & TRENDS

• Craft beer sales grew 16% in 2015, but not every brewer hit a home run

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Locavore In Name Only? Truth Reiterated

MARKETING & SALES

• Digital Marketing Strategy ROI for Entrepreneurs: It’s a Marathon, Not a Sprint
• College Students Want Targeted Social Ads

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Beerification Has Arrived and We Can All Drink Canned Wine and Chill Out
• Understanding Champagne Labels
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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 5 ways social media has totally altered the nature of PR
• Facebook Instant Articles are about to get more native ads
• 3 Tips to Improve Your Instagram Strategy
• Google redesigns AdWords ‘for marketing in mobile-first world’

PAYMENTS

• You might soon be able to pay for goods in-store using Facebook Messenger

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Taste matters: Eating something sweet can lead to a romantic date
• The Secret Behind Your Favorite Coffee Could Be Yeast
• Better Your Life with An Improved Sense of Taste
• 5 Things to know about aging wine
• Le Rosé Est Arrivé!

WINE PEOPLE

• CBS sportscaster Nantz found ‘calling’ in wine venture

WINE PLACES

• Auteur Wines owners share the secret to their success – love of family and great wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Oregon chip maker, vintner celebrates 30 years in the business

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• No Need to Get Volatile: Canadian Researchers Take on Appassimento Winemaking

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: One day left for wholesalers to register
• Provence rosé hot in Holland
• Wine and the AOC

DOWN UNDER

• Marlborough wine industry turns to dams to protect against future water worries
• How Far Would You Go For Wine? New Zealand, Where One Day Lasts 42 Hours
• New Zealand Wines On Fire
• OZ: Keeping wine as a family affair harder as big business moves in
• Queensland wines: Looking to the Mediterranean for success

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Beyond Bordeaux in Hong Kong

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Remembering the Great Sommelier Eradication

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

• Special prosecutor investigating allegations against Monarch Beverage (IN)
• Craft Wine? Craft Beer’s Innovation Edge (and What Wine Can Do About It)
• Why startup beer brewers are skipping stores and selling directly to locals
• Tolerance, Intent, and Deception: Sixth Circuit Decides on A-B Labeling
• The Dangers of Expansion

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