NEWS FETCH — April 7, 2016

TOP NEWS

• ABC appeals court decision delivers victory to wineries that contested BottleRock sanctions
• Sale of Napa’s Prisoner signals change in wine markets
• Constellation’s Sales Up 9%, With Strong Growth Expected To Continue
• After burst of early-season heat, a sudden shift to active weather across California
• This is how Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• 21st Annual Vineyard Economics Seminar in Napa Announced
• USA Trade Tasting 2016 Toasts to Overwhelming Success *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Water decision another nail in agriculture’s coffin
• Relief But No Cure for California Drought
• An ongoing need for conservation in California
• State may ease Napa County water curbs
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Arizona Uncaps Direct-to-Consumer Sales

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• New Zealand wines to gain duty-free access to major markets under TPP

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands outlines plans for Ballast Point and overall beer business

FINANCE, M&A

• Common questions about buying a chateau
• Calif. and N.Y. are getting a $15 minimum wage. Here’s how much that buys everywhere else.

DISTRIBUTORS

• Key Provisions To Include In Your Distribution Agreements
• How to support your brand and help your distributor *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• First Taste of 2015 Bordeaux Full of Promise
• The 2015 Bordeaux Barrels Diary: Margaux Sets the Bar for the Vintage
• Bordeaux 2015 Médoc: A ‘modern’ vintage full of charm, says Steven Spurrier
• Bordeaux 2015: notes from the Left Bank

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• California Assembly Committee Delivers 2nd Punch to Powdered Alcohol

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Rosé may be a casual quaff, but vintage still matters

MARKETING & SALES

• Millennials & Generation Z Rule the Focus of Social Marketing (But Should They?)
• Checkout best practice 101: enclosing the checkout process

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine falls further behind in nutrition and ingredient labels

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• DWCC run comes to an end
• VA Wine Summit Sells Out, Jon Bonne Gives Keynote, Gov. McAuliffe Gives Closing Remarks
• What distributors expect from a supplier visit *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook’s new image-recognition technology could be a data windfall for advertisers
• Facebook revamps its app and puts live video front and center

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Brooklyn history of Manischewitz
• There’s No Way Not to Look Pretentious Swirling Wine
• Vintage Ports for the 21st Century
• Pyrazines: Why Some Wines Taste like Bell Pepper
• Is re-chilling bad for bubbly?
• The Wine Words to Stop Using Already
• In volcanic Sicily, wines are all about the fruit

WINE PEOPLE

• Who’s taking Constellation’s money now? Augustin Huneeus
• Brooklyn Winery’s Conor McCormack is making wine for a new generation
• Ste. Michelle’s Mimi Nye leaves behind Canoe Ridge Estate legacy
• Grape exec Amy Blagg
• A found textbook leads actor/director Doug Barr into the wine business
• Markus Niggli: Nouveau Niche

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Is Oregon Wine’s True Soulmate the Loire Valley?
• Canadian Winemaking Goes Truly Bicoastal
• Wine critic Jon Bonné says the world has taken note of Virginia wine
• Missouri: Wines for People ‘Interested in the Adventure’
• Boulder County farmer grows wine grapes on the Front Range

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Fetzer Vineyards employs worms for water from wine waste

EUROPE & THE UK

• Spain summons French ambassador over wine tanker hijacking
• Siaurac and the rise of Lalande de Pomerol
• Burgundy producer Jadot releases Oregon Pinot Noir
• Vinho Verde wines gaining traction in the UK market
• UK market is still the place to be seen after Wines Unearthed “inundated” by applicants
• French supplier targets channel growth following restructure
• French wine ‘must avoid’ haute-couture image
• Plaimont makes major wine tourism bid

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Vinomofo goes from garage to $25m overseas expansion with Blue Sky investment
• OZ: Australian Liquor Stores Association president says state of the industry report is a ‘must-read’ for retailers
• OZ: Radiographer finds his feet as a Hay Shed Hill White Label winemaker
• Australian wine and the art of blending

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China takes Western Australia’s drop to invest in the wine industry future

AROUND THE GLOBE

• The Russian wine market contracts

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

• California Dominates Craft Beer as Home of Top Breweries
• Craft Brew Alliance Or Kona And Friends?
• 7 in 10 Beer Drinkers Enjoy Trying New Types of Beer
• Craft Sodas: Now Trending in the Nonalcoholic Beverage Industry
• Crafting a Future

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