NEWS FETCH — April 26, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Barefoot Crosses 18 Million Cases, Branches Into Canned Wine
• Thompson bill would cut wine taxes
• Exports of UK gin, beer and wine to USA reach a record £361 million
• Majestic’s upgraded to a ‘Buy’ listing following Naked Wines results
• Lawmakers pump the brakes after Jerry Brown goes full throttle on pet projects
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index Hits Lowest Point in 2016
• This is how Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• Australian wine exports continue to rise
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• SF’s housing woes spread to wine country
• Full-Day Conference Focused on Oak in Winemaking
• Beringer Vineyards celebrates 140 years
• Riesling Rediscovered author John W. Haeger in St. Helena
• Days left to save $1500 on USA Trade Tasting Exhibitor Registrations. Super Early Bird Ends April 30 .*Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Water rates to rise this summer for most Sonoma County residents
• Is Silicon Valley Key to Delta Tunnels Plan?

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• The role of the worm in wastewater

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Britain’s trade options after Brexit – no easy way out

FINANCE, M&A

• PS I Love You Members Are Taking It Up a Notch as Petite Sirah Investors

DISTRIBUTORS

• Are You Really Ready To Pitch A Distributor: Here’s the Checklist *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Five things you need to know about buying en primeur
• Bordeaux 2015: First wave of Petits Chateaux releases
• Coutet 2015 released: first Sauternes out
• More Parker points: perfect score for Pape Clement 2009
• Château Palmer to auction barrel of 2015 wine
• Confrérie holds fourth Tokaji auction
• Champagne Gets Into the En Primeur Spirit

HEALTH

• The shelter that gives wine to alcoholics
• Masters of Wine to promote safe drinking
• Drinking alcohol in moderation may be good for you
• The staggering variances in alcohol guidelines across the world

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• A defensible trademark isn’t as simple as putting your name on it

DATA & TRENDS

• Wine around the world: who drinks the most?
• In 2015, Romania recorded the largest annual percentage drop in domestic wine consumption

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How to discover hidden wine gems at the corner liquor store

MARKETING & SALES

• Increase sales by offering shipping incentives
• The ‘Made In’ Moniker Really Matters Around the World
• What do US Millennials (really) want?
• Easter Champagne sales drop significantly

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• Most Brands Take a Shortsighted Approach to Customer Care

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• A Look at the 9th International Cool Climate Wine Symposium
• 10 Tips to Designing the Perfect Trade Advert *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Free Support at Vin65. 5 Reasons Why We Made The Change.
• Facebook Continues to Grow, Steadily Adding New Revenue Streams
• 10 ways brands can use Facebook Live
• Twitter video proves more lucrative than Facebook for some publishers
• Publishing in Facebook’s era of empire

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• The 5 Elements of the Consummately Tactful Professional

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Relationship of Wine Bloggers to Wineries
• Recommendations Must Be Thoughtful, Not Random
• Simran Sethi on Bread, Wine and Chocolate (and Beer and Coffee, Too!)

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Three Cool Things About Kuvée: Wine, Entrepreneurs, And Millennials
• The charm and challenge of terroir
• Belemnite chalk ‘Rolls Royce’ of soil
• Preservatives in wine may be getting a bad rap
• What’s the difference between prosecco and Champagne?

WINE PEOPLE

• Lustau winemaker passes away
• Wine pays homage to Marlborough wine industry pioneer John Marris
• Eran Pick is the first Israeli to join the distinguished elite group of Masters of Wine
• Stephen Bebis, President And CEO, Liquor Stores N.A.

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Prosser’s Wit Cellars ready to launch (WA)

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Vineyards Honored For Sustainability
• Climate change positive for NZ wine industry

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Pressing Issues: Exploring a Small Portion of the Maze of Winemaking Decisions

EUROPE & THE UK

• Amarone Family Soap Opera
• Value of Côtes du Rhône exports to UK jump 12%
• More than 40,000 Winemakers Now in Croatia

DOWN UNDER

• Taranaki fruit winery Sentry Hill put into liquidation by High Court because of $130k worth of debt (NZ)

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina’s El Esteco plants ‘icon’ vineyard

AROUND THE GLOBE

• WW2 Nazi Wine Cache Found in Russian Basement

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• “Nespresso for beer” startup gets classy with its plonk
• The Master of Natural Wine Certification (MNW)

MARIJUANA

• Designers Imagine A Packaging Rebranding For Marijuana

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS – A Sampling of Today’s Headlines

• Ancla International, Colombian Craft Beer Pioneer, Files US$500 million Arbitration Claim against Equity Fund following AB InBev Deal
• What’s Happening to Sam Adams?
• You Can’t Tell The Difference Between Bourbon And Rye
• Drinking alcohol in moderation may be good for you
• Exports of UK gin, beer and wine to USA reach a record £361 million

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