NEWS FETCH — May 9, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Virginia Wine Sales Near $1 Billion With Help From Case and Trump
• Annual SVB DtC Videocast Tomorrow – Last Chance Signup
• Prosecco grapes regain their sparkle easing fears of worldwide shortage
• Sonoma County snares $8 million to fight drought and climate change
• 10 percent of California now out of drought
• Pregnant woman walks into a bar: In NYC, you must serve her
• This is how Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• Tough 2015 season sees English wine production dip
• English wine industry takes in second largest harvest
• Prosecco 2016 Output Seen Up as Much as 20% as U.K. Sales Surge
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Cloverdale Rancheria affirms plans for casino on new homeland, but size and timeline unclear
• Napa planners split 2-1 to OK small winery
• Napa County OKs Canard winery
• Yountville hotels, V Marketplace sell for record $148 million
• The PlumpJack Option
• Would California wine have succeeded without the 1976 Paris Tasting?
• Napa’s still tasting the taste of success
• Ciccio and Altamura Winery are two sides of one coin
• What are US Importers and Distributors really looking for? Check out the latest USATT Conference panel session video *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Inevitable Changes to Water in California
• Tough Going for New Groundwater Regulations
• Perth, Australia Shares Drought Lessons

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine hopes big UK brand will blossom in Australia
• Irish Tesco customers charged almost three times more for Prosecco

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 index steady last week
• Lafleur 2015 released: a “standout” of the vintage
• Beychevelle 2015 opens this week’s releases
• Cellar Watch May 2016 Market Report released
• Pre-French Revolution Cognac auctioned by La Tour d’Argent
• Upcoming Zachys Asia auction ‘biggest ever’
• Top Bordeaux to lead Bonhams sale

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• TTB Got Fast!

DATA & TRENDS

• The wine data mine

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• What do wine medal labels really mean and do they help you choose a decent bottle?
• Searching for authenticity in wine? Most roads still lead to Europe

MARKETING & SALES

• Liquor Brands Aim to Entice With Signature Experiences

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Common Labelling Terms that show Quality – Spain, Portugal, USA

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• Resist the urge!

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 10 Tips to Designing the Perfect Trade Advert *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Creepy versus cool: Here’s what mobile customers think about your online site.
• LinkedIn in talks with major publishers to launch Facebook-like Instant Articles feature
• Brands Worldwide Embrace Instagram
• Optimize Campaign ROI With Predictive Social Analytics
• Yelp: Average Yearly SMB Ad Spend Is $3,204, 76% Retention, 269% ROI
• Google said to be exploring an ‘acceptable’ ads policy

PAYMENTS

• PayPal nixes Purchase Protection for payments made through crowdfunding platforms

MEDIA MATTERS

• The 24-Hour Wine Expert by Jancis Robinson
• The return of Champagne Jayne

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The wine tasting that shocked the world — and forever changed what we drink
• The Eyes Have It
• How Wine Sulfites Became the ‘Bad Guy’
• There Is No Need To Pop The Cork And Let The Bottle Breathe Before Pouring
• A response to Jon Bonné’s article on Provence rosé
• In Defence Of Rosé : The Stigma Has Been Broken
• Germany and Alsace’s Battle of the Rieslings
• 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Moscato
• Understanding Aglianico Wine: Italy’s Next Red

WINE PEOPLE

• Andrea León, Winemaker at Lapostolle
• Meet the new Mr Big of Bordeaux
• Franck Champeau – Domaine Champeau, Pouilly-Fumé
• Rachael Lowe Dreams of Island Wines at Spiaggia
• The Perfectionist Paul Pontallier
• Daniel Brunier of Vieux Télégraphe (podcast)
• Tom Peters of Monk’s Cafe (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• New Wine Destination in Amador County

WINE EDUCATION

• The Battle of the Wine Masters

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Burgundy’s Jadot Taps Oregon Pinot Noir to Expand Outside France
• Boston, long a BYOB holdout, says ‘cheers’ to the concept

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Meet the site that is like Uber — but for tractors
• Scouting Tips For Growing Grape Pest Threat

EUROPE & THE UK

• Trade reacts to Conviviality deal with Bibendum PLB
• UK: Simpsons Wine Estate awarded £143k grant
• English sparkling wine ripe for Japan success?
• UK: It is the ‘golden’ age of groceries for consumers, but not for retailers
• Surviving the London Wine Fair
• WSTA’s chief warns of uncertainty ahead for trade

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Fears for a taxing time for local wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• The four periods of SA wine history by variety

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 10-Vins to take the world of the wine drinker to a new level

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

• Older craft beer brewers fight for relevance (and shelf space) in a crowded market
• Should Budweiser Buy Samuel Adams?
• Will Big Lager one day go the same way as Big Porter?
• Perception is its own reality when you’re eating
• How desperate is Big Beer?

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