NEWS FETCH — May 10, 2016

TOP NEWS

• California-Based Retailer Raley’s Ups Its Game In Beverage Alcohol
• CA drought cuts could ease up, but some measures will stay
• Budweiser Wants To Call Itself Simply ‘America’ Now
• UK vineyards close to amber warning over pesticides
• Truett-Hurst Reports Quarterly Results
• Barefoot: Almost the best-selling wine in the U.S.
• This is how Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• Fewer Grapes for South African Wine as El Nino Damages Harvest
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Angwin in the bull’s-eye
• What are US Importers and Distributors really looking for? Check out the latest USATT Conference panel session video *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Some emergency drought rules might be eased, but don’t start hosing down sidewalks
• California Senate backs bill to fine excessive water users
• Sonoma County water officials say conservation must be maintained
• Donald Trump faces pockets of resistance in California farming belt
• Hilary Clinton speaks out on California water
• Drought should limit casino, group says
• Delta legislators to request state audit of Twin Tunnels
• Behind the Lawsuit to Turn off Spigot to Nestle

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Is Buying Treasury Wine Estates Ltd Here a Winning Strategy?

FINANCE, M&A

• Anatomy of Wine Profit and (Mainly) Loss: South Africa versus Australia
• Gruppo Campari Q1 results dampened by currency effects

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• DRC Raises its Head at Auction Again
• “Intriguing” Malescot St Exupery 2015 released
• Langoa Barton 2015 released
• Armailhac 2015 released
• Pape Clement 2015 released

HEALTH

• John Oliver explains why so much ‘science’ you read about is bogus

DATA & TRENDS

• Do you live in beer country or wine country? These maps will tell you.
• Netting young wine drinkers takes sweet turn

MARKETING & SALES

• It’s Not About You – Effective Storytelling Tips from Former Journalists

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• This Creative Packaging Tries To Get More Men To Drink Rosé

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Former Facebook Workers: We Routinely Suppressed Conservative News
• Facebook could solve the controversy over ‘censoring’ conservative news with one of newspapers’ oldest features
• The social customer service gap

MEDIA MATTERS

• Has your website been penalized by Google?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Rosé, at a Premium: A Growing Category, with a Greater Range of Profiles
• Why the rhombus is vital to Prosecco’s history
• A Personality Guide To The 10 Crus Of Beaujolais
• Bordeaux ~ Cabernet Franc, a Luscious Bordeaux Variety ~ partie sept
• What Wines to Drink From Portugal (by Region)
• Raising the bar behind us

WINE PEOPLE

• A Cantankerous Prince and a Superwoman Winemaker
• Raise a Glass With the Rothschilds

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Virginia Winemakers Share Research
• Wine Educators to visit Finger Lakes; Growlers for Wine?

ACADEMIA

• Study compares wines from diseased and healthy vines
• Southern Illinois University Carbondale To Offer Bachelor’s Degree In Beer & Wine Making

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Irreversible decisions: Yeast, wine, coffee, chocolate, and control

EUROPE & THE UK

• Chairman of South East Vineyards Association resigns
• UK: Simpsons Wine Estate secures grant for winery development
• Italy’s Terlano cooperative sets the bar high in the Dolomites
• Conviviality ‘controls 8%’ of market
• Peasant Grapes Stake a Claim in Barolo Land
• 12 things about Bulgarian wine and food

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Seresin joins Louis Latour Agencies

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Winemaking in Shangri-La (PDF)
• China’s thirst for Australian wine grows

LATIN AMERICA

• Can Chile’s Carmenère Compete With The Best Red Wines of the World?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Donald Trump, Your New Emperor of Wine, Rates the 2015 Bordeaux

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

• Craft Brew Alliance in 2016: This is Kona’s world, other brands just living in it
• What Is the Brewers Association Doing to Address Gender and Race?
• Craft beer aping flavoured vodka fad?
• Scotch Whisky Industry Could Be Seriously Hurt By Brexit
• The Changing Politics of Beer

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