NEWS FETCH — May 20, 2016

TOP NEWS

• ’60 Minutes’ Morley Safer dead at 84, a week after retiring
• Bayer confirms it made bid for Monsanto
• TPP will have positive impact on U.S. economy
• The top 10 mistakes wineries make in the US market – and how to avoid them
• Court issues ruling on Delta Plan lawsuits
• This is how Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• 2015 the ‘vintage of the century’ in Chianti Classico
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Yamaha Motor Corp. launches U.S. crop UAV spraying from Napa
• Is Napa County targeting virtual wineries?
• Mike Grgich’s ‘A Glass Full of Miracles’ chronicles a remarkable life
• Jarvis names new winemaker
• Get Ready for the Wine World’s Richest, Glitziest Weekend
• Deadline to reserve USA Trade Tasting Exhibitor space with super early bird pricing is 31 May, 2016. Reserve your spot with 25% down and save $900. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• California board allows water districts to set their own conservation targets
• Delta Stewardship Council: Independent science review panels and the biological opinions
• May 2016 El Niño/La Niña update: Switcheroo!
• La Niña coming? Deep pool of cool water is making its way across tropical Pacific

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Challenges Arising From Premiumization in Wine
• The 2016 DTC Roadshow Roundup

DISTRIBUTORS

• Scott Oppenheimer to Join Future Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits as Regional President of Control States and Canada
• Are You Really Ready To Pitch A Distributor: Here’s the Checklist *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Recent Wine Auctions Show Why Hart Davis Hart Is Top U.S. House
• Antique Wine Co set to enter liquidation
• Mouton ’45 makes record at Koch sale
• 1,400 bottles of luxury Burgundy under hammer at ‘unique’ auction
• Acker to host bumper Burgundy HK sale

BORDEAUX 2015

• Beautiful Bordeaux Releases Leave Merchants Smiling
• Batailley 2015 – A high release
• “Harmonious” Lagrange 2015 released
• Giscours 2015 released – time to fall in love?
• Duhart Milon 2015 follows the day’s releases

HEALTH

• Is drinking a “corked” wine harmful?
• The dark side of trendy food trucks: A poor health safety record

60 MINUTES FRENCH PARADOX ARCHIVES

• 60 Minutes Videos: The French Paradox
• Wine Talk: The French Paradox (NY Times Archives)

DATA & TRENDS

• Drink in these beer style gender identification preferences

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Does getting older change our sense of smell and taste?
• Are Millennials Wine Snobs?

MARKETING & SALES

• 4 Low-Cost Marketing Strategies Every Business Should Know
• Most consumers prefer to ‘discover’ content, not be bombarded by information

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• VINISUD: More fairs more often
• VinCE: A hidden gem in Hungary
• 10 Tips to Designing the Perfect Trade Advert *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook Is Branching Out Into TV Coverage
• Instagram now lets advertisers use videos in carousel ads
• Improve SEO with these tactics

PAYMENTS

• Contactless payments in the UK have soared to £1.5 billion a month

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Anticipated Changes to the FLSA Overtime Regulations Are Here
• Small Businesses Worry About Adjusting for Overtime Rules
• The Monty Burns Guide to Managing Your Staff

MEDIA MATTERS

• How To Be a Better Wine Writer
• The Top 10 Joys of Writing, from mostly wine writers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Rise and fall of Washington Lemberger
• Venissa, a project and a wine sui generis that deserve our attention
• Terroir and clones: What do they mean?
• Glass of Boğazkere, Anyone? How About Öküzgözü?
• What’s The Secret Behind The Most Expensive Champagne?
• A Ruffino Retrospective

WINE PEOPLE

• David Townsend, President And CEO, The Winebow Group
• Behold: Steve Heimoff, M.S.
• Yoav Gilat, Angels & Cowboys (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Decanter travel guide: Georgia

WINE EDUCATION

• Napa Valley Vintners Congratulates 2016 Wine Educators Academy Graduates

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Winemakers claim New York’s first commercial rooftop vineyard
• Nova Scotia Invests in Its Wine Industry
• Booming wine region enticing investors as Ontario relaxes laws

ACADEMIA

• Cabrillo College graduates first wine students
• New Cornell library shelves 3,400 bottles of wine

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Global Warming Is Turning the Welsh Valleys into a Wine Hotspot
• Climate change and Maltese wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Native Plants Reduce Need For Vineyard Water, Pesticide Usage
• Production Tips for the Home Winemaker

EUROPE & THE UK

• Vineyard land prices in Cartizze are ‘crazy’
• Conviviality toasts 137% sales increase
• Spain needs premium wine strategy
• Quaffing wine history at center in Bordeaux

DOWN UNDER

• Aussie wineries offer fans opportunity to rent vines and make their own personal drop

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Defining the Chinese wine regions
• Wine consumption to grow sharply in South Korea by 2019

OLIVE OIL

• UC Davis Researcher Advises ‘Opt Out of Olive Oil’

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

• Chemists create an app that can tell if your beer is skunked
• Baltimore City Council to consider label law for sugary drinks
• There Is Now Vodka Literally Made From San Francisco Fog
• A peek 10 years into the future of ‘craft’ beer
• Liking Sam Adams’ Beer is Now a Political Act

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