NEWS FETCH — May 23, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Record prices for Napa vineyard land
• UN/WHO panel in conflict of interest row over glyphosate cancer risk
• Auction of world’s most expensive wine thrown into chaos after claims they’re fake
• Job growth in Sonoma County sets new record, agriculture jobs down
• Sacramento Superior Court Ruling: A Bullet In The Heart Of The Delta Plan
• U.S. wine changed forever 40 years ago, but not just at a blind tasting in Paris
• This is how Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Planners approve new Carneros winery
• Opus One To Expand Winery, But Output Will Remain Stable
• Rack & Riddle Invests in the Riddling
• How a Croatian vintner helped California beat the French at their wine game
• 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 Lifts Statewide Water Conservation Rules
• The supercomputer that won Jeopardy is now helping California save water
• Water, water still is scarce, except for the rich
• Recharge basin in Fresno County made to renew groundwater supplies
• California’s ‘historic’ drought isn’t history just yet
• Understanding predation impacts on Delta native fishes
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, M&A

• Winery CEO claims his Cabernet Sauvignon sales mirror a widely-followed economic indicator

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Is Bordeaux’s try and buy en primeur wine selling system outdated?
• Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 Index maintained its momentum last week
• Mouton ’45 Leads $21.9 Million Koch Wine Auction at Sotheby’s
• Koch sale ‘redefines auction landscape’

HEALTH

• Polyphenols in wine and other foods may help treat mesothelioma (asbestos-related cancer)
• Wrist-strap device for alcohol monitoring wins $200,000 prize
• Can frat brothers be taught to drink less? Not so easily, study says.
• Check your BAC on the go with the world’s smallest smartphone compatible breathalyzer

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• New Bill Appears in New York’s Senate and Assembly
• Virginia ABC Updates Its Website

DATA & TRENDS

• The five tribes of US wine buyers and the ROI of social media
• This is how your living room is killing the neighborhood bar

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• White Wines for Red Wine Drinkers

MARKETING & SALES

• The state of video advertising: the rise of silent and targeted ads

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Can the pop-top wine can survive its faddish stage?
• Designer Brings Some Much Needed Class To The Beer Bong

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWine Asia to take place in Hong Kong
• 10 Tips to Designing the Perfect Trade Advert *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Video Ad Spending on Social Platforms Is Rising Fast

MEDIA MATTERS

• Producing Podcast Content to Build Your Listener Base

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine Inspires Art for Ornellaia
• Is Familiarity Breeding Contempt for Chardonnay?
• Prosecco in danger of becoming a commodity
• Confessions Of A California Palate
• Port and Vins doux Naturels – method of production
• All Hail Italy
• Aglianico’s Ashes – Stockpiling old wine for a new generation

WINE PEOPLE

• Interview, Part 2: The Winebow Group’s David Townsend
• Meet Peter Gago — the winemaker driving Penfolds’ worldwide success
• Daniel Pernice Brings Italia to Georgia

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Idaho Incubator Evolves with State’s Wine Industry
• Industry scrambles to prepare for wine in Tennessee grocery stores

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Activists stir debate over reported weed killer in wines
• Improving Fruit Set

EUROPE & THE UK

• Grand Cru system now unavoidable
• UK: Glasgow tops wine and spirits trade growth
• Andrew Jefford’s eloquent plea for the UK to remain in the EU
• TTIP is no reason to leave the EU
• Ways the EU affects how we drink

DOWN UNDER

• Aussie grape growers look to cannabis crops after table grape industry turns sour

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s giant population is reshaping the global economy
• Asia to claim two-thirds of global beverage consumption by 2021
• Four-year project reveals wine taste preferences of Chinese consumers
• Japan tipped to become largest market for sparkling wines in Asia-Pacific over next 5 years
• Is India ready for wine pilgrimages?
• Red wine dominates in Taiwan

SOUTH AFRICA

• Lack of grape security ‘a threat to SA wine’

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

• Buffalo Trace to get $200m distillery expansion
• Everyone in the World Is Drinking Less Except Americans
• Drink if you dare: Introducing craft beer with essence of … whale vomit
• New Bill Appears in New York’s Senate and Assembly
• ‘Craft’ beer data, 2016 edition

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