NEWS FETCH — June 13, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Plowing Is Pollution, Dry Streams Are Navigable Water Says Federal District Judge In Duarte “Plow A Fiend, Go To Jail” Lawsuits
• Selling Millennials Through Myths & Lies (Final Part 3)
• Feds announce $30 million for Calif recycled wastewater projects
• PA alc bev businesses to get $2 million state boost
• The upward creep: will price points replace Parker points?
• This is how Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY

• Winery Imports’ Direct Impact on Market
• South Africa Planning to Double Tax-Free Wine Exports to EU
• This is how you can get meaningful reporting and compliance information from your business data *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The existential question of buying Dave Phinney
• Land Trust helps preserve 1,500 acres at Lake Berryessa
• Vintners begin using drone helicopters
• International Wine Conference Coming to Sonoma
• In Paso Robles, nothing ‘Wonderful’ about bulldozing oaks for grapevines
• Merchants tally up BottleRock’s economic impact
• How to Get Your Beverage Brand aboard Cruises*Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Delta smelt count hits record low
• Water board to refine enforcement procedures after ruling
• What Climate Change Means for San Diego’s Water
• Trump’s Dubious Drought Claims

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tour de France partnership continues to drive growth for Concha y Toro
• Tesco bins 50 ‘downmarket’ wines after it merges two ranges as shoppers go for increasingly sophisticated tastes

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• What will Brexit mean for fine wine?
• Bordeaux Estates Boost 2015 Wine Prices as Campaign Quickens
• Margaux 2015 and Pavillon Rouge released
• Pichon Lalande 2015 released
• Bonhams to auction 19th century Madeira

HEALTH

• More on glyphosate in wine
• Yes, you can get drunk eating food made with alcohol

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• CO Governor signs bill allowing full-strength beer phase-in

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Who Decides Which Wine You Can Buy?
• The wine premiumization stranglehold gets tighter
• A sommelier says one sign always indicates high-quality summer rosé at any price point
• How to sell wine to the super-rich

MARKETING & SALES

• Nielsen says these are America’s best wine and alcoholic beverage ads

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• International Terroir Congress sets agenda for Oregon wine seminar
• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Social media: the future of video advertising

MEDIA MATTERS

• Girl and the Grape- 3 Years as a Blog, Many More as a Love Affair

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Malbec, the French transplant that learned to speak language of Argentina
• Terroir: France’s duelling definitions
• What makes the wines of Etna so special?
• Wine nostalgia: best left in the past. Why wines are better today
• Elitism and accessibility
• Chardonnay Symposium winners tell a story

WINE PEOPLE

• Sir Brian McGrath dies
• Wine industry is changing; Joe Wagner is the face of transformation
• Guiseppe Sesti and the Reinvigoration of Brunello

WINE PLACES

• Colter’s Creek Winery revitalizes tiny Idaho town
• Bordeaux ~ What You Don’t Know ~ partie dix

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Ancient Amphora Winemaking is Alive in Oregon
• After Only 400 Years, Commercial Wine From Brooklyn, NY

EUROPE & THE UK

• Is the Time Right for “Big Wine” to Cast Their Footprint on Mt. Etna?
• Loire aims to capitalise on UK love of sparkling wine
• The other grapes of Germany gain traction among UK shoppers
• The Co-operative plans next phase of BWS revamp
• UK: Training scheme aims to fill education gap costing companies “time and resources”
• The Jewish Winemakers of Mád

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Winegrower of Ara agrees to sell Ara brand to Giesen
• OZ: Wine tax change to cost industry jobs

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China uncorks world-class wine

LATIN AMERICA

• Cono Sur plans to produce Chile’s first Albariño

SOUTH AFRICA

• The South African wine avant garde and the concept of camaraderie

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• This “Smart Table” Chills Wine & Charges Your Phone As You Eat

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

• $2 million in grants could bolster PA’s successful liquor corporations
• SodaStream Craft Beer: Another Hyped Initiative To Prove Meaningless
• The Mainstreaming of Fruit
• Making bourbon, with a tech twist
• Virginia Commonwealth University lab helps chase the next interesting beer

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