NEWS FETCH — June 24, 2016

TOP NEWS

• BREXIT! Wine Exports to largest markets to take a hit. EU Imports to get cheaper. (But cost of imported barrels and cork will drop.)
• Italian Antitrust Authority Fines Lidl, Deoleo and Coricelli for Misleading Consumers
• US based brewery Yuengling agrees to settle Clean Water Act violations
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

BREXIT: FRIDAY’S GLOBAL HANGOVER

• EU Referendum: Turmoil as Britain’s vote to leave Europe greets a stunned UK drinks trade
• “Keep calm and carry on,” says Hatch Mansfield MD
• Brexit vote leads to recession warning & ‘end of Bordeaux primeur campaign’
• Brexit! What happens to my EU Trademark Registration?
• Brexit likely to inflate UK food prices
• Brexit: A good day for English wine?
• Drinks trade reacts to UK’s decision to leave EU

MORE BREXIT

• Repercussions of Britain’s Exit From the E.U.
• Turbulence and Uncertainty for the Market After ‘Brexit’
• UK now poorer than France as pound hits 30-year low and FTSE 100 drops 5pc following British vote to leave EU
• Brexit crash: this data shows when markets might recover
• Bank of England and ECB promise to protect markets from Brexit panic
• World stocks in freefall as UK votes for EU exit
• Welcome to Black Friday
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Mildew Threatens Sherry’s Grape Crop
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Jean Arnold Sessions picked to head Sonoma County Vintners
• SB Supes Choose More Tasting Rooms
• How Is California Spending the Water Bond?
• California Law Regulates Piece-Rate Payers

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Louisiana Governor Signs Improved Consumer Wine Shipping Bill into Law
• Mail-order wine pioneer becomes Australia’s biggest environment donor

DISTRIBUTORS

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WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Vivino and Marsh Supermarkets Launch First U.S. Retail Pilot Program to Help Consumers Find Their Next Wine
• Women, Men and Wine—What’s the Problem?
• The Rise of the Hipster Sommelier Part II: The Bubble People of NYWC and Their Fancy Wines
• Massive disconnect between women and wine world’s overwhelmingly male gatekeepers
• Drizly Launches in Tennessee
• Wine Tasting Notes That Are ANIMATED? Absolutely. Here’s Why.

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Vivino wine app for Windows killed off, cites lack of traction as reason

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What happens when a Pinot Noir specialist crafts ancient vine Lodi Zinfandel?
• Is hedgerow the same as sweaty passionfruit?
• Microflora as terroir influence?

WINE PEOPLE

• Ricardo Campinoti of Le Ragnaie in Montalcino
• Farewell to the MAESTRO

WINE PLACES

• The rise of Hungarian reds?
• What happens when Australian wine takes an Italian lover?
• Husband/wife team make Tightrope Winery a destination in British Columbia
• Is there a future for wine made in Detroit?
• Exhale in Michigan’s wine country
• New Zealand needs to build regionality and specialist varieties
• In the Okanagan, BC, Canada: Summerhill Pyramid, Liquidity and Painted Rock