NEWS FETCH — July 1, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Constellation: Wine & spirits growth pretty good, but just over half that of beer
• Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits Is Born As Mega-Deal Is Completed
• Mendocino Wine Co. buys OFFbeat Brands
• A Sober Economy Can Handle the Brexit Hit
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Chilean wine production down 25% thanks to rain-laden harvest
• South American vintage update
• Beaujolais confident despite hail
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Meiomi Pinot Noir fuels Constellation Brands wine sales
• Hyde de Villaine buys winery and vineyard
• Kenwood Vineyards gets an earful at community meeting
• V. Sattui Winery celebrates 40 Years in the Napa Valley
• Pre-Register Now For The International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show to Get the Biggest Exhibitor Discount on launch Day*Sponsored Link*

BREXIT

• Brexit and Total Beverage Alcohol – A Quick Primer
• English champagne and French Scotch: The foods that lose EU protection after Brexit
• Brexit poll: majority of drinks trade disappointed and fearful after result
• Brexit effects on Australian ag ‘contained’
• China’s JD.com says Brexit could boost imports of British goods
• Brexit ‘Disaster’ Hits Euro Tourist Hotspots as Pound Drops

DROUGHT/WATER

• The bigger picture if three times more Central Valley groundwater exists
• California’s Groundwater Sustainability Challenge
• As state loosens grip on conservation rules, La Cañada utilities make plans for a dry future
• Shasta water release plan has no cutbacks for farmers – for now
• Ballot measure threatens bullet train, Delta tunnels
• Sacramento River Settlement Contractors frustrated by delay in implementing the Sacramento River operations plan for summer
• Exploring the water-energy nexus
• The life and death of El Nino

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation: Sales Up 15%

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 closed up 1.8% on last week’s close
• Haut Brion 2012: on the rise
• Confiscated Bordeaux makes €10m

HEALTH

• A new study found that 80% of college students have engaged in ‘drunkorexia’
• Why it takes your skin 30 days to get over a hangover
• Diageo Announces Development Of Groundbreaking Virtual Reality Experience In Ongoing Fight Against Drunk Driving

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Justice Dept ruling helps winery tasting rooms
• Wine in grocery stores: It’s been a long road for Tennessee
• Is this the end of For Sale in Texas Only?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Nearly 4 in 5 alcohol drinkers are open to trying a new alcoholic beverage this July 4th
• Blue Wine For Millennials Might Be The End Of The World

MARKETING & SALES

• Fourth of July Surprise – Data’s Proof for the Wine that’s Hot NOW
• Alibaba launches new wine platform

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• This July 4th, Drink Wine In A Can (Or A Box, Or A Carton)
• Ball Corporation completes long-awaited acquisition of Rexam

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Snapchat and Tumblr: Platforms for Innovation in Social Media Marketing
• How social media can distort and misinform when communicating science

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• With success of beer dispenser, Synek now turns sights on wine

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Number of Hispanic farm operators continues to grow

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Gamay still battling Beaujolais Nouveau hangover
• The Rise of the Hipster Somm – Part 3: Awesome Hair and the Death of Delicious
• 10 questions to ask about any wine appellation
• How the sounds you hear affect the taste of your beer

WINE PEOPLE

• The Remarkable Contributions of Paul Draper
• American Winemakers Down Under
• “There were giants in those days”

WINE PLACES

• WA: Bookwalter transforms from mom-pop operation to success story

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• After decade of growth, big change ahead for L.I. Wine Council
• Wisconsin wine industry thriving
• Ohio wineries face challenging conditions

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The Effect of Glyphosate on the Chemical Composition of Grapes and Wine
• 2016 Post Bloom Disease Management Review
• Drones Are Coming To A Vineyard Near You

EUROPE & THE UK

• Tourism Booming in Portugal’s Vinho Verde Region
• Common wine blunders you should really avoid in France

DOWN UNDER

• Australian wine ‘in healthiest place for years’
• Cops Clueless in the Great Australian Wine Heist
• OZ: Peter Scholefield and Scholefield Robinson call it a day
• OZ: What is the ‘100th monkey effect’?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• This Purse That Doubles As A Secret Wine Holder Is Absolutely Everything

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

• American beer drinkers suck dry Mexican town’s water supply
• How the sounds you hear affect the taste of your beer
• Nearly 4 in 5 alcohol drinkers are open to trying a new alcoholic beverage this July 4th
• Craft beer still a mystery for many
• Attorney Seeks to Trademark Craft Beer In Legal Arena
• Future of ‘3.2 beer’ in Utah uncertain

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