NEWS FETCH — July 7, 2016

TOP NEWS

• California exports continue to battle international headwinds
• Tennessee ABC Investigates Possible Wine Sale Violations
• Constellation Brands (STZ) Looks Solid, Strategies on Track
• VinTank: Every Ending is a New Beginning
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Korbel Rides Sparkling Wine Wave To New Heights
• Justin Vineyards asks for second chance
• Proposed Wine Tasting Room in Santa Maria Seeking Approval Despite Opposition From Neighbor
• Petaluma’s chapter in Port history
• Winemakers, Wines, Wineries, Special Guest and Presentations Announced for the Second Annual Oakland Wine Festival
• Highway 29 improvements north of Napa will serve new winery, along with hotel and restaurant
• Pre-Register Now For The International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show to Get the Biggest Exhibitor Discount on launch Day*Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Facing historically low levels, Lake Mead officials are fending off a water war. Here’s how
• House passes bill to save Delta salmon
• California droughts caused mainly by changes in wind, not moisture
• Fresno expands investigation into lead, discoloration in northeast Fresno water
• Don’t make conserving water a thing of the past
• Delta smelt symposium, part 2: Causal links to population declines and data gaps
• Nine Experts To Watch on California Water Policy
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Majestic holding off on shareholder payout
• Australian Agricultural Company Ltd, Star Entertainment Group & Treasury Wine Estates could benefit from China boom

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• BevSpot raises $11 million to give booze sellers better data
• Chateau Moulinet in Pomerol bought by Beijing investor

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Beychevelle: plain sailing

HEALTH

• Does BPA Endanger Wine Drinkers?
• Treating alcoholics – with wine

DATA & TRENDS

• What the wine trade can learn from 2016’s Aspen Food & Wine Classic Trends

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The critics: who’s who, who’s new and who should you listen to?
• A sommelier explains why it’s nearly impossible to find good, cheap wine from Italy or France
• Do Replica Wines taste like The Prisoner and Kendall-Jackson?
• Wine Point Labels Can Be Misleading

MARKETING & SALES

• How to Use Gift Cards to #SellMoreWine
• “Gimme a kiss” – or how to get up close and personal with wine brands

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• All change on Austrian wine labels

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Has Vintank tanked? Not clear.
• 6 Common Myths (Busted) About Social Media Marketing for Startups
• Twitter Moments fails to gain traction with advertisers
• Snapchat Memories lets users save, back up and repost previous snaps

MEDIA MATTERS

• Italia Dolce Vita caught plagiarizing
• Why you should stop using the word ‘foodie’ — and 21 other awful food terms

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine Isn’t Just Red, White or Pink
• Lessons of lager: Yeast origin becomes a complex tale
• Why Clones Matter – And Do They Trump Terroir?
• What’s Hot—What’s Not
• Trending: the English Sparkling Thing
• Get To Know The Wines Of France’s Loire Valley
• Choosing the Right Wine Decanter For Your Needs

WINE PEOPLE

• California winemaker scores with South African wine
• Meet the women who are breaking the wine glass ceiling, as critics, makers and more
• Qupé’s Rhône Ranger on Vine Theft, Syrah’s Resurgence and Bleeding Blue
• Marc Perrin on the importance of terroir, family, and future generations
• At Home with Doug Margerum

WINE TOURISM

• Traveling Wine Country with Children

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Unmanned Aerial System Captures Washington Vineyard Irrigation Data
• Geologist dishes the dirt on VA vineyards
• Canada’s Niagara wine region a treat
• Clearwater Canyon Cellars comes of age on Idaho century farm

EUROPE & THE UK

• Pomerol château joins Jack Ma Bordeaux club
• Bordeaux’s secret treasure island

DOWN UNDER

• New Zealand wine legend cites Albarino and Godello as grapes of the future
• Wine Grape Council of South Australia elects new chair

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Pacific Rim moves to ease bottleneck in wine trade

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Wine from the Land of Fire

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

• Congress Is Interested In Helping Breweries Export
• Lessons of lager: Yeast origin becomes a complex tale
• The Fastest Growing Craft Beer Company In The Nation
• Great Beer Is Too Cheap
• What’s in a name? Exploring craft beer’s relationship with trademarks
• With craft beer, bottles are more popular, but the future is with cans

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