NEWS FETCH — July 18, 2016

TOP NEWS

• State of California Vineyards
• State Supreme Court sides with Southern California in epic water war over Delta islands
• Oregon Chardonnay Gaining Prominence
• As social media tool’s parent plans to exit wine, VinTank plans comeback
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• West Australian overseas wine prices surge, with export value jumping 13 per cent
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Family, friends celebrate Napa Valley man’s 50 years in the U.S. — and the vineyards
• Grape news! You don’t need a vineyard to make wine
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE

• The Newest Real Estate Investment In Wine? Here’s A Tip.
• CO: Two Western Slope wineries hit the market
• OZ: Conte family sells McLaren Vale vineyards
• OZ: Historic winery Auldstone Cellars for sale through Ruralco
• Bottle Apostle owners buy Bordeaux estate
• OZ: Pernod Ricard to close and sell Morris of Rutherglen Wines
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DROUGHT/WATER

• St. Helena, California: Dealing with a Field-of-Dreams Levee, Residual Risk, and a Flood of Controversy
• Unlocking the West’s Weather Maker
• Staying focused on the state’s water needs
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DISTRIBUTORS

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

HEALTH

• How Much Alcohol Is in Your Drink? Stronger Beers and Wines Make It Harder to Tell

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Feds Regulating Wine Refrigerators

DATA & TRENDS

• Men drinking craft beer, women eating quinoa, and other millennial foodie trends, ranked
• UK: Low and no-alcohol trend may be here to stay

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The 2015 white wines from Austria are the best in recent memory
• Older wine in restaurants? Not worth the risk
• 7 Wine Words to Describe The Indescribable

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

PAYMENTS

• People Who Haven’t Tried Apple Pay Are Happy Without It
• Most Americans Foresee Death of Cash in Their Lifetime

MEDIA MATTERS

• English wine guide omits entire region
• 12 Ways to Land Media Coverage Without a Press Release
• The Return of Laura Uncorked

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Laboratory wine: a breakthrough or a travesty?
• Malbec is for ‘lazy’ winemakers
• Assyrtiko, Greece’s flagship white
• Does The Shape Of Your Wine Decanter Matter?
• Why Is My Still Red Wine Actually A Bit Bubbly?
• Sweet wines – Methods of production
• Wine—Agriculture Or Entertainment? (podcast)

WINE PEOPLE

• Q&A with Cameron Price
• Andy Chabot’s Wine Oasis in Moonshine Country
• Rombauer’s Richie Allen: “I’m Going To Make What The Climate Gives Me”
• OZ: Dormilona winemaker Josephine Perry a sleeping giant in the natural wine world
• The Franciacorta Guy and his Mission to Win in America
• VA: Local vintner goes back to the soil

WINE PLACES

• The biggest wine region you’ve never heard of
• Verona ~ Who Are You, Anyway? ~ seconda parte

WINE TOURISM

• On tour with the Napa Valley Wine Train

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• State of Washington Riesling continues to improve
• With Costco as landlord, Memphis wine & spirits retailers adjust to competition next door
• Little Steps in the Finger Lakes

ACADEMIA

• Cornell entomologists take fight to invasive bugs crippling NY crops

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Innovation in sparkling wine production: Trust the yeast

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bargain Booze owner Conviviality sees turnover increase as empire expands
• How Well do You Know Croatian Wine Regions?
• Conviviality reveals new triple threat buying team as sales soar

DOWN UNDER

• Merlot ‘deserves more attention’ in Australia

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Bordeaux château owner Vicky Zhao Wei under fire in China
• Chinese wine tipped for more prominent role on UK shelves by top Convivality buyer
• From Wine to Wagyu, Australian Luxury Produce Brands Court China’s Connoisseurs

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• How To Stop Breaking Corks

MARIJUANA

• A little cannabis compound in your drink?

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

• State Beer Laws Continue Slow Creep in Right Direction
• There may be trouble ahead for the cult of craft, but what will rise up in its place?
• Here’s Why You Should Care That Beer Will Have Nutrition Labels
• The secret life of a brewer: hard labour, antisocial hours and dangerous chemicals
• Dissecting Craft Brewer Data

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