NEWS FETCH — July 19, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Everything you ever wanted to know about the BPA Warning Statement but were afraid to ask
• Battleground Florida: ABC Confronts Wave Of New Competitors In The Sunshine State
• Napa’s Quintessential Wines Rises To Become A Million-Case Player
• Katehi scandal at UC Davis called ‘worse than pepper spray’
• Barefoot Tramples Other Top Wine Brands
• Tesco and other supermarkets using fake farm brands spark complaint
• Majority of US consumers ‘lack understanding’ of GMOs
• What emojis say about your spending
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Looking To Grow Your Bulk Wine, Contract Bottling Service and Private Label Business? Then Get Involved with IBWSS Before July 31, 2016.*Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Ben Pearson, wine buyer for Bottle Barn, dies at 56
• UC San Diego Extension to Hold Microbial Fermentation Workshop
• Earthquake-rocked Trefethen winery building poised for 2017 reopening
• Dismal ridership on Calistoga shuttle prompts possible expansion to St. Helena
• A California Vintner Fights to Cure Alzheimer’s Disease
• Gravitational pull can trigger earthquakes on San Andreas fault
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Weakening La Nina may mean closer to normal SoCal rain this winter
• The Unforgiving New Landscape for Water Utilities
• Looking To Grow Your Bulk Wine, Contract Bottling Service and Private Label Business? Then Get Involved with IBWSS Before July 31, 2016.*Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands: Dimming The Shine
• Diageo starts formal talks over UK pension cuts
• VinCompass 1Q Report
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DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• No Sale: Liv-Ex Report on Low Interest Rates & Bordeaux’s Dismal New Normal
• Willamette Valley Auction announces second sale
• Christie’s to offer ex-cellar Bouchard Père et Fils

HEALTH

• Healthy eating can include ‘a lot’ of fat, analysis of 56 diet studies concludes

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Is Wine Made in NY With Napa Grapes a “Napa Wine”?
• Johnny Love Vodka Wins “Sexy Lips” Trademark Appeal Against Jim Beam

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How much does a wine’s rating really matter?
• What to expect when you pay hundreds of dollars for dinner—and why you do it
• Should We Splurge on Wedding Wine to Impress Oenophile Guests?

MARKETING & SALES

• How to Create an Effective Banner Ad (NOT!): Fair amount of BAD advice including stuff that triggers ad blockers
• Neuromarketing: The Science, Art and Opportunity

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Winemakers may be able to select cork according to its phenolic content

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Lodi & state of wine blogging to be addressed at 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference
• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Pokémon Go: Wineries catch on to potential
• You are what you tweet: The U.S. is tired, Italy’s in love and Australia is all good
• How Quickly Do Users Reach for Their Smartphones After Waking Up?
• What Facebook’s Algorithm Change Means for You
• Facebook is getting deeper into app-install ads
• What Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn means for social recruitment

MEDIA MATTERS

• Sage Advice on Writing From an Unlikely Source ~ PR 101

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How to tell if a wine is warm or cool climate
• Wine Myths: Debunked
• Champagne in the early 20th century

WINE PEOPLE

• The leading German sommeliers
• Q&A with Marlvin Gwese, Head Sommelier at Cape Grace Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WSDA picks specialty crop grant projects
• MI winery receives grant to help produce better quality red wine
• Northeast Texas grape growers gather in Harleton to learn, share

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• King Estate Returns to its Roots in Pursuit of Biodynamic® Certification (OR)

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Vineyard cover crops save expense, environment

EUROPE & THE UK

• CEO of wine supply giant Conviviality plays down Brexit worries
• Can English wine meet its ambitious targets?
• European food delivery startup Deliveroo expands into 20-minute booze deliveries
• How Château de Beaucastel is Moving with the Times
• Hungarian Wine For The Win

DOWN UNDER

• Australia’s reputation for fine wines is under threat

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• A restaurant in Singapore is offering a $2 million meal — here’s what it entails

MARIJUANA

• Robert Joseph: Share of buzz

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

• U.S. Hop Acreage Grows 18.5 Percent
• The emerging revolution in yeast for craft brewers
• Lost Spirits Distillery Debuts “Flash-Aged” Rums And Whiskies
• Stone officially brewing in Richmond
• The cost of a beer: Then and now

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