NEWS FETCH — July 21, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Napa court ponders ballot proposal that could restrict vineyard planting
• US DOJ Approves Largest Beer Merger In Global History, With Significant Conditions
• California Crop Forecast: 4 Million Tons
• The Champagne Candidate? Taittinger to run for French president
• Brexit uncertainty for wine sector
• Millennials might be trendy: but rosé wine shouldn’t ignore the older generation
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Summer heat to return to California in late July
• American Canyon development impacts: ‘Significant and unavoidable’
• Culinary Institute of America, apartment developer to go before Napa planners
• Santa Barbara wine history through pioneer Bill Mosby
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE

• “We made this monster”: reflections and notes on the Vietti sale

DROUGHT/WATER

• California to set limit on probable carcinogen in water
• Seven Experts to Watch on California’s Groundwater
• Paying for the Delta tunnels
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Asda appoints Lynsey Grace to head up its wine team
• Sainsbury’s trials same day and one-hour delivery service in London

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine Wine 50 Index on a par with global indices
• Winery re-united with rare bottle after Decanter article

HEALTH

• Researchers got people drunk or high, then made a fascinating discovery about how we respond

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• What You Need to Know About the New PA Liquor Law
• Lawsuit seeks to halt November vote on Oklahoma grocery store wine sales
• Examining the Evil That is Alcohol Franchise Laws

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Survey Reveals Drinkers Seek More Low-Calorie Alcohol Beverage Options
• How Blake Gray orders wine vs. How most people order wine

MARKETING & SALES

• The Perils of Brinksmanship Pricing
• Consumers Like Reading Online Reviews, Not Writing Them
• Wine e-commerce firm Vin65 offers free websites

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Nutrition labels for wine bottles: A good rationale, and a better one
• Amorim wants to grow by one billion corks
• Do Austria’s Wine Label Changes Go Far Enough?
• Who Invented The Screwcap?
• Penfolds Puts the Corks Back in for Anniversary Tour

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Second Annual EthniFacts Scholarship Expands Globally
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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Clearer digital strategy needed to communicate with customers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• ‘Nightmare’ grapes can make for dreamy wines
• How I fell in love with pinot noir
• Petite Sirah – The Rodney Dangerfield of wine?
• The Story of Tokaji Wine
• White Zin, You’re Dead to Me!
• What’s The Difference Between Barolo, Barbaresco, And Brunello?

WINE PEOPLE

• The Wine Innovators Storming Unknown Bordeaux
• Michael Cohen Bought the Wine Books
• Zac Caudo: Wine-inspired lifestyle

WINE PLACES

• In the Finger Lakes, Allez Les Bleus!
• The Director’s Guide: La Cité du Vin, Bordeaux

WINE TOURISM

• Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trails Adds 20th Winery

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Abacela hires educator Chris Lake as vineyard manager (OR)

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Consumer inflation rise may be part of a larger trend
• Conviviality boss says Brexit won’t impact future growth
• New president for Inter Beaujolais
• UK: Gusbourne looks to raise £10m from new bonds

DOWN UNDER

• WA wine industry adopts satellite imagery for competitive edge
• OZ: Changing of the guard at McLaren Vale’s famous Conte Vineyard

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Opportunities for wine supply and trade in South-East Asia
• The wine list conundrum in Chinese restaurants

MARIJUANA

• Fund-raising in Cannabis, Initially Slow, Is Going Higher and Higher

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

• US DOJ Approves Largest Beer Merger In Global History, With Significant Conditions
• Brewers Association Statement on Approval of AB InBev Acquisition of SABMiller
• Terrapin Beer Company Joins Tenth and Blake
• Agave Used To Develop Sustainable Bioplastics For Vehicles

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