NEWS FETCH — July 22, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Casella Family Brands acquires and avoids closure of iconic Morris Wines
• Alcohol is a direct cause of seven ​​forms of cancer
• Court ruling could boost cost of Delta tunnels project
• French wine militants set fire to winery offices
• 2016 climate trends continue to break records
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Champagne Boosts Yield Amid Weather Woes
• 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

• Napa County grapples with remote winery proposal
• Barbershop beer bill will increase alcohol-related harm (CA)
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• A win for Gov. Brown’s water project
• Complications of ‘New’ Deep Groundwater
• Group retracts charge that Zone 7 used property tax for Delta planning
• Parallel lawsuits against Modesto Irrigation District seek to combine
• Looking To Grow Your Bulk Wine, Contract Bottling Service and Private Label Business? Then Get Involved with IBWSS Before July 31, 2016.*Sponsored Link*

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Paso Robles wastewater too high in chemicals

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Drizly: Working to Restrict Your Access to Wine
• Not Everyone Wins with Louisiana DTC Changes
• Cut through all that paperwork and create more time for making wine! Click now to learn how *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Amazon has a serious problem with paid-for reviews

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Haut Brion: 100-point price gaps

HEALTH

• UCSF Presentation Reveals Glyphosate Contamination in People across America
• The Mediterranean Diet Offers Many Cardiovascular Benefits but May Not Optimize Weight Loss
• Death by Champagne?
• Drunk driving laws don’t match the research
• New trials use ketamine to treat alcohol addiction

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The Wine Industry May Not Be at the Conventions, but It’s Watching

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why You Should Never Buy Wine on Weekends
• A Fresh Wave of Startups Is Driving Wine Buying Into the 21st Century
• Sommelier Speak: “I prefer to pair wine to the diner rather than to the dinner”

MARKETING & SALES

• How to Sell Riesling
• 5 Strategies of ‘Psychological Pricing’
• Specialised online wine and spirits shops: A mission due to fail?
• 4 viral marketing lessons from the Pokemon Go craze

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• This levitating glassware can hold your beer in mid air

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Record year for Italian wine expo Bellavita
• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Debunking the app’s demise: Data from 74 million smartphones tells the real story
• Twitter’s User Base to Grow by Double Digits This Year

PAYMENTS

• PayPal and Visa kiss and make up, form strategic partnership
• Winklevoss Bitcoin ETF: The Long-Awaited Horse-Drawn Ferrari In Digital Asset Speculation

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Washington wine group enhances Latino program

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Tasting Chambourcin: Part 2
• How Much Heat Does It Take To Ruin Wine? Not Much
• These Famous Winds Make Your Wine Great
• Can the Savoie Become the Rhône’s Rival Sister?
• Homage to Chablis
• How useful are comparative blind tastings?

WINE PEOPLE

• Mike Januik enjoys success, accolades from long winemaking career
• db interview: Stephen Leroux of Charles Heidsieck
• Bret Thorn, Nation’s Restaurant News (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Sip Wine in Hammocks at the World’s First Rooftop Vineyard

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Canadian Premiers squabble over free trade of alcohol in bid to protect bottom line

EUROPE & THE UK

• Champagne makers warm to Taittinger as French president

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Clare Valley grape growers and winemakers to join forces
• OZ: Dan Johnson promises positive and successful tech conference

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine distribution in China: ASC inks exclusive deal with Delicato
• Canadian icewine maker in hot water in China

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: Get used to fine wine at R1 000 per bottle

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

• Craft Beer Is Officially Out of Names
• SABMiller Board to Review Deal Terms Once Chinese Approval Given
• We Need to Put Our Damn Phones Away (When We Buy Beer)
• 4 viral marketing lessons from the Pokemon Go craze
• Are craft beers healthier than mass-produced beers?

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