NEWS FETCH — August 1, 2016

TOP NEWS

• B.C. Vintner Snared in Chinese Smuggling Bust
• Huge Fire Threatens Monterey Vineyards
• Despite Drought, California Farming Prospered
• USPTO Makes Cannabis Trademark Go Up In Smoke
• Casella, goFarm snap up Belvino vineyards (OZ)
• Obama Signs GMO Labeling Law
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Napa Valley’s 2016 Wine Grape Harvest Underway
• Summer Hailstorms Pummel Barolo and Monferrato Vineyards
• In Lodi, Christmas (a.k.a. veraison) comes in July
• 2016 California grape crop similar to 2015 – Turrentine (.pdf)
• 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

• Truett-Hurst leaving Russian River Valley
• Focus on wine related events, tourism intensifies in Sonoma County
• The quest to keep San Joaquin Valley’s wine industry growing
• Tracing the Roots of California’s Heritage Wines
• Nuts, by the truckload, make appetizing targets for thieves
• Truett-Hurst, Inc. Announces Renewal of Credit Facility
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Extra long pipeline in place to bring water from Lake Cachuma to the South Coast
• USGS and EPA joint report creates concerns over water flows
• Local groundwater management in France and California
• 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

• Record climb for aromatics at Cono Sur
• Cut through all that paperwork and create more time for making wine! Click now to learn how *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Amazon Now Has A Dedicated Kickstarter Section
• ‘Regulation crowdfunding’ isn’t the mess opponents predicted

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Five years from market peak: a divided picture
• Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 Index put in one of its strongest performances last week
• How to Start a Wine Collection
• Wine Legend: Château Lafite-Rothschild 1959
• Rhône shines at iDealwine

HEALTH

• Why you really can’t believe everything you read about your health

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Is A Customer Drinking Too Much? 3 Tips To Keep You From Losing Your Liquor License
• Group asks judge to block Oklahoma alcohol ballot measure

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The wine app that has Dave McIntyre pegged
• The future of wine criticism
• Drinkable desserts are growing on menus

MARKETING & SALES

• 7 Simple Mistakes to Avoid in Content Marketing
• Choosing the Media and Strategies That Best Fit Your Brand

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Braille Labels In Japan Help Ensure No One Gets Accidentally Intoxicated
• Beverage makers innovate through packaging

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Ian D’Agata Keynote at the International Cool Climate Chardonnay Celebration
• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• US Marketers to Step Up Social Video Ads, Particularly on Facebook
• 3 quick tips for brands to get the most out of Facebook Messenger
• How to Use Offline Media to Drive Social Media Engagement

PAYMENTS

• Will Internet Users Start Using Mobile Payment Apps Anytime Soon?

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Why raising the minimum wage in Seattle did little to help workers

MEDIA MATTERS

• Pleasing our overlords at Google

MATTERS OF TASTE

• 6 Reasons To Be Giddy About Wine
• Pareto’s Palate
• The social licence of wine
• Sekt and Death of Germany’s Bubbles
• How Michael Austin fell in love with pinot noir
• When And How To Fake A Decanter
• How old is too old? Old vines
• Shades of Orange

WINE PEOPLE

• Interview with Rebecca Murphy – Pt.I
• Andrew Green Creates Bay-Area Master Lists
• Q&A with Scott McWilliam, Chief Winemaker at McWilliam’s Wines
• Wine tasting associates bring passion, personality to the job
• From Wine Journalist to Wine Producer
• Former Iraqi Kurd Fighter Turns to Wine Making
• Paolo Ruffino of Punta Crena in Liguria
• Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga of Tenuta San Leonardo (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Silver Thread Vineyards, Where Every Vintage Is Different

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How The Canadian Alcohol Industry Is Changing
• Aftershocks of gas boom ripple through NY’s wine country
• WA: Milbrandt Vineyards makes winemaking changes on Wahluke Slope

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The Top Issues Facing Grape Growers World Wide

EUROPE & THE UK

• Swiss bank on vineyards of Lavaux to make fine wine
• Vietti, final thoughts: “without a great civilization behind them, great wines cannot be made.”
• Loire: a new opportunity?

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Top 10 sources of imported wines in China: The half year report

LATIN AMERICA

• New board chairman for Santa Rita

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• A Short History Of Refrigerating Wine And Beer
• Donald Trump’s World Atlas of Wine

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

• MillerCoors make second craft beer deal in the space of a month
• Tapping genetics for better beer
• We Should All Be Demanding Clean Draft Lines For Our Beer
• Crafty, natural and convenient: How spirits are keeping on trend
• Munchies Spoke to a Scientist Making Craft Beer out of Human Pee

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