NEWS FETCH — August 2, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Calif court ruling could reduce Delta water to farmers
• Wine getting a big slice of the new regulated crowdsourced funding
• Big Sur Vineyards owner loses home in big Monterey fire
• Winebow Buys Henry Wine Group
• Italy mourns the loss of sommelier Davide Oltolini
• U.S. Consumers Report a Surge in Spending in July
• Consumer Confidence Remains Flat in Second Quarter 2016
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Soberanes Fire Smoke May Destroy Monterey County Wine Vintage
• Wine grapes ripen across SLO County, indicating an early harvest
• 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

• Warner acquires Transition Equipment Company
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Delta tunnels plan rekindles water disputes
• State officials want these reservoir owners to warn people not to eat fish
• Fishing groups win lawsuit to overturn Delta water delivery contracts
• 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

• Internet of Things used to wage war on winery wastewater
• Cut through all that paperwork and create more time for making wine! Click now to learn how *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• The Female Founders Fund Targets Funding for Female-Led Startups
• The Wine Fathers of Italy Crowdfunding for Wine Lovers

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• 10 Pitfalls and Promises of Collecting Fine Wine
• Liv-ex 1000 Index gains 3.4% in July
• Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 gains 3.6% in July

HEALTH

• Scientists Get Closer to Harnessing the Health Benefits of Red Wine
• Alcohol producers could benefit from self-driving cars

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• IL bill targets bootlegging and illegal wine shipping
• Lines drawn in modern alcohol law battle in OK

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• When Your Dinner Guest Orders a $700 Bottle of Wine: An Etiquette Guide
• When Will Wines from Asia Hit U.S. Shelves? (Hint: They’re Already Here!)
• Why wine costs what it does
• Would You Drink Synthetic Wine?

MARKETING & SALES

• Vin65 adds social-media tools to wine sales CRM
• Virtual Brands: When Land Doesn’t Matter
• 6 secrets to winery website success
• Email Lists Don’t Necessarily Seal the Deal for US Retailers
• On and off-trade: Ten tips on how upsell

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• One-on-One Time with Wine Packaging Designers

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Eleventh International Terroir Congress convenes in Oregon
• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Why retailers shouldn’t overlook the value of m-commerce apps
• Facebook image cheat sheet: maximum photo sizes for your branded page and ads
• The Right (and Wrong) Way to Do Social Media
• Planning to Post Socially for a Brand this Olympics? Read This First

MEDIA MATTERS

• On Wine Blogging: Turning Your Passion into a Profession

MATTERS OF TASTE

• It’s Official – Organic California Wines Taste Better
• The Grapes of Croatia: Marastina
• Is Multi-Oak Barrel The Future Of Winemaking And The End Of Blending?
• How Michael Austin fell in love with pinot noir
• The sleeping beauty

WINE PEOPLE

• Meet the Sommelier Bro Who Is Trolling the Wine Industry
• From the CIA to Blue Nun: The life story of Peter Sichel

WINE EDUCATION

• 14 consecutive years of growth for wine education at WSET
• WSET unveils dynamic new Level 3 Wine course

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Indiana wineries boom as resources shrink
• Surdyk’s On The State Of The Minnesota Market (possible pay wall)

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• First 6 Months Of Year Warmest To Date
• Silver Oak Earns First LEED Platinum Certification for Eco-Friendly Winery
• Role of Sustainability

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The Dawn of Agtech
• New strategies against mosquitoes and other pests

EUROPE & THE UK

• Sicily’s Mount Etna can’t stop the wine
• English wine rated fourth in the world ahead of Spain and South Africa
• Codorníu Raventós appoints new chief winemaker

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine grapes attract early buyer interest

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Winemaking in Shangri-La

MARIJUANA

• Open Letter to the Marijuana Industry from the Wine Industry: BEWARE THE WHOLESALER!
• Secondhand Marijuana Smoke Worse For Your Health Than Tobacco

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

• Is craft beer too expensive?
• Rising demand for craft beer boosts business for US farms
• AB InBev Announces Anticipated Close Date For SABMiller Purchase
• Is Multi-Oak Barrel The Future Of Winemaking And The End Of Blending?
• Now Accepting Seminar Proposals for the 2017 Craft Brewers Conference

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