NEWS FETCH — August 12, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Wave Of Mergers And Acquisitions Sweeps U.S. Wineries
• The Tinder Trap: Premier Cru owner spent $900K on dates met online
• Restaurants show weakest performance in July since 2013
• Fires Still a Concern in Carmel Valley, Other Regions Spared
• Accolade Wines owner CHAMP setting the stage for IPO
• DEA: Marijuana to remain illegal under federal law
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• No sign of smoke taint in Santa Lucia Highlands’ wine grapes
• Raimat Kickstarts Harvest Season For Cava In Catalonia
• Notes on the 2016 growing season in PA and drought conditions
• USA Trade Tasting Exhibitor Registrations Are Now Open. Secure Your Early Bird Rates and Grow Your Distribution In USA*Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Has all the value gone out of California wine?
• What do Californians get in exchange for ‘feeding the world’?
• Carneros: Can a Once-Hip Wine Region Be Cool Again?
• Inglenook – an epic journey continues
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE

• California vineyards for sale

DROUGHT/WATER

• State court declines to revive Napa watershed measure for November election
• A tour of California’s water supply lays bare the tension between farmers and fish
• California current system could experience weak El Nino-related impacts
• Hidden pollution exchange between oceans and groundwater revealed
• Legislators approve audit of Governor Brown’s Delta tunnel plan
• San Luis-Delta Mendota Water Authority responds to environmental groups request regarding Delta smelt
• Overview of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan 2017 update
• 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

• Willamette Valley Vineyards Posts a Profit for the Second Quarter 2016
• Brown-Forman A One Trick Pony That Works
• Cut through all that paperwork and create more time for making wine! Click now to learn how *Sponsored Link*

DISTRIBUTORS

• Isn’t A Written Agreement With A Distributor Worthless In A Franchise State?
• Are You Really Ready To Pitch A Distributor: Here’s the Checklist *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine Wine 50 Index continued to rise this week
• Lafite the most viewed wine on Liv-ex; Pontet Canet climbing

HEALTH

• Is There a Hangover Lurking in Your Physiology – or in Your Genes?
• Follow the science, not the clickbait

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• PA consumers finally have expanded choice in wine
• DOE Imposes Efficiency Regulations on Wine Chillers

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why would restaurateurs or wine merchants want to hear the thoughts of an aging critic?
• 1671 Reasons Why We Will Never Be Bored By Italian Wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Food pairing tech boosting alcohol sales among young adults
• How to sell surplus stock (Part 1)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Can Brexit help revive “perfect-sized” Champagne bottles?

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• V&WM Magazine Announces Craft Beverages Unltd. Midwest and East Trade Shows “Hiatus” for 2017
• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How to market wine with Instagram
• Apps a useful tool for booze marketers
• How to make sure chatbots provide good customer service
• Twitter not shutting down, despite rumors trending on Twitter that it is shutting down in 2017
• Instagram’s newest, not-so-original, feature & why your brand should care

MEDIA MATTERS

• We’re Drunk in Love With The Wine Show
• Napa Valley Then and Now: A HoseMaster of Wine™ Book Club Selection
• Meet the WineWeirdos
• Wine on Film: ‘A Year in Port’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The objectivity of subjectivity in wine tasting and UC Davis’s first enology professor
• Zin at the crossroads
• Aren’t You Glad I Didn’t Say: Orange Wine
• Take Time to Seek Out Older Wine
• Shrimp shells keep wine fresh
• How important is serving temperature

WINE PEOPLE

• Charles Bieler and the Growth of American Rosé
• Nederburg’s Assistant White Winemaker Led By Curiosity

WINE EDUCATION

• Wine seminars offered in Napa

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Oregon pioneer Adelsheim Vineyard refocuses on Chehalem Mountains

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Sustainable solutions for wine waste

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Crown gall disease: A tumor home to a varied bacterial community

EUROPE & THE UK

• Russian wine market rocked by smuggling scandal
• In Sicily, Making a Name for Vittoria
• Unmasking France’s Violent Wine Extremists

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Winter wet delays pruning
• OZ: Rutherglen’s venerable Morris winery saved to age with grace

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s massive yet diverse Social Media landscape
• The Growing Chinese Wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• Grande Provence appoints new GM and winemaker

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Save The Day With These Smart Wine Opening Hacks

MARIJUANA

• Cannabis-Infused Wine – What’s In Store For The Future?

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

• Craft Beer’s Looming Crisis
• The Chilling Facts About Craft Beer
• Food pairing tech boosting alcohol sales among young adults
• Does it Matter Who Owns Revolver Brewing?
• Naturally functional beverages are poised for growth

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