NEWS FETCH — August 18, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Treasury Wine’s $800 million pot of Asian gold
• California Wine Institute to close UK office
• Fire west of Paso Robles at 8,000 acres, 25% contained
• Alcohol named as worse ‘gateway’ drug than cannabis
• S. Calif Blue Cut fire burns out of control
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Lake County Sauvignon Blanc Price Forecast
• Vinting by numbers in OR: Annual report released
• Washington Gets in the Harvest Swing
• Italian Organic Wine Exports Grow By 38%
• This year may be a red wine vintage for Ontario
• USA Trade Tasting Exhibitor Registrations Are Now Open. Secure Your Early Bird Rates and Grow Your Distribution In USA*Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Is Calif overdo for another paradigm shift in wine?
• SLO County supervisors extend oak tree, reservoir ordinances
• Distilling The Story Of California Wine, One Label At A Time
• Wine industry’s #LakeCountyRising fund supports Clayton fire survivors
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE

• France’s Domaine Tempier Buys Fellow Bandol Estate

DROUGHT/WATER

• California drought: 84% of water agencies choose zero as a conservation target
• Five Surprising Winners During California’s Drought
• Implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act
• International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show Speakers Announced. Learn all about Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits, Contract Bottling and Private Label Business.*Sponsored Link*

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• Direct Wine Shipments Now Available for Pennsylvania Residents
• Cut through all that paperwork and create more time for making wine! Click now to learn how *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estates Ltd made a motza in 2016: What’s next?
• US brands to lead Treasury Wine Asia push

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• 2015 Bordeaux Wine Futures Miss Their Chance With Chinese Consumers
• Auction of Washington Wines resumes Thursday
• Small screen boosts confidence in fine wine

HEALTH

• Having lived hedonistic lives, the baby boomers are drinking themselves into an early grave

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Traditions matter to young wine buyers
• Why Do People Buy Second Label Wines?
• The Wine Thief: How to build a better wine bar
• Social Status, Fashion Drive Consumer Food Choices
• Fashionable food: a latent class analysis of social status in food purchases (Full Study)

MARKETING & SALES

• Strong Packaging Creates Strong Wine Sales

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• How Product Packaging Helps Market Your Brand on Social Media
• Would You Pop a Can of Pinot?

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• 80% of Consumers Use Digital Devices to Contact Customer Service

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How you, too, can start #winning at social media
• Twitter channels Snapchat filters with Promoted Stickers
• Facebook Messenger’s bots can now send you advertisements

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin users have been warned about a potential attack by government hackers

MEDIA MATTERS

• Review: A new, small book from Jancis

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Does heat affect drinking windows?
• Bordeaux wine for craft beer drinkers

WINE PEOPLE

• Big Interview with Conviviality wine buying director
• Meet the Wine World’s Bernie Madoff

WINE PLACES

• Italian Wine Exploration Map

WINE EDUCATION

• How to become a better wine educator

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Here’s a Map of All the PA Grocery Stores Selling Wine, But So What?

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Human intervention increases yeast biodiversity? Sort of.
• Finally, You Can Rent a Farm Animal

EUROPE & THE UK

• U.K.’s splash into the sparkling wine market
• Welcome to Total Croatia Wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa raises a glass to wine tourism achievements

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Hebrew University Launching Israel’s First Wine Making Course

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Uber’s first self-driving cars will start picking up passengers in Pittsburgh this month

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

• European-style wheat beers gaining ground in American craft market
• What’s it like when your startup craft brewery gets bought by Anheuser-Busch?
• Craft Beer Battle Brewing Over Distribution Rules in TX
• Beer drinking increases risk of mosquito bites

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