NEWS FETCH — August 24, 2016

TOP NEWS

• California Wildfires Threaten Grapes with Smoke Taint
• A Mathematical Analysis of The Judgment of Paris Suggests An Eye-Opening Conclusion
• Millennials: Fishing the $1.62 trillion pond
• Delta tunnels don’t pencil out
• Napa Harvest Report: So far, so great
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index Holds at -12
• Brace for ‘Connoisseurs,’ an Hourlong Drama About the Premier Cru Wine Fraud
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Don’t panic about a Champagne shortage
• Wines of South Africa Reports Sales Up 14% by Volume, 25% in Value in the U.S.
• USA Trade Tasting Exhibitor Registrations Are Now Open. Secure Your Early Bird Rates and Grow Your Distribution In USA*Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BURNING

• California wildfires rage amidst remarkably inactive summer monsoon
• Fire west of Paso Robles burns more homes, grows to 38,956 acres

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma County Vintners unveils community outreach plan
• How the Color of Your Wine Matters, According to One Napa Winery
• Sustainability works in Monterey County wine industry
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Why California’s Current Drought Is Different
• LA aims to ‘capture’ 5 billion gallons of water with new project
• Delta Stewardship Council appeals June 24 ruling of Sacramento County Superior Court
• Taking the long view – the very long view – on California drought
• Delta fishermen gear up for another fight
• SGMA Best Management Practices, basin boundary modifications, and the Water Storage Investment Program
• International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show Speakers Announced. Learn all about Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits, Contract Bottling and Private Label Business.*Sponsored Link*

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• How to Get Free Recycled Water in California

DIRECT SHIPPING & PRIVATIZATION

• As wine shipments go legal in SD, a few hiccups here and there
• Wine Ships Free from California’s Tri-Valley
• Cut through all that paperwork and create more time for making wine! Click now to learn how *Sponsored Link*

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Top ten wines viewed – by merchants location
• What are you waiting for?
• Fine wine among most popular ‘hobby’ investments
• 10 pitfalls of collecting fine wine
• Aubrey McClendon’s wine collection expected to draw millions at auction
• FL: Destin Charity Wine Auction Donates $2,660,000 to 14 local charities

HEALTH

• What You Need To Know About The Science Behind Food Studies
• Could Beet Juice Provide A Healthy, Alcohol-Free Wine Alternative?
• Chocolate and red wine fan Joyce turns 107

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Liquor chain challenges Connecticut minimum pricing law
• Stanford alcohol ban sends ‘dangerous message’

DATA & TRENDS

• Help your customers help themselves: They prefer their digital gear to your salesfolk.
• United States wine production: 1880 versus 2015

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Winecrasher targets ‘adventurous’ wine drinkers
• To sell wine or not to sell wine? A PA tavern owner’s dilemma
• No One Asked For This, But Wine Coolers Are Coming Back

MARKETING & SALES

• How Wine in a Can and ‘Brosé’ Are Helping Marketers Appeal to Millennials

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• How the wine label became an art form
• Wooden and Plastic Wine Packages Win
• Ball Corporation ‘has cut carbon footprint by 10% since 2010’

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• Covering Your Ass and Other Customer Service Mistakes to Avoid

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Georgia: UNWTO to host first wine tourism conference
• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Google will punish sites that use annoying pop-up ads
• Google Search removes ‘mobile-friendly’ label, will start negatively ranking mobile interstitials in 2017
• 30 best Instagram marketing tools for your business

PAYMENTS

• Why the chip-card transition in the U.S. has been such a disaster

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Product Quality Lessons For Startups From Chateau Margaux

MEDIA MATTERS

• Spelling wine is hard
• Saké documentary enlightens on rice wine’s story
• The Best Wine Blogger Steps Back

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wines losing their unique flavors
• Common wine ‘flaws’ and wine faults – a guide
• How much pressure do the bubbles in a bottle of sparkling wine pack?
• Chaos reigns on capitalization style for wine
• Does wine taste different on an airplane?

WINE PEOPLE

• Laura Larson helps wineries become more effective
• Michigan Native Michael Schmelzer Has Shaken Up Chianti Classico

WINE PLACES

• Take a Weekend Wine Trip to Oregon’s Willamette Valley
• Languedoc: The Story of A Region’s Rise to Fame
• Wine Lover’s Guide to Charleston, S.C.

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Lagana Cellars bucks trends in Walla Walla wine country

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change is real to farmers in California
• California’s ocean waters due for a cooling trend after period of damaging heat
• Melbourne researchers turning wine industry trash into treasure

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Deeper Irrigation Method Showing Promise For Vineyards

EUROPE & THE UK

• Conviviality announces new group buying structure
• How to Stay Rich in Europe: Inherit Money for 700 Years
• UK: Bag a bottle of prosecco for the price of a pint with latest supermarket code stacking trick

DOWN UNDER

• Tasmania’s vineyards and food producers urged to capture more value in a regional food brand
• The comeback of Australia wine
• Glaetzer-Dixon Family Winemakers: road to discovery

SOUTH AFRICA

• Just how much trouble is SA wine in?

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Crimea’s champagne makers hope to recreate the Soviet glory days

MARIJUANA

• Denver Consulting Group Co-Founder Greg Gamet Calls Out ESPN for Anti-Cannabis Propaganda

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

• Anheuser-Busch and Craft Brew Alliance extend partnership
• AG’s opinion clears way for Oklahoma brewers to sell pints of full-strength beer
• Craft Beer Made With Prehistoric Yeast Is T-Rex Approved
• What makes a beer brand Super Premium?
• Scottish brewer delivers truth serum beer to Trump and Clinton

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