NEWS FETCH — September 2, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Duarte lawsuit prompts Federal Appeals Court Review of Key Clean Water Act Test
• Liquor insurrection ends in CT, Total Wine will pay $37,500 fine
• Indiana appealing issuance of liquor wholesaler permit
• Illinois SB 2989: Unlicensed Direct Wine Shippers Beware
• Veteran Wine Journalist Greg Walter Dies at 58
• This Marijuana Farmers’ Market Proves That Weed Is the New Wine
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Bulk wine now 38% of global wine exports
• Bordeaux 2016 harvest begins after year of two halves
• China: Rot is top concern for Ningxia after vineyard floods
• Grow your distribution with USATT. Only few days left to get your early bird exhibitor pricing for USA Trade Tasting. Book your space with 25% down and secure the lowest rates.*Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Harvest STOMP raises record $1.3 million
• Napa County vineyards host pioneering drone tests
• Deep-rooted change ahead for California crops
• Construction begins on wine business institute
• Williams joins Quintessential
• The number of tasting rooms in the Napa Valley
• What ARE the 100 grapes of Lodi?
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE

• WA: Working winery for sale in Sedro Woolley

DROUGHT/WATER

• New water districts proposed for Paso Robles basin
• Nunes urges Valley farmers to support new dams, water storage projects
• Senate passes bill on water storage
• How the San Francisco Bay Regional Monitoring Program integrates research and monitoring of mercury and methylmercury
• Climate change has less impact on drought than previously expected
• Delta experiment: California experiment offers hope for fish near extinction
• International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show Speakers Announced. Learn all about Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits, Contract Bottling and Private Label Business.*Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• More Hanjin Ships Seized, as Freight Rates Surge and Cargo Owners Fret
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DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex 1000 Index reaches record high in August
• Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 gains 2.9% in August

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Connecticut – Where The Department Of Consumer Protection Is The Department Of Consumer Plundering
• State control and false logic

DATA & TRENDS

• Top 10 trends in wine

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Loaded Language Of Wine Rebuffed
• Where to Find Great Garnacha, Part Two
• How To Taste Wine In A Restaurant Without Looking Like A Wanker

MARKETING & SALES

• Rollout begins on wine sales in PA supermarkets

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Winemakers ponder wine packaging at conference

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• First Global Conference on wine tourism due in Georgia
• Top Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Social Media Users Don’t Want News in Their News Feeds
• Facebook gets a mini Mobilegeddon
• 5 tools to build a Facebook Messenger bot

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Unconscious Inference and Tasting
• Hand Harvesting Is Bullshit: Let The Machines Do It
• Another look at terroir

WINE PEOPLE

• Q&A: Anita Bowen, Balthazar Vineyards
• Master Sommelier Christopher Bates on The Evolution of the Finger Lakes
• Ceja Vineyards president shares her inspiring story

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Cabal of Wine

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Oregon Winery Makes a Biodynamic Leap Forward

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Preparation for Harvest – Considerations in the Winery

EUROPE & THE UK

• Brexit: Will wine be A-OK in the U.K.?
• UK: Liberty Wines On-trade report: Understanding the on-trade
• Sparkling wine sales up 58% in UK on-trade

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Treated vineyard posts a toxic problem in Marlborough
• OZ: Controversial Wine Equalisation Tax rebate review out for public comment

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• These are the 7 best wine tours in India

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

• Craft beer’s economic impact booms to $1.7 billion in Colorado
• Overturned Texas law may mean lower craft brew prices
• How fast casuals can use government incentives to brew craft beer
• How the Bible Belt got down with craft beer
• Can Monarch Beverage owners sell liquor? Not yet.

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