NEWS FETCH — September 6, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Wine to be hit hard by worst case Brexit scenario
• Selling California wine: An Impossible job?
• Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction raises record $4.6M
• Margrit Mondavi, icon of Napa Valley wine culture, dies at 91
• Consumer insights and data are key to wine’s future
• Mexican workers drawn to harvest California crops, despite hardships and talk of a wall
• U.S. Spending Returns to More Typical Levels in August
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Burgundy wineries try to weather the storms: Hail, frost, rain — and Brexit
• Armenian wine exports surge by 24.7% in first half
• 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 County looks at family farmworker housing
• California agriculture set for big changes
• Fire west of Paso Robles approaching full containment
• Wine County’s booms for birds are nuisance for some
• Effort underway to protect 856-acre forest in Angwin
• Sonoma County preparing for critical climate changes
• The Best Movie Location In The Napa Valley Is…
• This Spring Mountain Estate Winery/Home Is Just Waiting For The Right Rising Star Winemaker or Chef *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE

• American billionaire buys three Bordeaux châteaux

DROUGHT/WATER

• Santa Rosa, Sonoma County on state’s tardy list for water reports
• Here’s what’s happening to all that water bond money
• Lake Powell could dry up in as little as six years
• Paso Robles residents launch petition to protest water rate hikes
• Beneath our feet: Water and politics in Southeast LA
• Wastewater Recycling and Conservation Aren’t Enough — That’s Where Desal Comes in
• 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

• Mehul V. Patel on the Future of Recycled Water

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• If the TPP dies, Australia has other game changing trade options
• Cut through all that paperwork and create more time for making wine! Click now to learn how *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard UK MD departs as company hits another year of good growth
• Naked Wines ‘most social media-savvy’ wine retailer

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• How to Buy Wine at Auction—and Why You Should
• Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 index closed August up 3.1%
• Sotheby’s HK sale realises HK$17 million
• Sauternes abounds at Sotheby’s sale

HEALTH

• The Wine Diet: With Release of New Book, Weight Loss Just Got a Lot More Fun
• Wine experts may be key to breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research

DATA & TRENDS

• World wine production: 1889 versus 2012

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• 7 things to consider to write a profitable wine list
• Have we reached peak Prosecco?

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine Retailing Is Being Disrupted, And That’s OK
• The Dark Side of Content Marketing

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wines on tap: Should you tap into the trend?
• Wine in a Can: Should You Drink It?
• The Science of the Wine Glass Shape

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• Chatbots are revolutionizing customer support

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• What Video Ad Length Is Best on Facebook?
• YouTube wants to sell more video ads — by pulling ads off of some of its videos
• How Snapchat Is Becoming A Top Ad Platform

PAYMENTS

• Brutally efficient phishing scam takes advantage of PayPal’s awfulness
• Lydia launches a good old plastic card to go beyond the peer-to-peer payment space

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book review: China Through A Wine Glass
• Sour Grapes review: Rudy Kurniawan: last man standing?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• On the continuing emergence of natural wines
• A day in the life and death of Nebbiolo
• High alcohol doesn’t suit Pinot Noir
• 50 States of Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• The taste makers of New York
• Sonal Holland becomes India’s first MW
• Fongyee Walker first China-based Master of Wine
• Uncorked: Eric Chan

WINE PLACES

• America’s Hot New Wine Region is Virginia
• Great Northwest Wine guide to Bainbridge Island wineries
• Why Portugal’s majestic Douro Valley should be on your holiday wish list

WINE EDUCATION

• IMW announces 13 new Masters of Wine

WINE TOURISM

• Napa Valley Wine Train’s ‘Private Reserve’ kicks off with gracious host, Jean-Charles Boisset

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Growing grapes, saving lives in Cleveland’s tough east side
• OR officials concerned about Japanese beetle outbreak
• Is there a wine trail in western Montana’s future?
• NC: Grapes at Eagles’ Nest vineyard taking off

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• How can wine take sustainability to the next level? Six tips from Sonoma County Winegrowers
• Inspiring a global conversation on wine and sustainability

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Glutathione May Help Preserve Wine Aroma
• The Fingerprints of White Wines

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK retail sales in weakest growth since April
• Appellation Chinon expansion now official
• High cost of wine in Ireland is driving tourists away
• Scottish Licensed Trade Association launches online training

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Cheap plonk to stay, but wineries may close under tax crackdown
• The success of Tasmania’s wines
• NZ Wine industry adapting to climate change
• Marlborough wine industry has sustainability guidelines for managing grape marc
• OZ: Cleanskin wine to be ineligible for tax rebate as government cracks down on rorts

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Alibaba adds 9.9 wine and spirit event to its list of online shopping festivals
• Alibaba Launches Aussie Wine Store

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Wine intersects with war at this iconic Lebanese winery

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Democratic Approach to Drinking
• Love among The Somms

OLIVE OIL

• California wineries make some of the world’s top olive oils

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

• In a crowded market, the seas are getting rougher for flagship beers
• As Koch Steps Down, He Expects New Stone CEO To Continue ‘Amazing’ Journey
• Can a beer keep Trump and Clinton honest?
• Carling’s ‘beer button’ orders beer from the fridge

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