NEWS FETCH — September 26, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Why UK’s Naked Wines’ US marketing push flopped
• Legal marijuana expected to pose threat to $200 billion alcohol industry
• Sonoma County firefighters battle 1,500-acre blaze in The Geysers
• Game Changers for the Next Twenty-Five Years: Wine Industry Financial Symposium Opens Today
• The Colorado Wine Board Reports the Highest Market Share in State’s History
• As wine sales hit record highs, Virginia wineries are in a race for grapes
• Best-priced already permitted winery in Napa Valley! 3,000-case permit allows for tastings & retail sales. Accepting highest & best sealed bids through September 30th. Contact Katie Somple, WineryX Real Estate *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Champagne production set to weather the storm
• Arkansas wine grape harvest bountiful, Opportunity and Enchantment show promise
• Romania’s wine production to go up by 11 pct to 4 mln hectolitres in 2016
• Volunteering for the harvest
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa approves more production, visitors at Kenzo Estate
• How California built its industry: ‘We sold all the wine ourselves’
• For SLO County vineyard workers, harvest brings labor ‘full circle’
• After Employee Commits Suicide on the Job, LA Wine Shop Stays Open for Business
• Wine Women welcomes Paul Mabray as Guest Speaker on Oct. 4th
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• The Early Bird Does Not Get the Legal Weed
• Southwest Oregon pot growers eye potential for tourism

REAL ESTATE

• OZ: Kingston Estate buys Victoria vineyard
• Chinese winemaker pays $13.4m for vineyards

DROUGHT/WATER

• Farmers say, ‘No apologies,’ as well drilling hits record levels in San Joaquin Valley
• OID to consider $4 million water sale
• The Price of Water Conservation – Using Less and Paying More
• International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show Speakers Announced. Learn all about Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits, Contract Bottling and Private Label Business.*Sponsored Link*

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Georgian wine industry toasts trade pact with China

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Australia’s Penfolds pilgrims take the plunge on their vintage Grange

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Winesong Auction Grosses More Than $700,000
• After wine, is sake the new drinkable investment?
• Six Petrus ’98 Bottles May Fetch $15,470 at Sotheby’s Hong Kong

HEALTH

• The crisis industry has reached a tipping point
• Why you should never use alcohol to help you fall asleep
• Study Shows Beer Is Good for Business
• Beer goggles are real, particularly for women

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• California Goes Gaga for Grower Champagne
• How much you really need to spend to get a good bottle of wine
• Here’s How Much More Booze Costs At “No-Tipping” Restaurants
• Finding inexpensive wines
• Cheap wine checklist: $82.67 for a case of wine
• I’ll have what Proust had
• Epic Vintage Alert: 2015 Wines To Seek Out

MARKETING & SALES

• Early Holiday Season Campaign Predictions
• Big Night In: Opportunities for the off-trade

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The future of packaging knows no bounds

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Which Wine Apps Actually Help You Choose and Buy the Best Wine?
• Buffer vs Hootsuite vs MavSocial: 3 social media tools go head-to-head
• Instagram: best practice content examples from global brands
• Snapchat changed its name to Snap, and is going to sell $130 video-sharing sunglasses this fall
• Facebook’s video metrics screw-up, explained

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How To Become A Wine Sales Rep

MEDIA MATTERS

• Consumers Have Nearly Unlimited Content Options, But How Many Do They Really Use?
• Jerry Lockspeiser: What do wine drinkers really want to know?
• A New York Times Bestseller is About Wine — Who Knew?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How does a wine’s color affect what we think of its flavor?
• How Long Can You Keep Champagne In The Refrigerator?
• 8 Reasons I Can’t Get Behind The “Moms & Wine Culture”
• In the vineyards, vines are the foundation
• What is Malolactic Fermentation?
• What’s Really in Your Wine?

WINE PEOPLE

• Founder of NZ’s Elephant Hill winery dies
• Daniel Eddy: The Rebelle in the Kitchen
• Shep Gordon reflects on his colorful and insightful memoir
• Meet the man making mind-bending wine

WINE PLACES

• How to Correctly Pronounce French Wine Regions

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET cites USA and China as having greatest potential for growth in wine and spirits education

WINE TOURISM

• The Newest Trend In Wine Country Hospitality? Glamping
• NJ wine industry boosting agritourism

EUROPE & THE UK

• Co-op profits halved as they continue to implement turnaround strategy
• Rioja Resists Single-Vineyard Push
• Yapp Bros web sales grow following German investment
• A vintage era for English vineyards
• The WSTA launches English Wine Trail

DOWN UNDER

• WA inventor says he can save South West wine industry millions of dollars
• Regional tags a tasty option for Australian producers
• Australian Wine Shows off its Wild Side

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Indian Wine Industry To See Exponential Growth In Half A Decade

LATIN AMERICA

• Chile: Land of opportunity

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa’s top 10 fastest-growing grape plantings

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Coming soon: ‘Chateau Permafrost’, wine from Siberia

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

• Beer Institute and Brewers Association Announce Majority of U.S. Senators Support Beer Tax Reform
• Beer goggles are real, particularly for women
• Cider is taking a new direction
• In Rwanda, Craft Beer Opens the Door to Female Empowerment

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