NEWS FETCH — September 27, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Spottswoode Founder Mary Weber Novak Dies at 84
• Farmworker overtime pay: “unintended negative consequences of well-intended legislation?”
• CHAMP seeking $600m for Accolade Wines float
• Fast-moving fire threatening homes in Santa Cruz Mountains
• Revamped Napa Oxbow project calls for 27-room hotel
• 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

• Heat Wave Hits Santa Barbara County Wine Grape Harvest
• Late Sunshine Rescues Champagne Harvest
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa wrestles with definition of agriculture
• Record Napa Valley hospitality job openings challenge employers
• Acumen Appoints Steve Matthiasson Winemaker
• Soaring temps increase risk of wildfires through Monday: ‘I’d say the tinder box would be Southern California itself’
• Cut through all that paperwork and create more time for making wine! Click now to learn how *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Exploring Colorado’s cannabis tourism scene in Denver
• Facebook’s Relationship to Marijuana? It’s Complicated

DROUGHT/WATER

• Tapping Storm Flows to Boost California’s Urban Water Supplies
• Drought update: La Nina may arrive, or just as likely stay away
• Here’s a way we can make rain and end the drought
• 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

• 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*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Key Items to Watch When Constellation Brands, Inc. Reports Earnings

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine in La La land
• Sotheby’s announces autumn sale line-up
• Zachys NY Auction Realizes $7.2m with 99% of Lots Sold; International September Auction Total Rises to $13m

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Gaw Van Male hires attorneys

DATA & TRENDS

• Is Sparkling Red Bubbling to the Top?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• On wine scoring systems
• Ordering wine: 5 strategies to impress

MARKETING & SALES

• To make brands work in the wine category, we need to recognise how they work
• Holiday Retail Ecommerce Sales Will Grow 17% this Year
• Millennials? Focus on Individuals, Not Demographics.

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The 140-Character Limit Is Dead. Long Live The 140-Character Limit!

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Best Drink Books of Fall/Winter 2016
• Everything you always wanted to know about Chianti Classico (book review)
• Coming Soon. Inside the Bottle: People, Brands, and Stories

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Italy that found me

WINE PEOPLE

• Golfing Legend and winery investor Arnold Palmer Dies at 87
• How the grandson of a Hong Kong steel tycoon turned a passion for food and wine into his own empire
• With new namesake winery, Texas wine veteran Yates finds his stride

WINE PLACES

• Quirky charm in Canadian wine country
• Tablas Creek – The Epitome of Patience
• Piedmont Wine Map of Italy

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• SF: Volta closes after nine months of business

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Where Site And Growing System Meet In The Vineyard

EUROPE & THE UK

• Chianti bids to join UNESCO world heritage club
• Did British wine drinkers vote for Brexit?
• William Grant & Sons reports record profits
• UK: Harrods to close fine wine department
• A Sicilian on the Move

DOWN UNDER

• The Australian sparkling market may seem flat, but perhaps there’s more to celebrate than we think.
• Rising temperatures could have Marlborough winemakers seeing red
• Canberra winemakers welcome compromise on backpacker tax

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Japanese sake joins rarified treats like Champagne and Parmigiano Reggiano as a protected designation

AFRICA

• Selling wine in East Africa – a few lessons learned

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Why wine is integral to Persian culture

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

• Investor revolt threatens SABMiller takeover
• Brewers draw drinkers’ eyes with snazzy tap handles
• The struggles of female bartenders
• Why No One Is Drinking Pumpkin Beer Anymore
• When ‘hand crafted’ is really just crafty marketing

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