NEWS FETCH — September 30, 2016

TOP NEWS

• PlumpJack Group Acquires Napa Valley’s Ladera Vineyards Property
• Lumber Liquidators Founder Looks to Bordeaux, Purchasing Château du Parc
• California to ban some pesticides near schools
• Liv-ex trades Chinese wine for the first time
• In the midst of drought, California farmers used more water for almonds
• The Challenges And Triumphs Of Expanding A Family-Owned Winery
• 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

• Southern Oregon Harvest Heats Up for Homestretch
• Results from first part of harvest earn thumbs up from Clarksburg grower
• After two awful seasons, Michigan winemakers hopeful about grape crop
• Wine grape harvest is looking good for many Leelanau County, MI growers
• Raisin growers are likely to harvest a smaller crop this year
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Proposed Kenwood resort faces scrutiny
• Firefighter injured battling massive Loma Fire in Santa Cruz Mountains
• Lodi Winegrape Commission Announces New Executive Director
• Keeping kosher, a California winemaker’s journey
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Legalized pot in CA a certainty – almost

DROUGHT/WATER

• California Forecasters in ‘Crapshoot’ Predicting Winter Weather
• Why California Is Challenged by Its Mind-set of Plenty
• Valley readies for water fight
• New NOAA product improves early warning of drought
• Chain of reasoning for my opposition to undirected water markets.
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RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Paso Robles wastewater fines to pay for groundwater studies

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Integrated Beverage Group names Dex McCreary EVP of National Accounts
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Brexit: First and foremost a WTO issue
• Three key reasons show why farmers favor free trade

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• How Has Constellation Brands’ Stock Performed in 2016?

DISTRIBUTORS

• IN: Monarch affiliate gets OK to sell liquor after judge denies stay
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HEALTH

• A glass of wine really can help you get over a hard day at the office

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Sommeliers vs. electronic tongue: The evolution of wine tasting
• Mid-Atlantic Wine Consumer Participation in Wine Trails and Wine Clubs
• Discerning palates, frame of reference and focus make for a good wine judge
• D.C.’s Game-Changing Wine Pros Aren’t Trying to Wreck Your Budget
• How to get the wine deal of the decade
• A Growing Champagne Trend Is Uncorking More Ways To Celebrate
• Almost Half Globally Eat Away-From-Home at Least Once a Week

MARKETING & SALES

• Retailers can keep customers loyal if they get cross-channel right
• 5 Ways to Market Your Business for Free (or Nearly Free)
• If Your Content Marketing Isn’t Working This Is Probably Why

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Forget millennials: 5 reasons the ‘new generation’ will love chatbots

PAYMENTS

• Alcohol-related emojis swept four of the top 10 spots for emojis used on mobile payment app Venmo by Millennials

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book review: Jerry Lockspeiser’s “Your wine questions answered”
• Is wine writing becoming better?
• How to Promote Your Podcast

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Kawaii Cute; the problem with natural wine today
• Drag and Drop: Installing Olfactory Memories
• A New Era for White Wine
• Wine for the Ages, Without Artifice
• International style: What does it mean?

WINE PEOPLE

• Tim Rands cultivated the rootstock of wine innovation
• Giacomo Conterno of Poderi Aldo Conterno (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Palisade, CO: A Wine Lover’s Escape

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Northern Michigan growers building a wine reputation
• Vinifera Finds A Home In The Finger Lakes

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Winter Is Coming, And It Could Get Wicked

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Comparative Wine Growing Climatology

EUROPE & THE UK

• English wine demand still rising
• Switzerland to recognize Canada’s organic wine, processed foods

DOWN UNDER

• Aussie growers approve new Order

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s wine pioneers up against climate, stereotypes
• Bordeaux in China: The return of the king
• China Homes Beat Stocks, Wine as Buying Frenzy Stokes Bubble

SOUTH AFRICA

• Succession Crisis? What succession crisis?

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

• Southern Oregon Brewing calls it quits
• The Future Of Global Craft Brewing Has Arrived And It’s Landed In … Central Florida?
• So You Want To Start Your Own Cidery
• Could a shortage of hops mean trouble for craft beer industry?
• Brewers tap need for more specialty hops

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