NEWS FETCH — October 6, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Constellation Brands keeps quiet on wine sale rumours
• Restaurant slowdown is going to get worse
• TTB Takes Big Steps to Remove Burdens on Product Approval
• German Vintner Annegret Reh-Gartner Dies at 61
• Weaker water conservation numbers prompt fears that California is going back to its old bad habits
• Treasury Wine plan 31% over-charge to US buyers of Penfolds Grange
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Another Top Vintage for Northern California
• With Napa wine harvest underway, vineyards say it’s looking like a great year
• Dry weather, drought a mixed bag for Northeast vineyards
• A Steady Harvest in Virginia
• 2016 Loire harvest: Sancerre’s luck holds but Pouilly’s doesn’t
• 2016 is looking like a good vintage in PA
• IN: Wine grape crop good despite August torrent
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Jackson Family’s Banke eyes Australia, Italy & English wine
• Luce, Gregory discuss how to govern Napa’s wine world
• Best-priced already permitted winery in Napa Valley! 3,000-case permit allows for tastings & retail sales. Contact Katie Somple, WineryX Real Estate *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Being a ‘trimmigrant’ is one of the hardest jobs in the marijuana black market

DROUGHT/WATER

• Happy 10th Birthday to California’s Most Ambitious Water Project
• Have California’s water districts abandoned conservation?
• Water creates the connection between farms and our families
• Friant Division Contractors file claim for damages over lack of water deliveries in 2014
• Delta legislators voice their ‘strong opposition’ to State Water Board; hearing materials posted
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RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• New report finds water recycling regulations feasible for direct potable reuse

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands Second Quarter Shines On The Strength Of Corona Extra And Modelo Especial
• Accolade could still face trade sale

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Mergers and Acquisitions from Both Viewpoints

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• How collecting wine can be as rewarding as collecting art
• Sotheby’s Autumn 2016 Hong Kong Sale Series Achieves $282 Million

HEALTH

• Many doctors treating alcohol problems overlook successful drugs
• Women’s alcohol dependency not entertainment
• Fake Instagram Account Reveals How Alcoholism Hides In Plain Sight
• Alcosynth claims to offer a hangover-free buzz

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Congress May Lower Taxes on Drinks

DATA & TRENDS

• National Champagne Week a welcome boost for struggling category

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine Preference Linked to Genetics
• The fallacies of gold medal wines

MARKETING & SALES

• What Does the Premiumization Boom Mean for Wine Marketers?
• Nine content marketing mistakes to avoid and how to fix them

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Pankaboard unveils new folding cartonboard box for beverages
• Bronco to use Helix twist-out cork on Red Truck wines

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 3 proven ways to make your wine images work for you online
• How to build a beautiful chatbot when all you have is text
• Snapchat’s automated ad sales have arrived, and real ad dollars are likely coming next
• YouTube and Facebook leave video platform pretenders in the dust
• LinkedIn now lets you look for work without your boss finding out

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Buy A Lighted Tractor: Four Insights For Entrepreneurs

MEDIA MATTERS

• 6 books that make wine taste better or at least help you understand it

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Albariño May Be The Next Big Thing ~~And Why It Won’t Be
• What Is Authenticity in Wine?
• The next cult wine? Petit Manseng the ‘great seducer’
• The Changing Face of Washington Syrah
• Yuck, Why Does This Wine Taste and Smell So Bad?
• Is 2006 Barolo/Barbaresco an overrated vintage?
• Remembering that first glass of wine
• 9 Wine Terms that Everyone (Who Drinks) Should Know

WINE PEOPLE

• Winemaker Saverio Petrilli of Tenuta Di Valgiano
• Winemaker Christoph Wachter of Wachter-Wiesler
• Cancer Survivor, Sommelier Infuses New Venture With Purpose
• 10 most powerful winemakers in Chile

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Change is the watchword as another boutique Oregon winery sells

ACADEMIA

• $4.6 Million NSF Grant Will Help Missouri-Led Team Study Grafting As A Way To Adapt Crops To Climate Change

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Even Climate Change Is Good For Something: German Wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Starting your fermentation right: nutrient supplementation
• Wine alchemy – Green Cell Technologies’ Methode DCD™ commercial study produces exceptional interim results

EUROPE & THE UK

• Chablis winemakers angry over planned tar factory
• UK: Wine club faces backlash after putting a cork in ‘booze cruises’ by closing French showroom
• Leading Italian online wine retailer launches first international branch in the UK

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Awatere Valley winemakers challenging the Sauvignon status quo

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Bordeaux wine exports to China soar, Brexit hampers UK
• The promise of India

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

• Are People Who Brew Fruit IPAs Dirty Rotten Cheaters?
• One UF Researcher Is Working to Grow a Sunshine State Hops Supply Chain
• Colorado Hard Cider Is The Hot New Craft Brew
• NJ considers allowing farmers’ markets to sell brews
• Why breweries are stepping up their food game

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