NEWS FETCH — October 10, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Annual SVB Wine Conditions Survey Ends Friday
• Burgundy grape wars: Harvest thefts hit new levels
• The Fed blames today’s economic mess on Boomers
• Michael A. Wallace, a leader in the WA wine industry, dies
• In Loving Memory ~ Wine Professional Peter Nowack
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• North Coast winegrape harvest speeds to finish
• Wine Grape Harvest Underway In The Umpqua Valley, Oregon
• France’s Wine Output to Slump to 4-Year Low as Vineyards Ravaged
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• North Coast grape growers seeking more machines to replace vineyard workforce
• Custom vintner Bin to Bottle adds Rutherford winery, plans big Napa expansion
• Top It Off Bottling plans big Napa custom winery
• Sonoma County 5th District issues: housing, wine, pensions
• Wine Women partners with Wine Competitions Mgmt. & Prods.
• When SLO County wine was known for redwood casks and screw tops
• Earthquakes are found 15 miles below California, but what does it mean?
• 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

• Economist warns on promise of legal pot for Sonoma County

DROUGHT/WATER

• More water in California reservoirs, but drought persists
• San Francisco Bay ecosystem collapsing as rivers diverted
• Brown signs bill to improve water conveyance in the San Joaquin Valley
• Central Valley Project begins water year 2017 with 4.9 million acre-feet of storage
• Comparing Delta Consumptive Use: Preliminary Results from a Blind Model Comparison
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CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex interview with Tim Atkin MW, part one
• 2002 Comtes highest riser for Champagne

HEALTH

• Pomegranates, turmeric and red grapes: the key to long life?
• Here’s 5 tips to help you get hammered – the healthy way
• Study suggests beer drinkers more friendly
• Here’s why you sleep so terribly after drinking

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Sushi Mambo takes Beckstoffer Vineyards to court

DATA & TRENDS

• More than a century of Barolo vintages — Marchesi di Barolo

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Prosecco Has Become The Default Bubbly
• Enjoy Natural Wine; Just Don’t Say It’s ‘Healthier’
• World Lapping Up Hello Kitty Wine

MARKETING & SALES

• WineShop.TV Launches First of its Kind Wine Shopping Channel on Roku
• Enjoying Sweet Wine Success
• New study reveals best time to show ads

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Snapchat is pushing its publisher content almost out of sight
• Study says Twitter customer service pays off
• Is Toxic Social Media Destroying Your Brand?
• Not just Facebook: Advertisers have measurement gripes with all platforms

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Wine businesses can’t outsource liability for labor practices

MATTERS OF TASTE

• California Chardonnay for Burgundy lovers
• How old is too old? Old vines
• Finding inspiration in wine that’s merely ‘interesting’
• All-conquering Australian Chardonnay
• Syrah – Wine’s International Success Story

WINE PEOPLE

• Washington wine’s next generation: Will Camarda heeds the call of the wine
• uca Mezzarobba: Out of Africa and into Little Italy on Simonsig
• The other side of life: Marblehead’s Jeremy Rockett
• El Paso couple making names in wine industry
• Sommelier Marie Vayron of Le Bernardin (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Magnificent Seven Station District of Haro Wineries in Rioja

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Sit & Dine, or Grab & Go? Global Consumers Eat At Any Speed
• Restaurant Talk: Rebecca and June’s Texas Takeover

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Pendleton poses challenges for growing grapevines

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Selecting a rootstock for a winegrape vineyard

EUROPE & THE UK

• Château Angelus co-owner loses libel case, but will appeal
• Meat and wine to become more expensive after Brexit
• Post-Brexit: What the wine merchants are doing
• Fury over ODG demand to hold Touraine 2016 prices
• The staggering weight of a 1000 year old family tree in Chianti
• New British Champagne house claims to offer Champagne for the digital age
• Georgian winemakers concerned about possible growth in excise duties in Russia
• Spirits up at Bolney Wines with £2m investment and expansion

DOWN UNDER

• Accolade Wines in $40m return to glass bottling in South Australia
• Adelaide Hills Terramin gold mine plan worries wine industry
• Deer damaging Yarra Valley vineyards

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Chinese wine-tasters scoop surprise win in France
• Wine In Four Asian Places, And Maybe Beyond
• XINJIANG: The wine industry grows

SOUTH AFRICA

• Franschhoek adds adventure tourism to its repertoire
• South African Fine Wine Coming of Age – The Growth of the Investment Market

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Siberian wine could be coming to a table near you

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

• How Sound Waves Can Make Beer Taste Better
• Study suggests beer drinkers more friendly
• Boston Beer Company Has Growth Potential on Tap
• No End in Sight to Beer Industry Consolidation
• Apple orchards in eastern Ontario experiencing ‘weird, wonderful flavours’ after drought

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