NEWS FETCH — October 11, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Evacuations Ordered As Fast-Moving Brush Fire Burns In Napa Valley (Video ad followed by excellent news coverage)
• Vintage Wine Estates purchases Napa Valley’s DELECTUS Winery
• Millennials aren’t big spenders or risk-takers, and that’s going to reshape the economy
• It’s Final: AB InBev Closes on Deal to Buy SABMiller
• Is Oregon approaching a Golden Age of wine, beer, spirits and cider?
• The war over wine, water and fuel in New York’s Finger Lakes
• Increase your winery profits with custom crush. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Napa Harvest Report: The last hurrah
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Hall: A Marriage, Real Estate, and Wine
• Winemaker John Giannini brings bold new direction to Van Ruiten Family Vineyards
• 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*

DROUGHT/WATER

• What Falling Water Conservation Numbers Mean for California
• California’s New Water Data Law Will Have Far-Reaching Benefits
• Thinking on Exhibiting at IBWSS? HOURS LEFT to get early bird rates. Save $1000 if you register by Sept 30.*Sponsored Link*

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Custom Irrigation: How Treated Sewage Could Be Perfect for Crops

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*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Georgia’s KTW signs 1 million bottle deal with China
• Australian negotiators arrive to begin post-Brexit trade talks

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Wines and spirits continue to drive growth for LVMH amid luxury market slowdown
• Majestic asks customers to choose new international craft beer

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Champagne Is Appreciating in Value: It’s Time to Get Bubbly in Your Portfolio
• First Growth value: Haut Brion 2012
• Masseto 2013 releases as one of cheapest vintages on market
• Napoleonic era Cognac sells for 220,000 pounds
• 3 Sonoma County Wine Rooms in a Class of Their Own

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The price of gold in the wine world

MARKETING & SALES

• Total Wine plans to have 200 stores by 2018
• Your video ads are a total waste of money because nobody watches them.
• US specialist and independent wine retailers going after online and social-media customers
• The state of mobile commerce in 5 charts
• Connecting With Gen Z: A Playbook for Digital Marketers

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How to advertise on Facebook: a step by step guide
• Facebook’s Slack competitor, Workplace, is finally here
• Here’s how much it costs to make a chatbot

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Loss of local labor has farmers turning to H-2A program
• 5 Myths About Gen Z’s Expectations in the Workplace

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Long, Storied History Of Mulled Wine
• What Grapes Make the Best Wine Blends?
• The Velv™ Wine Oxygenator Debuts Today, Offering True Peak Flavor for the First Time—In Almost No Time

WINE PEOPLE

• Accidental Vino

WINE PLACES

• Exploring the Swartland, the Other South African Wine Region

WINE EDUCATION

• Former Accolade brand manager launches trade-focused wine school

WINE TOURISM

• Practical Guide to Wine Tourism in the Republic of Georgia: UNWTO Lessons

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Warm, wet week ahead for Northwest wine industry

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK wine consumers are declining in number, those that remain are trading up
• Portuguese Wine Sector Opposes New Tax
• UK: 10 Cases launches Drop wine delivery app

DOWN UNDER

• South Australian wine industry wins as Accolade Wines invests $40m
• Wine aficionado seeks $2.8 million from Fiat Chrysler Australia
• OZ: Domestic alcohol consumption slump to hit wine
• OZ: Industry clusters can create a wave of business success

LATIN AMERICA

• Chile’s Small Wineries Are Crushing It

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa’s scattergun planting is ‘risky’

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Bronze Age grape seeds discovered

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

• It’s Final: AB InBev Closes on Deal to Buy SABMiller
• Eastside Distilling Announces Plan to Effect Reverse Stock Split
• BeerBoard technology solves FDA mandate on draft beer
• Millennials are all about brown liquor and brands are taking notice
• Beer makers use wastewater to help make energy storage cells

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