NEWS FETCH — October 12, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Drought spurs early wine grape harvest in Calif Central Valley
• Boomers may be on their way out, but they are still your NOW market for wine
• Evacuation orders lifted in Napa County wildfire
• Oakland: September Port Exports Up 10 Percent Since 2015
• U.S. Economic Confidence Index Idles at -12
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Harvest 2016 Recap at Tablas Creek (Paso): Solid Yields, High Quality and a Furious End to our Earliest-Ever Vintage
• Bordeaux 2016 harvest – Quantity and quality
• English vineyards report exceptional vintage for 2016
• Autumn sun brings hope for English wine’s 2016 harvest
• September weather saves diminished Burgundy harvest but price rises on way
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Nichelini celebrates five generations of Napa Valley winemaking
• New WineDirect Fulfillment Center Now Open in Santa Barbara County
• Forest fires have doubled in the West due to climate change
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Lessons from Colorado over legalized pot

DROUGHT/WATER

• Five Santa Barbara County water agencies request ‘drought buffer’ State Water Project
• Southern California has more water than expected
• New laws strengthen state’s water safety net
• Impressive early-season atmospheric river in NorCal & Pacific Northwest
• Workshops help prepare for water reporting rules
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CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• BRC warns of WTO tariffs hitting consumers

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• LVMH says ‘no way’ it will do business with Amazon
• Amazon to open fresh food stores in US

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Californian wines to lead Bonhams sale
• Christie’s reveals NYC auction line-ups
• Cristal 2009: best to jump in early

HEALTH

• Three Keystones of Breast Cancer Prevention: Diet, Exercise, and Reducing Alcohol Consumption
• Why you should order beer at a bar if you’re trying to lose weight

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• TTB Works to Simplify COLA Online Approval Process
• PA: Expanded carryout wine sales beginning in Lancaster County as new liquor law takes effect

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Buying Champagne methuselahs

MARKETING & SALES

• How to succeed in the Premiumization of a Wine Brand
• Global Consumers Let Their Fingers Do the Shopping
• 9 Ways to Measure and Receive ROI From Influencer Marketing

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine label market
• Light and other wine-packaging issues

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Is Yahoo in the process of imploding?
• Facebook tests ads for Groups
• Smartphones make humans less efficient
• How to build smarter chatbots

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• More Women Working In Once Male-Dominated Wine Industry

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Nobel-winning research also explains the taste of champagne
• Riesling to the top?
• What The Heck Is A Microclimate?

WINE PEOPLE

• A Winemaking Career Re-ignited
• Gianni Abate writes the next chapter in Chalone’s history

WINE PLACES

• Your Travel Guide To Two Magical Days in Cinque Terre, Italy
• An Insider’s Guide to South Africa’s Cape Winelands

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Northern Grapes Project is designed to encourage the wine industry in colder climates

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Oenological aspects of three biotypes of Colorino (PDF)

EUROPE & THE UK

• Spanish wine and meat sales to feel the pinch of Brexit
• Terroir Winning the Wine War in Rioja
• UK wine trade: ‘the best of times, the worst of times’
• Ridgeview’s Texas deal set to strengthen US position
• South African wine producer plans new English vineyard on Sussex golf course
• Rioja Consejo’s Daroca says new proposals will cover breakaway Alava group’s demands
• Belgium, 5th largest importer of champagne in the world in 2015
• The first ‘wine fountain’ just opened in Italy

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Conventional wine growers move to more environmentally benign methods to manage weeds
• Yalumba installs largest solar system at an Australian winery

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• JR Asia to grow premium wine sales in China
• Asia ‘too often an afterthought’

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• This innovative gadget can aerate over 200 full bottles of wine on a single charge

OLIVE OIL

• Olive production shifts as result of mechanization

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

• Kirin to Buy Stake in Brooklyn Brewery for Craft Beer Growth
• New York cares more about craft beer than Portland
• Spirited Funds/ETFMG Whiskey and Spirits ETF (WSKY) Launches on NYSE Arca
• Summary Judgment Granted in Tito’s “Handmade” Vodka Case
• Cider-makers revel in production of their beloved drink

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