NEWS FETCH — October 24, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Are Wine Critics, Winemakers and Somms at Increased Risk for Cancer?
• Expert scores and red wine bias
• Falling pound may affect Accolade Wines sale
• Advertising and internet retailer revenue likely to be hit hard by global cyber attack
• How Can Family-Owned Brands Compete with the Big Name Brands
• Increase your winery profits with custom crush. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Pacific Northwest Harvest the New Normal
• South Africa: Cape vineyards hit by ‘devastating’ black frost
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Continuances beget continuances for Napa’s Mountain Peak winery project
• Napa winery tied to Dahl murder-suicide tragedy seeks rebirth
• Jessel Gallery, Prime Solum tasting room win Napa use permit
• Judge orders stop to Napa vacation rental
• CA: Generational Winery’s Commitment to Sustainability Grows More Than Grapes
• CA: Harney Lane Winery steeped in tradition, quality, innovation
• Wine Women welcomes Susan DeMatei as Guest Speaker on Nov. 1

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Some pot-growers fear a big business takeover if it becomes legal. Not these two

REAL ESTATE

• Secluded Carmel Valley Estate Winery & Vineyard, $1.3 million. Contact Katie Somple, WineryX Real Estate * Sponsored Link

DROUGHT/WATER

• Evaluating California’s Adjudicated Groundwater Basins in the SGMA Era
• Even with drought, a California river will begin flowing year-round for the first time in 60 years
• State releases report for Delta, Sacramento River flows
• Delta Tunnel Alternative: Embracing Flooding for Water Supply
• State letter to farmers demands water to fix nitrate problem
• Why are we sending precious water downstream for fish in the middle of a drought? Here’s why
• Thinking on Exhibiting at IBWSS? HOURS LEFT to get early bird rates. Save $1000 if you register by Sept 30.*Sponsored Link*

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Wastewater treatment plants start groundbreaking

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• How Moet Hennessy Preserves Patrimony

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• ‘Holy Grail of Wine’ fetches heavenly price at auction
• WA: Woodinville WineCraft auction moves to Columbia Winery

HEALTH

• Resveratrol Supplements Ranked: Which Are Best Bets?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Appearing happy on social media is increasingly being used against people in court

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The One Tip That Will Change How You Buy Wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Luxury Wine and Millennials: The 3 Golden Rules
• 6 Proven Ways Content Marketing Benefits your Small Business

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Crowded Markets, Social Media, Industry Growth The Focus Of CEB’s Wine Law Forum™ 2016T
• op Ten Tips For a Successful Brand Launch *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How the Web Became Unreadable
• What to do after you build a chatbot
• How to get people to use your chatbot every day

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine writing, and wine books
• What is More Important to Winelovers? The News? Or the Story?
• Some wine writers benefit from aging, too
• Chile: Conversations With Winemakers (Book)
• Media Relations: The Scoop on the Pitch

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine Growers Are Just As Important As Winemakers
• Pinot Meunier Goes Beyond the Blend in Champagne
• Does bottling New World wines in Europe affect the wine?
• Mind-Blowing Wine Moments

WINE PEOPLE

• Stuart Pigott On His Love Of Riesling, Hipster Somms And Becoming A Self Publisher
• Uncorked: Mike Watt
• Martina Barosio of Scarpa (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• South Australia: why wine lovers should visit Barossa Valley and Kangaroo Island
• Louis Latour Makes Waves in Beaujolais

EUROPE & THE UK

• Concerns over counterfeiting as FSA reveals plans to let retailers “police themselves” on food standards
• Alsace sales up in the UK following three successive years of low yields
• Gusbourne puts the sparkle back into the English wine industry as it angles a move in tourism sector
• New museum in Bordeaux shares story of wine and culture from France to Napa

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Red wine is making its Grape Leap into the Chinese market

SOUTH AFRICA

• Tom Heinemann’s Documentary – The Response From Wines Of South Africa
• South African wines removed from Denmark’s shelves

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Plum is a smart but expensive gadget for the wine-obsessed

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

• Sam Adams Octobermess
• Craft Breweries Are Finding Specialty Hops All Tapped Out
• The rise of farm-to-bottle brewing is a great thing for beer enthusiasts and the environment
• Trademark due diligence — USPTO registration is a key to craft brewery success
• The Rwanda Craft Brewery Project

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