NEWS FETCH — October 27, 2016

TOP NEWS

• 2016 Calif wine grape crush likely higher than 2015 except in Central & San Joaquin Valleys – Ciatti Co
• Santa Barbara Winery Ordinance Reality Check
• Internal Amazon documents reveal a vision of up to 2,000 grocery stores across the US
• Are your tasting notes hurting your wine sales?
• Altria: Ste. Michelle grew net revenues by 9.6% in the third quarter and 8.0% for the first nine months of 2016. (see p.12 of pdf)
• Colorado marijuana industry is already bigger than craft beer
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Napa Valley grower’s harvest yields promising signs of a great vintage
• Santa Cruz Mountains wine grape crop makes the most of a cool summer
• Harvest from New York to Minnesota
• Bordeaux 2016: the yin-yang vintage
• California’s raisin industry remains under the weight of more supply than demand
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Links to Santa Barbara County winery ordinance and EIR
• Napa Planning Commission approves Yountville-area winery
• The value of Central Valley farmland is falling. Here’s why.
• Expert Judgment vs. Statistical Forecasting: Lake County Sauvignon Blanc Update
• Glowing lava, hot ash create delicious Sonoma County wines
• Castle Rock Winery Builds Sales Team to Expand Growth
• California’s new garage sparkling – and the winemaker behind it
• Paso winery’s unexpected bumper crop of pumpkins becomes local boon

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Weed as way of life: California farmers divided on legal bud

REAL ESTATE

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Why instream flows should be law, not voluntary agreements
• Northern California is seeing two or three times more rain than normal. So why is Southern California so dry?
• Reimaginging the Cadillac Desert, Part 2: Where will water come from?
• Six takes on six years of drought
• How to revive a dying delta

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• San Diego City Council approves $3 billion water treatment plan

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux: the recovery position
• Finding the heir to Parker’s throne
• Details of Hospices auction announced

HEALTH

• Eileen, 105 not out, credits daily red wine

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Follow-up: Expert scores and red wine bias
• Londoners stick to their favourite wine longer than their partners
• Jay Rayner asks for greater simplicity
• Does natural wine need to be stored differently?

MARKETING & SALES

• Political ads are hurting brand ad effectiveness

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How to Tackle a Constantly Evolving Social Media Landscape
• Social Ads Drive Awareness, Revenues for SMBs
• Here’s why Snapchat is Snapchat’s own worst enemy
• Facebook now lets verified profiles share branded content
• YouTube launches mobile-friendly ‘End Screens’ tool for creators to promote videos, channels, and more

MEDIA MATTERS

• Crimes of grammar and other writing misdemeanours
• Unnecessary Wine Appliance Seduces Media
• Old wine movies now online in full
• A Quick Check-in from The Academic Wino: Bubbles, Babies, and Freelancing

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Terraced Vineyards in Jeopardy
• Inspired by natural wines
• The six leading grapes of Port
• Under the Champagne vineyards, ancient shells offer rare look at the past

WINE PEOPLE

• Six Rising Star Winemakers of Alsace
• Q&A: Cava’s Pedro Bonet
• Wine Star: Christophe Baron of Cayuse

WINE PLACES

• The Ultimate Michigan Wine Bucket List
• Mainz: Germany’s Wine Capital on the Rhine
• A ghost tour of Bordeaux

WINE EDUCATION

• 10 Proven Wine Study Hacks (video)

EUROPE & THE UK

• Italy’s CAVIT Sees Wine Sales And Export Levels Increase
• Bordeaux Shakes Off Its Stuffiness With a New Video Series That’s Not for Wine Snobs
• Alsace’s Tangled Path to the Avant-Garde
• UK: Portman Group boss moves to NGO

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Competition watchdog calls for significant change to horticulture code
• New Zealand: Pinot central
• Australian’s drinking less at restaurants

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Australian products could soon be marketed as ‘one brand, one logo’ in China

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Ancient wine scroll is one of earliest mentions of Jerusalem

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

• Meijer Commitment to Local Craft Breweries Creates More Than $100 Million in Economic Impact
• PA: Bill to liberalize beer laws sent to Wolf’s desk
• Colorado marijuana industry is already bigger than craft beer
• Is Anheuser-Busch InBev Doing an End Run Around Craft Beer Restrictions?
• Champagne tax on a cider budget? MA hard cider makers want their taxes reduced

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