NEWS FETCH — November 4, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Kistler ordered to pay 500K+ for pond discharge into Sonoma County creek
• Carmel Valley wineries lose crops tainted by Soberanes Fire smoke
• Treasury Wine Resurrects Dying U.S. Brand for Women Drinkers
• Alibaba Singles Day Sales to Climb 40% this Year
• Drought ends in nearly one-fourth of California
• Oakdale Irrigation District fallowing farmers won’t be left high and dry
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Wine Harvest Report 2016: Sonoma Winemakers Wrap the Season on a High Note
• Five Things to Know About Napa Valley’s 2016 Vintage
• Oregon wine sails to another warm, trouble-free vintage
• Wineries Finish Harvest in the East
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California Wine Institute appoints UK ‘dream team’
• Online bidding for bankruptcy auction of Vintner’s Supply Co. starts Nov 8
• Porto Wine Region Salutes Napa Valley Vintners
• Quintessential announces new hires
• Nichelini celebrates five generations of Napa Valley winemaking
• Napa Valley Grapegrowers’ Rootstock conference
• How to Stay Relevant: Hahn Family Wines
• Be part of ProWein 2017! We’re the world’s largest international wine industry meeting for professionals from viticulture, production, trade and gastronomy – 6,000 exhibitors are waiting for you! Click now to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE

• Douro: Symington acquires new quinta
• Secluded Carmel Valley Estate Winery & Vineyard, $1.3 million. Contact Katie Somple, WineryX Real Estate * Sponsored Link

DROUGHT/WATER

• SLO Court Rules in Favor of Public Access to Pollution Information
• Deconstructing the current California drought
• As Californians fight over fresh water, the San Francisco Bay barely survives
• Lessons we should learn from the drought
• Delta tunnel planners should learn from Seattle’s expensive goof

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Top Exec Leaves As Target Struggles In Grocery
• How Analysts See Treasury Wine Estates Limited Perform In The Year Ahead
• UK: Aldi wants to lure craft beer fans with… craft wine

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Taking the Japanese approach
• Collection of ‘stunning beauty’ to be sold in London

HEALTH

• The Health Reason You Might Want To Enjoy Pot And Wine Separately
• Don’t Judge Me For Having That Glass Of Wine While Pregnant

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Is That $10 Credit Card Minimum At The Bar Legal?
• How drinks brands are swaying public opinion on politics

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Premiumization follow-up: Wine prices in the real world
• Wine Price Index

MARKETING & SALES

• This Insufferable Wine Maker Just Made an Ad That’s Totally Beneath Him

PAYMENTS

• How peer-to-peer payment app Cookies imploded
• Does the Future Belong to Plastic Cash?

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Another tight year for farm labor
• Leaders Are Made, Not Born — Here’s How To Make Them (Like Fine Wine!)

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Blogging: A Few Changes in 12 Years

MATTERS OF TASTE

• One lump or two? Sugar in wine
• Jews, Moderation and Wine
• What happens as wine ages?

WINE PEOPLE

• Chianti wine estate heir killed in London cycle crash
• Stephen Reustle, king of U.S. Grüner and star Northwest winemaker
• Kelvin Wanjira: I am paid to talk about wine

WINE PLACES

• How To Live Longer: Move To Sardinia, Or Drink Wine, Laugh And Be Grateful

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• These Oregon Winemakers Are Making Chardonnay Cool Again
• Virginia wine-making bears fruit

ACADEMIA

• One-day noncredit course at Central New Mexico Community College covers wine basics

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Microplastics in agricultural soil: A reason to worry?

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Integrating Herbicide and Cover Crop Management for Cost Effective Results

EUROPE & THE UK

• Brexit: High Court rules against government
• On the Ground in Ribera and Rueda
• Your New Favorite Region For Pinots Is In Germany

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Police under investigation for tipping expensive booze down Christchurch drain
• Australian wineries capitalising on Chinese export boom
• NZ: The Sauvignon Blanc juggernaut ‘cannot be stopped’

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa’s Zoo Biscuits, A New Breed of Winemaker

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Russian wine buyers taste the good life

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Make Chardonnay Great Again: Funny Public Service Announcement Video

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

• Oh, Look, Two Breweries Work Out A Trademark Issue Without Lawyers, Threats, Or Asshole-ery
• Dutch brewery claims their beer won’t give you a hangover
• Budweiser’s Battle for Beer Market Dominance Hinges on the U.S.
• Why craft beer fans freak out when small breweries sell to big-name companies
• An Open Letter To Anthony Bourdain And His Hatred Of Craft Beer

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