NEWS FETCH — November 18, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Stag duel continues: Ste Michelle files amended stag complaint against Treasury Wine
• Chinese juice company slurps up 11 Bordeaux wineries
• New California law may unleash billions of dollars for water
• Millennials Don’t Care About Wine Ratings
• Gustaf Andrew Anderson, Founder of Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards and Eagle’s Trace Winery dies
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Winemakers: instantly access key wine & cellar data from anywhere to make key decisions & manage your staff better. Click now to download vintrace’s time-saving app! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• San Luis Obispo County vineyards seek approval for new grape names
• The California Association of Winegrape Growers Elects New Board Members
• Postmortem: Putting IPOB into Perspective
• A great year in Napa – ho, hum… (annoying survey alert)
• 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*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Small pot gardens get OK in rural Sonoma County

REAL ESTATE

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Stormwater and MS4 Permits in Southern California – Clean It, Conserve It, But How to Pay for It?
• Stormwater strategy update

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Washington Wastewater Permit Set for Spring Release

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Grow Your Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits and Private Label Business with International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show (IBWSS). Early Bird Exhibitor Pricing Ends 30 NOV. Book Your Spot Now. *Sponsored Link

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• China capitalises on Trump’s hostility to trade with a new deal for Asia-Pacific

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Majestic Wine pins its hopes on seasonal surge in sales and profits
• Accolade Wines’ magical place where robots are the winemaker’s secret weapon
• Asda sales slump continues in 3Q
• Consumer Goods Stocks under Scanner — Brown-Forman, Constellation Brands, Cott Corp., and Diageo

DISTRIBUTORS

• Top 10 Tips To Present Your Wines to US Importers *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Maureen Downey introduces fine wine tracker
• Alsace’s 1ers Crus Classification
• Louis XIII sells for £188k at Sotheby’s
• Screaming Eagle and DP to lead Bonhams sales
• Lafite of Languedoc Sells Out
• The What, Where and When of Cellaring Wine (podcast)

HEALTH

• Cause for concern over claims of “dangerous” glyphosate in wine?
• Does Hormone Therapy Make Transgender People Metabolize Alcohol Differently?
• Drinking Boosts Your Immune System
• Diageo Unveils Immersive Virtual Reality Technology That Puts Consumers in Front Seat of a Drunk Driving Collision

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Who is the Mid-Atlantic Wine Consumer? Demographics, Behaviors, and Psychographics
• Wine advice by algorithm

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• New, glue-free closure developed

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Judge to rule on overtime regulations next week

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Enthusiast Companies Expand, Move to Valhalla from Mount Kisco

MATTERS OF TASTE

• If someone brings Merlot to your Thanksgiving, don’t leave
• Wine That’s Not Only Natural, It’s Alive
• Nouveau! Where the wine season begins (annoying survey alert)
• In Cognac Country, Pineau Is Not Pinot

WINE PEOPLE

• Liv-ex interview with Michel Rolland, part one
• He used to mix records. Now he blends wine.

WINE PLACES

• It’s Time to Visit Valle de Guadalupe, Mexico’s Hippest Wine Region

WINE TOURISM

• Airbnb Trips: is it the future of travel and tourism?

ACADEMIA

• Certificate courses provide flexibility for students and enhance Washington State University’s comprehensive wine education program

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK wine producers to lobby UK government over EU customs union and seasonal worker scheme
• Gloomy outlook for Brexit-hit UK market

DOWN UNDER

• Chinese knowledge of Australian wine boosting tourist numbers
• New online tool to identify best rootstocks for OZ

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China to import Azerbaijani wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• Danish filmmaker vindicated by wine farm probe

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

• In Belgian lab, scientists search for ‘perfect’ beer yeast
• When Craft Beer Goes Corporate
• A how-to for craft brewers: Developing the right infrastructure to grow
• Washington State University researcher taps into craft beer craze
• Obama says will come back to Germany for Oktoberfest

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