NEWS FETCH — November 22, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Vineyards losing labor to marijuana growers, who promise easier work for better pay
• Treasury Wine’s St. Clement Sale: This is what Hunneus paid & the details of what they bought
• Diageo workers set to strike over salary pension scheme
• American’s attitude to wine seems to be changing
• How Multicultural Cuisine Is Influencing What Consumers Eat and Drink While Dining Out
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Ste. Michelle calls 2016 harvest biggest, longest for Washington wine
• Control board confirms bumper Rioja harvest
• Portugal: Sogevinus reports of “surprisingly good” harvest
• Wine Harvest Report 2016: Burgundy’s Frost and Hail Produced High Quality and Low Quantities
• ‘Don’t write off’ Burgundy 2016 quality
• 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

• Steve Lohr Elected Board Chairman of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance
• Castello di Amorosa Launches Ridesharing Program
• Rare! Historic downtown Calistoga commercial property with restaurant and winery leases in place. This net leased investment offers income and pride of ownership. Click now to learn more. *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Marijuana Sales Spike at Thanksgiving

REAL ESTATE

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Human Use of Restored and Naturalized Delta Landscapes

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

• Australian wines in China in the post-Free Trade era
• Aussie wine flows after Korean free trade pact
• 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*

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Dividend Growth Investors, Alcohol Is On Sale

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Why are brands worth investing in?
• Acker announces December HK auction
• iDealwine update: Comtes de Champagne

HEALTH

• The science of hangovers
• Long-term alcohol use and mortality among Swedish women

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• By George, This Wine Is King Of The North

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How Millennials Are Breaking Down Class Barriers
• Consumer trends in food and drink used to be about revering Nature; now it’s about improving on it.

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• What’s Ahead for the Wine Economy? 2017 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Instagram introduces Live video to Stories
• Social Customer Service Will Rule the 2017 Holiday Season
• Facebook is testing real-time ads for live videos

PAYMENTS

• Newer Smartphone Models Help Drive Mobile Payments Usage
• Bitcoin was supposed to change the world. What happened?

MEDIA MATTERS

• 2016 Wine and Spirits Books for the Holidays

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Can You Drink Wine From a Bottle With a Moldy Cork?
• Cabernet Franc like perfume on a woman
• How to talk about wine

WINE PEOPLE

• This Millennial Winemaker’s Parents Said ‘Go Into Healthcare.’ And She Did…At First
• Jon Osbeiston, the wine man

WINE PLACES

• Vinifera? Ain’t That Some Fancy Liquor?
• On being a kid-friendly winery at Tablas Creek

WINE EDUCATION

• Wine Scholar Guild – Wine Immersion Study Trips in France, Italy and Spain

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Tennessee wine and grape industry experiencing strong growth

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Harvest, maceration and seed tannin extraction
• Syngenta Announces New Fungicide Product Line

EUROPE & THE UK

• More English sparkling wine is granted protected regional status
• EU winemakers challenge minimum pricing in UK court
• UK: Alcohol promotions outstrip any other category ‘by two to one’
• European Wine Exploration Map
• A legendary extreme winery in Friuli, Radikon, passes from father to son

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Japan: Equal tax rates for sake, wine considered
• The Maker of Moët & Chandon Is Sweet on China

SOUTH AFRICA

• United State(s) of South African wine
• VinPro supports collaboration on labour issues

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Brexit, Marmite, and brand loyalty in the Roman World

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

• How Farm Breweries Are Redefining ‘Terroir’ One Turkey At A Time
• Avery Brewing Kills Off Six of Its Acclaimed Demons and Dictators Beers
• Embracing Diversity in the Beer Biz
• How to Succeed in the Crowded Craft Brewing Industry
• Craft Beer Makers Put Art on Their Bottles, as well as Inside Them

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