NEWS FETCH — November 30, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Trefethen Family Vineyards sells Oak Knoll vineyard to Westchester – Includes fully permitted 30K-gal winery, visitor & events
• Breakthrough may save Cabernet Sauvignon from climate change
• Sutter Home sues Shmaltz Brewing over ‘Menage a Trois’ trademark
• Farmers push back as California proposes overhaul of Delta, San Joaquin River rules
• California poised to tighten rules on pesticide spraying near schools
• U.S. Economic Confidence Highest in Nine Years
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Central Coast wine grape harvest considered good
• 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

• Premier Cru: Public invited to auction at notorious Berkeley wine shop
• Tension Flares Between Sonoma County Wineries and Residents over conflicting needs
• Landmark Capital provides $37.5 M to Re-Finance Sebastapol properties including The Barlow Wine/Spirit/Craft Beer venue
• Wine Women Marketing Forum welcomes Ashley Teplin on Dec. 6
• Kosta Browne: An American success story
• 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

• Clones of Hunter S. Thompson’s private marijuana strain are coming to Colorado weed shops

REAL ESTATE

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Thanks to heavy rains, CA may increase water delivery allocations
• Northern Sierra Nevada sees wettest fall in 30 years
• Sierra snowpack could drop 50% by the end of the century due to climate change
• Groundwater management as culture-shift for California farmers

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

• 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

• Investing In The Alcohol Sector Through This Industry Leader; 45% Upside With Liquor Stores NA

DISTRIBUTORS

• Palm Bay: The Maze Runners
• Top 10 Tips To Present Your Wines to US Importers *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Jogging the Brain
• Does a Little Daily Drinking Really Help the Heart?

DATA & TRENDS

• The last ten years: the USA
• Insults and coffee making: the first ever Women in Wine survey results

MARKETING & SALES

• The future of wine ecommerce
• Turning stories into marketing
• The way consumers engage with wines today is changing
• Stop Talking About Millennials and Get Ready for Gen Z
• Can sub-three second video ad views deliver results?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Sour Grapes Movie — About the Rudy Kurniawan Saga
• Sour Grapes – wine fraud movie now on Netflix

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Grenache blanc: The soul of a red grape beneath a white-grape exterior
• Napa old-vine zinfandel and chenin blanc are worth seeking out
• Battling Oxidation on the Vineyard
• Why are there crystals in my wine?

WINE PEOPLE

• David Page and Barbara Shinn of Shinn Estate Vineyards in Long Island, NY
• Liv-ex interview with Giovanni Geddes da Filicaja of Ornellaia and Masseto, part one

WINE PLACES

• Wine in Idaho? Come along for some surprises

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Technomic Trims Restaurant Industry Growth Expectations Moving into 2017

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• VA: Fairfax supervisors to modify rules on breweries, wineries, distilleries

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate Change Upsets Tradition in Winemaking

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Go with the flow (PDF)

EUROPE & THE UK

• Romanian wine to grow in UK
• Beer and Wine sales up by 4.5 percent in Waitrose
• Port needs to come out of the dinosaur age

DOWN UNDER

• South Australia announces broad Parliamentary inquiry into agriculture to address key issues
• How this Western Australia winery is using drones and geology to create perfect drops

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Make a Wine Glass-Drying Rack Out of Chopsticks

OLIVE OIL

• Fake Olive Oil: 80 Percent is the New 69 Percent

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

• MA beer importer stuck with ‘pay-to-play’ distributor
• Guinness Is So Old Its Original Recipe Didn’t Include Yeast—Here’s Why That Matters
• In a crowded craft beer market, the name’s the thing — and the wackier the better
• How Limited Edition Whiskies Are Changing The Market For Super Premium Brown Spirits
• Canadians Mistake Hops For Marijuana, Mess Up Beer Supply

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