NEWS FETCH — December 5, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Labor shortage challenges wineries and other North Bay employers
• Wine fraud expert worries that sale of Premier Cru assets could help counterfeiters
• Are there biases in community wine-quality scores?
• WineAmerica Appoints Jim Trezise as President in 2017
• U.S. Consumer Spending Rises in November
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Why the World Will Never Run Out of Moscato d’Asti
• 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

• Calif wine revenues way outpace pot
• Sorry Forbes, Calif Wine Sales $33.51 Billion, Not $58B as stated in the previous link (above): $31.9B in U.S sales + Exports, $1.61B
• Judy Sakaki stakes out new leadership, vision for Sonoma State University
• Sonoma County to take up pivotal decision over medical marijuana regulation
• 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*

REAL ESTATE

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Fall snow, rains have ‘satisfied the drought debt’ in Northern California, climatologist says
• Northern California’s wet pattern to continue in December

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Visit ProWein 2017 for 300+ tasting sessions and seminars, plus fresh ideas for wine production, marketing & packaging – Click now to find out how you can profit! *Sponsored Link*

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Billion-Dollar Battle Against Fakes
• Carruades and Clement on the rise

HEALTH

• A New Reason Why Red Wine May Be Better For You Than White
• Red Wine is Fine – maybe
• The drinks that cause the worst hangovers

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Do New Yorkers Really Know More About Wine Than Londoners?
• This new smartphone app aims to put a sommelier in your pocket
• Why we’re supermarket creatures of habit

MARKETING & SALES

• Why Holiday Retail Thrives with Technology and Experiences

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• New Technology Spurs Cork Comeback
• The Guide to Ridiculously Large Bottles of Wine, from Magnums to Nebuchadnezzar

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWein 2017 – The Red Blend Rises, Again!
• Intervitis organisers pleased with expanded concept

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Tales from the Marketing Trenches: Snapchat Geofilters

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Review: But First, Champagne, by David White
• The Power of the Grape: Oenology and the tastes of the Finger Lakes (book review)
• How Port wine is made: a film from the 2016 vintage

MATTERS OF TASTE

• An international wine is fine, but I’d rather taste the place in Virginia
• On the significance of fashion in wine
• Orange wine: Why we’ll all be drinking it in 2017

WINE PEOPLE

• Uncorked: Danny Ng

WINE PLACES

• 10 countries with the most expensive wine on the planet

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance names new director
• Notaviva Vineyards (VA) Relocating To Woodland Park, Colorado

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• How climate change is affecting the wine we drink

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• You Need To Have Flexibility In Your Vineyard
• Study Investigates Savings From Naturally Drying Raisin Grapes

EUROPE & THE UK

• England: Alcohol Information Partnership snubs minimum alcohol price call
• London is rip off capital of the wine world

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Fire at McLaren Vale winery Alpha Box & Dice
• OZ: Hungerford Hill announces new owner and winemaker

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Vets worried by rising numbers of drunk pets as more owners leaving leftover tipples around the house

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

• Oregon craft beer industry slows
• As craft beer flourishes, Big Beer continues to buy in and blur the lines
• Should Cider Have a Vintage?
• Packaging Isn’t the Problem for Sam Adams and Boston Beer
• Keep this Beer Away from Lederhosen and KFC

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