NEWS FETCH — December 7, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Premier Cru wine sells for $3.6M
• Bulk wine trade facing global supply shortage
• Controversial Walt Ranch vineyard approved in Napa
• Restaurant traffic suffers first decline in five years as fear of recession takes hold
• Napa Winemaker Gus Andrew Anderson Dies at 86
• Long time Napa Valley grower Richard John Duarte dies
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Record warm November sets stage for 2016 totals
• Napa: 2016 Harvest ‘Phenomenal’ but Small
• NY: Warm weather no threat to ice wine – yet
• China’s wine production down in 2016
• 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

• North Coast vineyard values will grow, just not as fast
• Wine Market Council Elects Swain as Board of Directors Chair
• WWS Winemaking Roundtable 3rd Annual Bottle Exchange
• Starfield Vineyards, where the marketing plan bloomed before the wine
• 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

• Sonoma County supervisors set special election for pot tax

REAL ESTATE

• Chinese retailer Jiuxian plans Bordeaux winery deal
• Secluded Carmel Valley Estate Winery & Vineyard, $1.3 million. Contact Katie Somple, WineryX Real Estate *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Group accuses water allocators of depriving farm-dependent species
• State Water Board Approves Proposition 1 Storm Water Implementation Grants
• Status on California Water Fix cost allocation discussions
• California’s Plan for Agricultural Water Savings Falls Short
• Californians did a slightly better job saving water during an unusually wet October

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo wine assets integration head to leave Treasury Wine Estates

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• EU economy loses €35bn a year due to counterfeiting
• How much fake fine wine is in the market?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Pennsylvania’s Big Year of Beverage Alcohol Rule Reform

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Gallo: Consumers don’t view wine as an elitist drink

MARKETING & SALES

• Competition for alcohol sales at the bar to escalate in 2017

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How neuroscience can help increase engagement with mobile users
• Here’s what you should know about Instagram’s new user settings
• Beware of wine bottle exchange scam on Facebook
• Instagram will soon let you turn off comments and boot followers from private accounts
• LinkedIn launches ‘conversation starters’ to boost its messaging service
• Snapchat Spectacles: Plenty of Buzz, Not a Lot of Product

PAYMENTS

• Apple is still thinking about replacing everything in your wallet
• Square’s virtual payment cards now work with Apple Pay

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine romance is alive and well in the new ‘Somm’ movie sequel

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Urban and rural ‘terroirs’: shared assets in the global village
• How To Make Champagne Last And Other Expert Tips On Enjoying Bubbly
• Everything You Need to Know About English Sparkling Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Liv-ex interview with Giovanni Geddes da Filicaja of Ornellaia and Masseto, part two

WINE PLACES

• A look inside Tank Garage Winery, the winery hidden inside a California gas station
• 3 Vineyards to Visit in Artisanal Sardinia
• Texas State of Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: Planning board struggles with controversial winery applications
• Making Quality Wine in Virginia

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change battle heats up for Australian winemakers

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Fizz leads the top trends for Christmas and beyond
• Brexit blamed for lower Christmas Champagne orders

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Cheap wine is not a concern
• OZ: Wine industry conference alliance to continue in 2019

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• DNA Biohackers Sold A DIY Kit For Glowing Booze And Here’s What Happened

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

• Premiumization, Prices, and Positioning
• Obscure apples pose new challenges for growers, makers
• New bill would allow you to fill your growler at the Grocery store (MI)
• Are Carlsberg’s New Beer Patents Controversial? Probably (UK)
• Pennsylvania’s Big Year of Beverage Alcohol Rule Reform

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