NEWS FETCH — December 9, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Sonoma County parents, farmers lobby state over pesticide use near schools
• American wine consumers still don’t care about what sommeliers like
• November restaurant sales remain stagnant
• US life expectancy just dropped for the first time in over two decades: alcohol poisoning up
• Champagne continues to persecute Champagne Jayne (Good reason to drink more prosecco!)
• Five New AVAs Across the East
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Austria 2016: uncommon quality?
• Republic of Georgia wine exports to China reach historic high
• 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

• John Anthony Family of Wines adds to sales team
• Did the Judgement of Paris change the wine world?
• The Judgement of History
• Healdsburg: Sonoma’s Heart Flourishes
• In San Francisco, $8,000 Rent Includes Champagne Service By Robots
• 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 mega-fair expected to draw 30,000 to Sonoma Wine Country

REAL ESTATE

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• California’s water future will change as a result of this bill set for House approval
• Water conservation rules could get a lot more complicated under new proposal
• Why One Decision Could Decide the Future of Desalination in California

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

• 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*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard Has Bought a Majority Stake in Craft Whiskey Maker Smooth Ambler
• Brown-Forman sees 3% drop in Q2 but holds positive outlook for North American premium whiskey portfolio

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The Bordeaux cycle
• How to spot a fake wine

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Yes, Damn It, California Wine Is Grown In California
• New crop of Chicago wine bars dropping pretension for service, geekdom

MARKETING & SALES

• Sainsbury’s Anticipates Record Sparkling Wine Sales On ‘Fizz Friday’

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Fine Wine Producers Debate To Cork Or Not To Cork

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Microsoft finalizes $26 billion LinkedIn acquisition
• Shareworthy, Not Shareable: How to Make an Impact in the Era of Constant Content
• Advertisers are cooling on Snapchat Live Stories

MEDIA MATTERS

• David White’s But First, Champagne

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Can Science Save Our Favorite Wines?
• Riesling most undervalued variety in Australia
• Top Ten Reasons You Need to Taste Tokaj
• New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc widens its scope
• The Best Gift? Sometimes It’s Not the Alcohol That Makes You Feel Warm

WINE PEOPLE

• Wine honors for SOU’s Greg Jones reach worldwide
• The wine world’s wine writer – Hugh Johnson
• Clement Baraut of Domaine Clement Baraut (podcast)

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How Nova Scotia wineries are coming into their own
• British Columbia changes provincial regulations for wine labelling

ACADEMIA

• Sparkling Wine Production Workshop Coming to Penn State Extension – An Applied Workshop for Wine and Hard Cider Producers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Paul’s Post-Harvest Checklist

EUROPE & THE UK

• The last ten years: Poland

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Canberra Wine Industry threatened by illegal weedicide
• The last ten years: New Zealand
• South Australian wine industry leads way on solar uptake

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Hebrew University of Jerusalem introduces a degree in winemaking

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

• Pernod Ricard Has Bought a Majority Stake in Craft Whiskey Maker Smooth Ambler
• Mob Craft Brewery to Donate Proceeds to Rape Crisis Center after Beer Name Offends Some
• Apple Watch: Behind the Cider Slowdown
• Opening a brewery in the U.S.? You now have 5,000 competitors

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