NEWS FETCH — December 20, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Slow Restaurant Traffic Not Affecting Wine
• Champagne and Chianti form partnership
• Butterball files trademark lawsuit against McWilliam’s Wines Group
• Places in Napa and Sonoma where $1 million won’t buy an acre of vines
• U.S. Economic Confidence Inches Up to New High
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Wet winter has Australian wine regions in good shape for strong 2017 vintage
• Bordeaux wine output seen at 7-year high
• Cool-climate wines boost French exports
• 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

• Purple Wine + Spirits promotes Webb to president as reconfigures operations
• Dry Creek store hit with $415K theft
• Boutique winery with permits in place! Stunning views from this 40-acre parcel in the up-and-coming Carmel Valley. 7 acres of vineyard and a residence for the winemaker or as office/entertainment space. Contact Katie Somple, WineryX Real Estate *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE

• 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*

DROUGHT/WATER

• County touts its management of Napa Valley groundwater
• Shadow theater and data management for the Delta – a video

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*

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Hess Family sells Glen Carlou to Pactolus

DISTRIBUTORS

• Domaine Select Wine & Spirits Acquires Denver Based Il Castagno Distributors and Unity Selections to Form “Local Merchants Of Colorado”
• Top 10 Tips To Present Your Wines to US Importers *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Study suggests moderate alcohol consumption may decrease risk of frailty in older patients

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Oklahoma liquor store owners sue over wine law
• How the Church Saved the Wine Industry During Prohibition

DATA & TRENDS

• Wine-Searcher: Pinot Noir’s Cabernet Challenge
• The year in wine and spirits: orange wine, near beer and growing pains

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Introducing the Vino Veritas App, an Analytical Wine Identifier
• The 20 New Rules of Drinking (and Buying) Wine
• The Technologies That Make This Wine So Expensive

MARKETING & SALES

• 53% of Women Made Purchases Due to Influencer Posts
• Fortified wine sales drop 50% in 10 years
• Supertasters a Super Opportunity for Advertisers

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• USA Trade Tasting Sets Global Stage to showcase Innovative and Unique Products in New York

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook Messenger just added group video messaging
• Snap has acquired an ad tech company called Flite

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Review: Patrick Comiskey on the Untold History of American Rhône
• 3 Wine Gift Books For 3 Types Of Wine Lovers
• Dear Google: I am not a fraud

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What makes kosher wine kosher?
• Here’s How Much Alcohol Evaporates Out of Hot Drinks
• Retsina Wine is Making a Surprising Comeback

WINE PEOPLE

• Uncorked: Jordán Cortés Alvarez

WINE PLACES

• Water into Wine in Valle de Guadalupe

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Burgundy’s latest biodynamic convert: Château de Pommard

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Can your vines become more drought resilient?

EUROPE & THE UK

• Greece: Excise Tax on Wine Backfiring, Shifting 65% of Sales to Black Market
• Britons have lost their taste for these favourites of Christmas past
• Armit to slash wine range by 20%

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Chinese organic winery certified by EU

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

• Technical Committees Boost Resources for Breweries in 2016
• Contract Brewers Discover the Growing Importance of Brick & Mortar
• Cans, chemicals and craft beer
• Brewery Uses DNA To Craft The Perfect Beer
• Beer Institute Partners with 80 Members of Congress to Curb Drunk Driving

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