NEWS FETCH — December 22, 2016

TOP NEWS

• St. Helena’s Trinchero Family Estates acquires Napa’s Mason Cellars
• The U.S. just dumped Alibaba back on its notorious counterfeit markets blacklist
• EPI enters a strategic alliance with Biondi Santi
• Starting January 1, Eligible Licensees Can Amend TTB Permits To Eliminate Bonds
• CA State Water Project Allocation Increased to 45 Percent
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Ice wine harvest starts in the Okanagan
• Record harvest puts fizz in Bordeaux
• 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

• St. Helena Planning Commission OKs downtown tasting room
• 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*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Preeminent Weed DNA Expert: ‘We Fucking Hate Monsanto’

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

• Modesto-area farmers, residents make impassioned plea to the State Water Board
• Farmers describe problems with river flow plan
• The Next Water Frontier: Efficiency Technology

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Grow Your Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits and Private Label Business with International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show (IBWSS). Book Your Spot Now. *Sponsored Link

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Despite protectionism fears, people will want to continue trading wine worldwide
• 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

• Pape Clement is among the top-performing Bordeaux wines this year
• Fine wine investment: picks for 2017
• HDH claims top US auction spot

HEALTH

• Gallup Poll: Americans worry more about health care cost & access more than Cancer, Obesity, Diabetes & Drug\Alcohol COMBINED!
• Study suggests that you will spend about two years of your life hungover
• Health, Wellness and….Booze?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• A Year to Remember — 2016 Regulations in Review

MARKETING & SALES

• VinoPRO opens third office in Phoenix, AZ

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Entrepreneur creates wine bottle that fits through a letterbox

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Why bots are like email – but better
• 5 Really Good Reasons to Use Twitter Ads
• Facebook Mentions brings new tools for social media managers: mod tools and controls for Live

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin is surging

MEDIA MATTERS

• Best wine books of 2016: Decanter reviews

MATTERS OF TASTE

• 8 Reasons to Have More Vermouth in Your Life
• Ten reminders to drink Madeira
• The Burgundy wine that rivals its fancier cousin, Champagne
• Drinking Stories podcast: pinot noir 101

WINE PEOPLE

• Matthieu Finot: The Art and Science of Winemaking
• An interview with Sergio Zingarelli, Chianti Classico
• Margarita and Francesca Padovani: Montalcino’s Twin Organic Pioneers

WINE TOURISM

• The growing wine tourism market

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Kennewick Wine Village Takes Shape
• Indiana Wine Finds its Niche
• Arizona is the next frontier of great U.S. winemaking

EUROPE & THE UK

• Top Bordeaux Château Latour Goes Organic
• UK Drinkers Turn Away from Fortified Wines
• French Wine Authorities Add Three New Appellations to Southern Rhône Valley
• Chianti Classico is 300 years young
• The last ten years: Denmark
• UK: Virtues of independence

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Multimillion-dollar winery gains next step of approval for development, despite official objection
• OZ: Wineries race to the sun in bid to cut power costs

AROUND THE GLOBE

• The last ten years: Russia

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

• Scooch Over Wine: Beer Deserves a Special Place on Your Table, Too
• Crown corporation fund for craft beer producers in Manitoba cancelled
• Blacklisted brewer says it might sue Craft Beer Cellar (MA)
• Spirits firms invest US$200m in Kentucky
• Cold-hardy apple variety draws interest for hard ciders

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