NEWS FETCH — January 3, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Napa’s Waugh Family Wines sues Bronco Wine Co. for ‘Six Degrees’ trademark separation
• Debris recovered from Lake Erie “consistent” with that from missing Cessna Citation piloted by Superior Beverage Co. CEO
• Napa seeks state law to raise local farmworker housing assessment
• UC Davis dumped barrels of wine each year. Now it might sell for $80 a bottle.
• Texas wine growers fear new herbicides will wipe out industry
• Scientists Loved and Loathed by an Agrochemical Giant
• Italian Winemaking Pioneer Livio Felluga Dies at 102
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Record U.K. Sparkling Wine Sales as France and Italy Buy British
• Number of countries drinking English wine increased by a third in 2016
• OZ: Avocado and wine dominate exports for 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

• Remembering those who died in 2016, the Mondavis, Novak, Chappellet and others
• Windswept Petaluma Gap’s growers reach for wine imprimatur
• Oak Conference Moves to Sonoma County
• Sample costs for winegrapes to establish a vineyard and produce winegrapes in SJ Valley North, San Joaquin, and Sacramento Counties (PDF)
• How a Downtown Los Angeles Winery Has Survived for 100 Years
• Wine Women welcomes Maria Hunt and Tom Wark as Guest Speakers
• A year of growth for Bill Easton and his Amador County winery
• 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

• California’s Gigantic Medical-Marijuana Industry Could Be Devastated by an Unlikely Source
• Marijuana industry is bracing for a renewed push toward legalization in 2017

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

• California officials say a new plan will make water conservation ‘a way of life’
• Napa towns report ample water supplies after storms
• No bounceback for Delta fish
• Out With the Old Drought and In With the New?
• California salmon on the brink of disaster

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Michigan Legislation to Relax Labeling Burdens on Direct-Shipping Wineries
• 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

• Get ProWein 2017 tickets at reduced rates online and experience wine creations from over 6,000 international exhibitors. Click now to register & save! *Sponsored Link*

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• China Winery Acquisition Fund Launched in the U.S. Market

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine index raises a toast to Brexit after biggest gains in six years
• Bordeaux Wine Market Recovers in 2016 Helped by Lower Pound
• Which regions have traded most in 2016?
• HK’s 2017 auction fever gets underway
• Romanee Conti 2012 Fetches $11,000 a Bottle at Hart Wine Auction

HEALTH

• Problem drinking raises risk of heart attack and heart failure
• Drunken Monkeys and the Evolution of Boozing
• Are you having a Dry January? How to get through the month without drinking, and how it could help your health
• Ten reasons some of us should cut back on alcohol
• Is Red Wine Actually Good For Your Skin?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Utah may lower the legal alcohol limit to .05% — a first in the nation

DATA & TRENDS

• The Year In Charting Wine
• How American Wine And Spirit Lovers Will Be Drinking In 2017
• Free Wine Fountains and Other Bold Ways Wine Will Change in 2017
• America’s Best and Brightest Are Headed to Boulder
• Wine-Searcher: No Surprises in End of Year Searches

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• In 2017, the most influential wine critic in the world will be neither a woman, nor a man!

MARKETING & SALES

• Luxury Retail: The Folly Of The Discount
• Do Small Wineries really need KPIs?
• New Year Prediction: Brands with Conviction Will Thrive

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Younger generations of wine drinkers are demanding prettier bottle labels

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Spring 2017: National Grape & Wine Policy Conference – Washington, DC
• WA: Ag Expo seminar features Woodward Canyon’s second generation

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How Instagram became a social commerce powerhouse
• How to Increase Social Data Value: Add Context Over Time

MEDIA MATTERS

• The rise and fall of wine blogs

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How Color Affects Your Perception of Taste of Wine
• Eco-Certified Wines Taste Better Than Other Wines
• A Universe of Bubbles in Every Champagne Bottle
• 10 Reasons why you may have Fewer Bubbles in your Glass of Prosecco
• The prince among paupers: Missouri’s Norton wine
• The trouble with Vinho Verde
• Champagne By The Numbers

WINE PEOPLE

• Benoît Tarlant Talks Grower Champagne
• Luis Gutiérrez: Spain should pay more attention to its vineyards
• Q & A with Stanley Barrios of TOP Winery

WINE EDUCATION

• Questions over MW exam in Australia

WINE TOURISM

• The art of blending wine and tourism

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Restaurant secret: Guess what they’re adding to your Champagne?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• TX: 2017 poised to deliver exciting happenings in Houston’s wine scene
• More money being poured into Maryland wineries

ACADEMIA

• University of Arkansas Debuts New Winegrape Varieties

EUROPE & THE UK

• Barry Gamble (The London Vines Ltd) made indefinitely bankrupt
• Italian Inmates Sip, Smell and Taste Their Way to Rehabilitation
• Ukraine’s wines on the edge
• Is Italian Wine Ready for a Revamp in 2017?

DOWN UNDER

• University uncorks major winery expansion in South Australia

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Confounding prejudices: Transforming the image of Chinese wine, deep in China’s ‘Wild West’
• China’s alcohol imports grew in 2016

LATIN AMERICA

• Campari sells Chile’s Lapostolle winery
• Argentina tops UK off-trade growth in 2016

OLIVE OIL

• Olive Oil Sommelier Certification Course Returns to NY with Intensive 7-Day Program

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

• Craft-Beer Trade Group Finally Addresses the Possible Effect of Legalized Marijuana
• How Your DNA Can Predict Your Beer Preferences
• So You Want to Be a Distiller…
• Does the Shape of Your Beer Glass Actually Matter?
• Innis & Gunn reveals alcohol-free detox beer

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