NEWS FETCH — January 5, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Bonneau du Martray sold to Screaming Eagle and Arsenal owner
• Sale speculation surrounds Clos Rougeard
• Trump’s deportation vow spurs California farmers into action
• NY: Friends Remember North Fork Winery Owner Jason Damianos
• ‘Agrochemical academic complex’: Should industry fund research?
• U.S. Consumers Set Nine-Year High for December Spending
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Battle of the bulk: The world’s biggest exporters
• 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

• Behind Mendocino’s new Princess & the Peasant wine
• 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

• Californians saved less water in November than previous year
• California’s Drought to be Pummeled by an Atmospheric River With Feet of Sierra Snow, Flooding Rain Into Next Week
• Obama says full speed ahead on Delta tunnels project
• Southern California Eyes Desalinated Water From Mexico
• California’s stressed water system: A primer
• U.S. Interior Secretary lays out strategy to address impacts of drought and climate change in California
• 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*

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation earnings lifted by strong beer sales

DISTRIBUTORS

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HEALTH

• Less shrinkage: This is your aging brain on the Mediterranean diet
• Kids following ‘European model’ three times less likely to binge drink
• Dry January is popular in the US because Americans have never learned how to drink responsibly
• Wine and Moderation: What’s Healthy?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Israel should be considered like every wine-producing country

MARKETING & SALES

• This OR Winemaker Wants You to Know Exactly Why a Bottle Costs $27

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Is Storing Wine with Synthetic Corks Different from Storing Wine with Real Corks?
• Flute glasses are pretty, but they’re ruining your Champagne

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Twitter confirms it will shutter Vine on January 17
• Pushing the Limits of Advertising With Paid Social, Mobile and Video
• Medium gives up on ad sales, calling the system ‘broken’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why a decline in soil health should worry all wine lovers
• Tasting Terroir: The Climate Effect
• In defining a wine region, terroir should prevail
• An unfortunate opportunity for misdirection, or, lack of evidence to support a biodynamic tasting calendar

WINE PEOPLE

• République’s new wine director is now one of the most influential Latina sommeliers in the country
• Q&A: David Allen MW, Wine-Searcher’s Wine Director

WINE PLACES

• Berlin’s Secret Cold War-Era Vineyard

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Grocery Stores Aren’t Meeting Millennials’ Needs

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• B.C. Wine Store Auction Wraps Up

ACADEMIA

• The University of California looks to raise tuition
• CA: Hancock College offering wine courses through Solvang Center

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Falcons, Drones, Data: A Winery Battles Climate Change
• Napa Valley’s Pestoni family makes a tradition of conservation

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Nitrogen Fertilizer Forms
• Winegrape powdery mildew app goes global

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Champagne leaves Prosecco in the dust as the New Year wine of choice
• María José Sevilla steps down as head of Wines from Spain
• German fine wine sales incredible

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China further reduces tariff on Australian wines

SOUTH AFRICA

• Anglo’s 300-Year-Old South Africa Wine Farm Damaged by Fires

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Tapping into long-lived sound waves in glass
• Wine-repellant shirt launches on Kickstarter