NEWS FETCH — January 6, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Napa Valley Vintner Debbie Lewis Dies at 72
• Fetzer sells Five Rivers Winery near San Miguel to Trinchero Family Estates
• Former Sonoma County Vineyard Manager Busted Over Bank Heist
• Trinchero Wine Estates ups gift to $2M for new Napa OLE Health center
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Poor harvests, higher consumption in the US & China, may pressure wine supply, raise prices
• Spain dominates half of the Top 10 bulk wine trading routes in the world
• 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

• Napa County Planning Commission approves Mountain Peak Winery (annoying survey alert)
• La Crema Promotes Craig McAllister to Head Winemaker
• Niner Wine Estates Donates $22,050 to Local Charities
• Meet Wendy Brannen, New Executive Director of the Lodi Winegrape Commission
• Out of the garage and onto the table: California’s gargistes
• 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

• Does California need more water infrastructure?
• River flow critics question fish data
• Don’t let California’s water pricing tiers fall
• A Look at What’s in Store for California Water in 2017
• 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

• Treasury Wines CEO Mike Clarke may have another trick up his sleeve

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Biondi Santi sale to Charles Heidsieck Champagne owner took six months

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Burgundy en primeur 2015: What to expect from reds

HEALTH

• Wine Grapes are Better for Wrinkles Than Botox

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Sunday liquor and wine sales push in Tennessee

DATA & TRENDS

• Millennials, Women and China are Disrupting the Wine Industry
• Wine Spectator’s 2017 Predictions

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Emirates Has Invested $500 Million to Build a ‘Fort Knox’ of Wine
• Your food and wine costs are going to rise when Donald Trump takes office

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• TX: Wine grape growers workshop set for Jan. 20 in Pittsburg
• The Wine’s Made; How Do You Sell It?: License to Steal conference meets Eastern Winery Exposition

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Snapchap snaps back: Snapchat Snapbrats’ Snapstats are Snapcrap
• Snapchat for your wine business
• Legal Issues and the Role of Social Media
• What, why and how: chatbots for brands
• Millennials and YouTube Ads: Most Watch Until They Can Skip
• As Facebook and Twitter stumble on measurement, Snapchat scores brownie points

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin is still dropping

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book reviews 2016 – places well known

MATTERS OF TASTE

• In hot pursuit of terroir (PDF)
• Wine industry reacts to the biodynamic tasting calendar study
• 9 Reasons Merlot Will Rule the World
• The rise of the Riesling
• The Hater’s Guide to Loving Port Wine
• Eight Wine Tips For 2017
• Wine Myths Debunked (podcast)

WINE PEOPLE

• Rosemary Cakebread’s California Cabernet Combines Finesse, Power All With A Mona Lisa Smile
• Women Who Rule the House

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Long Island Wine Council Announces New U.S. Public Relations Campaign

ACADEMIA

• Current Wine and Winegrape Research course offered by UC Davis Extension

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• How Climate Change is Affecting Wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• Domaine Leflaive gets a new general manager
• Tempranillo closing gap on Airen as Spain’s biggest grape variety

DOWN UNDER

• Record breaking solar investment, Australian businesses spend $33 million in a month

SOUTH AFRICA

• Cape fires close in on historic Lourensford wine farm
• Wildfires damage four SA wine estates

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Russia raises duties on imported wine materials

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• RF Digital, FirstBuild unveil Simblee connected smart wine chiller

OLIVE OIL

• U.S. Olive Oil Imports Are Increasingly in Bulk