NEWS FETCH — January 17, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Which Brexit? Good, Bad & Ugly Scenarios for Global Wine Markets
• Will Boomers Keep Buying Wine?
• Despite crackdowns, China’s fake wine industry will continue to persist in line with demand
• Wine Industry Rides Consumer Confidence Into 2017
• Promoting “Sustainable” could allow to Sonoma wine to fetch $7-a-bottle more
• Beer and soda cans found to have traces of bisphenol A in lacquer coating
• Confidence in US Economy Remains Upbeat
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Cognac posts healthy 2016 growth
• 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

• Agajanian Vineyards and Wine Company Buys Stake in Napa Valley Distillery
• Napa Valley Vintners Announces 2017 Board Leadership at Annual Meeting
• Four Napa Valley dessert wines will no longer be called ‘port’ (annoying survey alert)
• Napa Valley’s Silver Oak, Twomey name winemaker
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Liquor is quicker. Pot is not

DROUGHT/WATER

• Heavy Rains in Northern California Threaten South Coast Water Stashed in San Luis Reservoir
• Assemblyman Fong leads bipartisan effort to pump more water from the Delta
• Water infrastructure bill is a landmark moment for California
• This water grab will hurt every single one of us
• California has gone from drought to deluge, but our woes aren’t over yet
• Why the Environment Needs Water Markets
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands, Inc. Formed H&S; Sellers Are Thriving

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• How Social Media Usage Could Affect Your Startup Funding Opportunities

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Quantifying Lafite’s brand value

HEALTH

• New innovations in biotechnology mean good news for wine drinkers
• Stop Telling Moms They Can’t Drink Responsibly
• New study refutes how fruit flies developed their tolerance for alcohol
• Portable Breathalyzer Fits Into A Watch

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• NM: Bill aims to let customers bring your own bottle of wine to restaurants

DATA & TRENDS

• The Wine Trends of 2017

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Is Korbel the best sparkling wine in America?

MARKETING & SALES

• Boomers still hogging the expensive vintages, GenX ramping up, Millennials middle-marketing.
• Meritage – Death of a Marketing Label

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo launches new regional initiative

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Instagram Stories Is Likely to Become a Powerful Marketing Tool
• Live Video & Your Brand: A Simple How-To Guide
• 6 Ways Data Can Boost Your Social Media Marketing
• Facebook looks like it’s going to stop paying publishers to make live videos

WINE PEOPLE

• Could It Be More Than Sexism?: Women in Wine
• Terry Hoage, Terry Davis making waves in California wine world
• The Jordan family in Napa: Life in the Redwoods
• Uncorked: Chen Lizhong of Tiansai Vineyards

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Revolut lets you split bills in a few taps

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Phylloxera is more widespread in Colorado than originally thought

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Organic foundation gets USDA grant to help growers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Researchers map out world’s winegrape varieties
• First Bee in Continental U.S. Listed as Endangered Species

EUROPE & THE UK

• Champagne makers blame Brexit for lower 2016 sales
• UK: Barclay brothers to close Sark Vineyard

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Beer reigns supreme in drinks war
• Alcohol is Australia’s third biggest online purchase

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Champagne still not fizzing in China