NEWS FETCH — January 18, 2016

TOP NEWS

• State Of the Wine Industry … And Blood In The Water
• 2017 State of the Wine Industry – The Cliff Notes Version
• Hard Brexit has the wine market in its crosshairs
• New series of storms to bring renewed California flood concerns, especially in south
• Farmworker decline, higher wages trigger specialty crop mechanization
• Champagne shipments drop 2% to 306.6m bottles
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

MORE SVB SURVEY COVERAGE

• Silicon Valley Bank’s annual wine survey predicts growth sales of mid-priced wines
• Silicon Valley Bank Predicts Consumers Will Pay Slightly More for U.S. Wine in 2017
• Bank Predicts Strong Wine Market in 2017

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Austria sees huge rise in the price of grape and bulk wines
• Wine exports from South Africa to Russia are up
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• CAWG Names Michael Miiller as Director of Government Relations
• Did Napa wineries kill this local fundraiser?
• Wine Women hosts Lynda Paulson & Andy Springer as Guest Speaker
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Is the drought over? Depends on which one you’re talking about
• In south state, lingering drought worries farmers
• Drought to drenched California faces water overload balancing act
• Can salmon and weed coexist? The EERP is working to make it so
• The role of adjudications in groundwater governance and management
• 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*

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Concha y Toro: UK commitment pays major dividends
• Why the Treasury Wine Estates Ltd share price is soaring today
• VinCompass Q3 Report

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Xi Jinping may be preaching trade, but China’s opening up has slowed
• Moldovan president visits Russia, hints of ending EU pact

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine merchants underestimate price rises in 2016
• How great is the 2015 Burgundy vintage?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Is There a Likelihood of Confusion Between RAM HORN and RAM’s GATE
• Changes to Federal Excise Tax Bond Requirements – Do You Still Need a TTB Bond?
• Timing For When You Should Commence to Pursue a Claim?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine list awards invite skepticism

MARKETING & SALES

• Prosecco drives record sales for Virgin Wines at Christmas

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The Cork Oak Forests Want You to Drink More Wine

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Twitter is phasing out the “Buy” button, will continue to offer donations
• Google is still refusing to let Google+ die
• Vine is dead, long live Vine Camera
• Social Native gets authentic fans to create social media content for brands
• Chatbots are still missing one important ingredient

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin breaks down

MEDIA MATTERS

• UC Davis lands Jancis Robinson’s 40 years of wine documentation

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Stink Bugs Add the Flavor of Cilantro to Red Wine
• Regionality and terroir: The battle for New Zealand Pinot Noir
• Has ageing wine become irrelevant?

WINE PLACES

• OZ: Dogrock Wines at Crowlands keeps things simple
• Exploring Pays d’Oc

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Vineyard worker killed in ATV crash in Junction City
• Chad Vargas Creates Agrothermal Systems Applications Service for the Willamette Valley
• SC: Columbia wine-making grape comes back home after more than 200 years

ACADEMIA

• Washington State University lecture series to present ‘Climate Extremes’ wine symposium

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Wine grape production cost study could revitalize industry

EUROPE & THE UK

• Theresa May’s Brexit speech keeps wine drinkers and trade guessing
• Britain Turns its Back on Champagne
• Inside the Unforeseen Battle Against Blue Wine in Spain
• EU: Internet of Things gets closer to your plate with IoF2020 project
• Making more of France
• The transformation of Porto

DOWN UNDER

• New data reveals Australia’s beverage trends, from beer and spirits to zero alcohol

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Forget Wine. China’s Booze Market Is All About ‘Liquid Cake’

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• What those lines on Solo cups really mean