NEWS FETCH — January 23, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Blended blush, rose´growth blow away 2016 varietal market: Nielsen
• Environmental groups file suit in Napa vineyard project
• Chinese company buys Château Bel-Air
• 2016 U.S. Wine Sales Give UPS And FedEx Reason To Smile
• U.S. wine’s worries for 2017: Who’s picking the grapes, who’s buying
• Unified: Live Reports on the State of the Wine Industry
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• OZ: Clare Valley wine producers predict bumper crop despite delayed harvest
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County approves Sam Jasper Winery
• Walt Ranch approvals head to court
• Laura Michael Wines wins Napa County rules exception for restroom
• Going “Deep Green” among Napa County budget options
• Wine delivery service in Orange County brings it home
• Southern California pounded by intense storm and flooding
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DROUGHT/WATER

• How California Can Make the Most of Its Rainfalls
• Bureau of Reclamation Outlines Water Year 2017 Central Valley Project Water Supply Conditions
• As California goes from drought to deluge, an old foe returns: Mudslides
• California rain welcome, but not enough to keep up with groundwater demand
• California considers ending emergency drought rules
• A wet year won’t beat California’s never-ending drought
• “Unraveling the Knot” Water movement in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (video)
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RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• CA State water regulations could flush recycled water projects

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Virginia encouraging tobacco farmers to plant vineyards instead

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Aussie wine sector joins the fight to save the TPP
• Canada hopeful TPP can survive without US
• Canada’s trade minister sending signal to China: ‘We’re open to trade’

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Talking Trade: Italy and the USA lead the way
• The long tail: fine wine market broadens
• How To Avoid Buying Fake Wine
• Sotheby’s first sale of ‘17 held in HK
• iDealwine toasts 24% growth

DATA & TRENDS

• Long-term trends in Google wine-related searches
• What’s up with wine trends in 2017

HEALTH

• Excess of alcohol could cause infertility; moderate consumption, not

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Prosecco vs Franciacorta: Fizz Fight
• That bottle of wine you’ve been saving? Drink it

MARKETING & SALES

• For Affluents, Luxury Has to Be Experiential, Not Just Expensive

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The future of wine packaging

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Google testing mobile feature that replaces nearby business results with local inventory ads
• How to Protect Your Online Reputation in 2017

MEDIA MATTERS

• Who are the “good guys” when it comes to wine writing? Who are the bad guys?
• Vinography: The Taste of Gratitude, Thirteen Years On

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is California Syrah Misunderstood?
• Why So Many Great Vineyards Are On Hills
• Experts are now adding salt to their wine to improve the flavour
• Gruet: French Quality Bubbles From The American Desert
• What to Do About Volatile Acidity?

WINE PEOPLE

• The Jordans in the Redwoods: Two winemakers make their mark
• Interview with David Munksgard of Iron Horse Vineyards
• The founder of wines business Grand Cru Co is at home in Beckenham
• Uncorked: Vladimir Kojic
• I’ll Drink to That: Writer Katie Parla (podcast)

WINE EDUCATION

• Steven Spurrier becomes WSET honorary president

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Idaho: Commission seeks to change how winery assessment is calculated
• State legislators hear Washington wine will be ‘bigger than wheat’

ACADEMIA

• Updates from Purdue wine grape team

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• UCLA scientists mark Trump’s inauguration with a plan to protect climate change data

EUROPE & THE UK

• ‘Don’t worry: but do prepare and get involved’: WSTA’s Brexit advice to wine & spirit companies
• A look back at May’s Brexit speech: What does it mean for the trade?
• Queen turns winemaker, producing 3,000 bottles of fizz from her Windsor Great Park estate
• Eden Research’s friendly fungicide to help France make more wine

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Woolworths to break bread with winemakers
• Lessons to be learned from across the ditch as Australia struggles with farm labour woes
• Yealands appoints Adrian Garforth MW as CEO

LATIN AMERICA

• Cono Sur adds new vineyards

SOUTH AFRICA

• State of the South African Wine Industry
• Mitigating fire and other risks in the South African wine industry

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Sierra Nevada brewery issues 36-state recall of beer