NEWS FETCH — February 23, 2016

TOP NEWS

• How the on-trade is driving real new growth for bulk wine
• California Rains Could Mean Bigger Crops
• Gen X and Distinctive Style Aid Oregon Wines
• Why you can’t trust your friends’ reviews of wine — or anything else
• 3,000 acres in Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills AVA! Long-term lease. Organic possible. Bids due April 6. Click this link or Contact Rick at Washington State Department of Natural Resources. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Premium v value – which South African wine exports are selling the most?
• Which are South Africa’s top exported varietals?
• South Africa’s top eight export destinations
• 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*

CA STORMS/DAMS

• Hit by worst floods in a century, San Jose got little warning of impending disaster
• San Jose mayor admits failures in flood evacuation order
• Producers may get a break from ‘drought to deluge’ weather
• Lake County Floods Cause Crisis with Water & Sewer System
• Clear Lake rises to highest level since 1998
• DWR wants to stop Oroville spillway flow, doesn’t know when it can
• Oroville Dam holding steady below flood stage
• Water managers may have to ‘spill’ water from Lake Tahoe
• Turlock Irrigation District hopes to prolong spillway releases; Tuolumne River over flood stage
• Cachuma Lake rises 31 feet after weekend storm
• Ventura County: Lake Casitas water level slowly increasing

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma moves to support immigrants
• St. Helena Chamber pushes for improvement district
• Women for WineSense Panel Discussion March 2nd
• Cakebread Cellars ends experiment to get employees off Highway 29
• New owners plan to restore and preserve historic Napa mansion
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• California’s wet weather has some believing the drought is over
• Why Floodplains Could Be California’s Buffer Against Climate Extremes
• President Trump promised California farmers he would ‘start opening up the water’; Can he?
• Government agencies see link between groundwater and Napa Valley fish
• The State Water Board’s 2015 curtailment notices and proceedings against BBID and WSID
• Looking for wines to import into the U.S.? Find international producers on “Route USA” at ProWein 2017 trade fair. Click to lean more. *Sponsored Link*

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Decanted Wine Delivery is Now a Thing, Remains Unnecessary
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• China’s Moutai to surpass Diageo?
• Snapchat grilled by skeptical investors ahead of IPO

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Ten years on: Sauternes 2007

DATA & TRENDS

• Rosé wine trending up

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Marijuana Industry Projected To Create More Jobs Than Manufacturing By 2020

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Panel OKs bill allowing Arkansas grocers to sell wine from any winery

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Black folks are drinking wine, not the industry’s exclusionary Kool-Aid

MARKETING & SALES

• Cava sales fizzing in Japan
• Balzac helps clients tell authentic stories

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 3 Tips for Creating a Social Strategy Fueled by User-Generated Content
• Instagram update adds user gallery uploads

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How undocumented immigrants negotiate a place for themselves in America

MEDIA MATTERS

• The saddest kind of wine writing: Tabloid journalism
• Kiosk Dispenses Short Stories In French Subway Stations

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Horizontal versus Vertical Lees Aging: A Case Study in Franciacorta
• Could Cabernet Franc be native to Navarra?
• Majestic Zinfandel in all its guises (including Lodi’s true-blue style)

WINE PEOPLE

• Alberto Fernandez of Torres China
• Campbell Thompson of The Wine Republic

WINE PLACES

• Exploring wines in Corsica: A brief guide
• Margaret River: the Australian wine region that’s now big on beer
• The Unbelievably Gorgeous Italian Wine Region You Haven’t Heard of Yet

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Increased production, weeds, climate among top Arizona wine grape issues
• OR: Adelsheim Vineyard Announces Stumptown’s Joth Ricci as New CEO
• NY Vintners protest Crestwood during Drink Wine Day
• vinAmité Cellars finds its way in British Columbia wine industry

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• EPA approves Syngenta’s Minecto Pro insecticide for specialty, vegetable crops
• Nanoparticles could be the future of agriculture

EUROPE & THE UK

• Judgement of Nyetimber finds against leading English fizz producer
• UK: Warnings over wine prices are enough to make you hit the bottle

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Making premium wine Ao Yun in China is no easy feat

SOUTH AFRICA

• Challenging times for SA wine industry with excise hikes
• The Missing Middle

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Exploring the History of Wine in Morocco

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Federal Rule Changes Make More Products Eligible for (Lower) Hard Cider Tax Rate
• Santa Rosa Junior College to unveil brewing program
• Top Questions (and Answers) from “Shifting Trends in the Beer Industry” Webinar