NEWS FETCH — March 27, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Federal judge denies Duarte request for reconsideration and appeal
• National Geographic Confused Over Trump Rollback of Clean Water Rule.
• Millennial Napa Valley vintner sells interest in Taken Wine
• Napa Vineyard Sale’s Knock-on Price Effect
• UK ports face standstill after Brexit
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• 2016 Lodi grape harvest second largest on record
• Exhibitor Space at USA Trade Tasting 2017 Is Now Completely Sold Out *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Large carryover storage the reason why CVP allocation was not higher
• Ukiah tribe purchases property for new casino
• UC spent nearly $1 million in probe of former UC Davis Chancellor Katehi
• Tasting room project roils sleepy Freestone
• Napa: Aguiar-Curry to examine wine industry issues in the Assembly
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Less-than-full CVP water allocation ‘boggles the mind’
• Oroville Dam crisis spurs debate on California’s aging water infrastructure
• NASA launches pilot project to measure snowpack from the sky
• Sonoma County on path to regulating groundwater supplies
• Vallejo reservoir could provide recreation, water for Napa County
• WA: Homeowners, irrigators debate cost and value of Yakima water plan
• Pumping out the Inland Sea – Delta exports in a time of plenty
• FDA looks to simplify FSMA water standards

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• USATT 2017: Back & Better *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Amazon to collect sales tax in most states starting April 1st

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Talking Trade – Big names at the top
• When Second Best is Good Enough

BORDEAUX 2016 EN PRIMEUR

• Guiraud 2016 released ahead of tastings week
• James Suckling releases Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 scores
• First Impressions from Bordeaux En Primeur 2016

DATA & TRENDS

• Wine and Spirits faring very well among consumer staples
• Vintage charts, and the variation within a wine-growing region

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• 5 Routes the Cannabis Industry Could Take to Get Around Federal Banking Restrictions

HEALTH

• How alcohol may be affecting your health and fitness
• Should You “Go Dry” for Your Health?
• Scientists say that getting cancer is mostly just bad luck

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• National Safety Council Statement on Utah Lowering its Legal Alcohol Concentration Limit to 0.05
• Indiana: Cold beer licenses prompt heated reaction from lawmakers
• Horses, Bourbon, Kentucky

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Online reviews impact purchasing decisions for over 93% of consumers
• Regression to the mean, or why perfection rarely lasts

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine on Tap
• Proposed change for Canadian wine labels aimed at reducing confusion
• Even machines have trouble opening wine bottles with corks

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• Kids in Wine Country, Bring Them On!

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Eastern Winery Exposition Recognizes Pennsylvania Winery Owners

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 6 Creative Ways to Use Instagram Multiple Photos and Videos
• How Snapchat Raised the Bar for Brands on Mobile
• TweetDeck might not be free for much longer

MEDIA MATTERS

• How to Write the Perfect Business Blog Post
• “Cork Dork” author Bianca Bosker about the soul and science of the bottle

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How Technology Is Minimizing The Differences Between Good And Bad Wine Vintages
• So you don’t like natural wine? I sense your pain, and I am here for you
• Embrace the “Snobs.” Don’t Drink Cheap(ened) Wine
• Wild, thrilling (and unpredictable!), natural wines are finding fans in Dallas
• The Wines of Rueda, Spain

WINE PEOPLE

• Gianluca Colombo, Réva Winery in Piedmont
• Who are the Future “Thought Leaders” for Italian Wine?
• Young gun: Michael Downer
• The New Face of Wine at Gramercy Tavern

WINE PLACES

• Adelaide wine escapades: three wineries near the city you can tour

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Wineries seek to expand number of satellite tasting rooms allowed
• BC: New wineries dig deep

EUROPE & THE UK

• WSTA warns of potential bootleg booze flood ahead of Article 50
• Morrisons shorten payment terms for small suppliers
• Aldi wine sales lead the way as retailer growth continues
• UK: Survey reveals rising costs top on-trade concerns but drinks offer often underplayed
• British public is still quaffing high-end bubbles

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine industry prepares to submit $50m plan to Turnbull
• OZ: Positive trends emerge: Production, sales & inventory

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• High acidity not the reason for Champagne’s slow progress in China
• How Startups Are Catering To India’s $35B Liquour Market, The 3rd Largest In The World
• Who is the average Indian wine drinker?

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Barley wine—beer’s stern grandpa with a heart of gold
• DNA-bothering eggheads brew beer you were literally born to like