NEWS FETCH — April 14, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Full water allocation comes too late for some farmers
• Wine, beer & spirit growth rates all trending downward, but craft still reigns
• Italian police remove Crimean wines from Vinitaly show
• Calif drought over, but Santa Barbara water use faces federal threat
• Q1 restaurant sales performance disappoints despite March improvements
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• How California’s No-Drought Status Affects Growers
• Beckstoffer to Redevelop To Kalon Vineyard
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Sea-level rise in California could be catastrophic, study says
• Implications of SGMA implementation: Growers’ perspectives
• Scientists link California droughts to distinctive atmospheric waves

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• NY: Wine sellers push to allow shipments across the border
• CT: Committee to Hold Hearing on Mail Order Wine Purchases
• NAWR Supports Connecticut Bill Expanding Wine Access for Consumers
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australia and EU complete joint scoping exercise on a future free trade agreement

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• How to Sell Your Wine: A Complete Guide to Liquidating Your Fine Wine Collection
• 10 Steps to Protect Your Wine Investment
• Acker’s Grunewald auction achieves more than $7m
• Talking Trade – Montrose ’90 high

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Rift opens between the Brown administration and legislators over new marijuana laws in California

HEALTH

• Alcohol’s effect on behavior

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Is Holy Wine Going High End?
• Why is Trader Joe’s Wine Cheaper Than Bottled Water?

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Ginger Tonic from Gallo

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Soave brings augmented reality to Vinitaly

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Bad Social Media Never Dies. What Do You Do When It Happens to You?
• Should Snapchat Be Worried About Instagram Stories’ Success?
• Branded stickers are the new branded emoji keyboards
• Google is trying to turn Image Search into a shopping tool
• Instagram Stories puts more pressure on Snapchat as it hits 200 million users mark

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Modern Day “Slavery” In The Wine Industry, And What’s Being Done To Address It

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Return to the Volcano

WINE PEOPLE

• Faces of Michigan Wine: Coenraad Stassen

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MD: Poolesville Grape Crushing and Wine Facility Moves Closer to Reality
• Oregon water measurement bill passes initial committee
• WA: Wine Commission Survey Request Pt 2 (podcast)
  

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Leaf area and yield: Achieving vine balance

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Wholesalers take HMRC to court over AWRS “limbo”

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Adding Bubbles to your Hard Cider