NEWS FETCH — April 28, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Michael David Buys Sonoma County Estate
• Drugged Driving on Rise, Passes Alcohol Alone in Fatal Crashes
• Frost Strikes France Again, Savaging Bordeaux Vines
• Winemakers lose billions of dollars every year due to natural disasters
• French Investors Are Betting On The Continued Success Of Oregon’s Top Wines
• China set to become world’s second-biggest wine market
• FDA delays menu labeling rule
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Most people — including Millennials and GenX — would not recommend buying alcohol online

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• ‘Devastating’ frost strikes Bordeaux vineyards next
• China wine import growth slows down in the first quarter of 2017
• Italy: Post-frost outlook not as bad as it may seem, says former Barolo-Barbaresco consortium president Giovanni Minetti
• French winemakers deploy candles, heaters and helicopters to save vines from frost
• NZ: Limestone vine sites helped fight off rain
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• ​Napa County wineries: Do you know what your Use Permit conditions are?
• Controversial Sonoma hotel faces another hurdle
• Over $40,000 in Wine Business Scholarships Awarded
• Napa leaders present a rosy report on city’s future
• Napa County supervisors want to get a handle on winery code compliance
• Turnipseed Joins Rutherford Wine Company
• Dr. Damien Wilson to Provide Insight to Import Wine Market
• IGGPRA Announces Date and Topics of Third 2017 “Practical Grape Growing” Seminar
• Charter Oak Winery doubled its production without doubling its costs. You can too. Click to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Moët Hennessy is launching a posh online booze store which sells on-demand bartenders and trips to the Titanic

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• €230 million worth of fake alcohol & food seized worldwide
• The Spirit Animals of Bordeaux 2016
• Where there’s a will there’s a fake
• Roumier leads the way at Sotheby’s sale

HEALTH

• Dangerous Drinks and How To Spot Them
• Science reveals what progressively happens in your body & brain as you drink
• Could Posting Your Food Photos Help You Eat Healthier?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Utah liquor laws fly past peculiar and into weird

MARKETING & SALES

• Ten ways to maxmise online sales as UK crowned thirstiest European country for alcohol online

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• What Makes a Good Wine Label?

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How to bring chatbots into your marketing strategy
• Bots mean we can all have our own sommeliers & butlers

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin and Ether prices hit all-time high

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• The DOL Punts Again and Delays the Appeal of the Obama Administration’s Overtime Rules Another 60 Days

WINE PEOPLE

• Sisters, divided by a continent, united by wine
• Story of a Winemaker: Jeanne Burgess

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Wine And Sustainability Top This Week’s News From Texas

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How to Grow Cold-Hardy Wine Grapes
• Researchers move closer to preventing frost damage in vineyards by managing bacteria on the vines
• The cavitation controversy (chapter 4): Vineyards rarely cavitate!
• Three Phases to Managing Grape Berry Moth

EUROPE & THE UK

• Russians investing in European vineyards
• Dry whites will save sweet Sauternes
• Mapping Roero
• Chasing Purity in Burgundy

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Single Malt exports surpass £1billion for first time
• Oregon cider business bill progresses
• Craft beer prices don’t necessarily make sense
• Breeding improved brewer’s yeast – and brewing quality beer