NEWS FETCH — June 2, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Why the US punting on the Paris Climate Accord won’t mean much for wine & beer
• Mixed drinks, beer and cider volumes slip as wine grows slightly
• Proposed California Bill Would Guarantee Constitutional Rights Of Immigrant Workers At Work
• As Food Delivery Companies Struggle, Blue Apron Tries A Different Recipe: An IPO
• Increase your profits from Private Label, Bulk Wine and Contract Bottling! Click to snag one of the last 3 exhibit slots at IBWSS 2017*Sponsored Link*

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Details of the Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation’s finances and operation in WII’s new DataGraphic

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Calif bulk Cab Now Selling for 2X France’s
• Wonderful Nurseries Moves to 100% Root Socks for All Potted Vines! *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma zoning board likely to reject controversial Westside Road winery
• Napa planners to get first look at Marriott hotel, winery
• What’s The Matter With The Temecula Valley ~~And Why It Matters
• Can mechanically harvested head trained vines meet growing demand for Lodi Zinfandel?
• Napa Valley’s Glitziest Event Gets the Coppola Family Cooking
• Here’s how bulk wine & spirits buyers can boost profits by avoiding the usual buy/sell channels and using this new sourcing tool. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• The Challenge of Measuring Groundwater in California’s Central Valley
• Jerry Brown sends a message to water agencies on the Delta tunnels – and it’s direct
• America’s dam crisis: Was Oroville just a drop in the bucket?
• Santa Barbara: Desal goes online, sort of
• California’s growing marijuana issue
• Retail point-of-sale materials don’t need to be expensive! Click now to learn more about high-quality, affordable displays and ads. *Sponsored Link

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Liberation Distribution (LibDib) is Now Available to Restaurants, Bars and Retailers in New York

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Walmart’s Big New Problem Isn’t Amazon

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• The changing future in the world of wine
• Psst! Wanna Buy a Winery?

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex 100 gains 0.4% in May

BORDEAUX 2016

• Lafon Rochet 2016 released: stands out
• Cantenac Brown 2016 released – equal to the 15? Not in price…
• Petit Mouton 2016 released
• Giscours 2016 released
• Grand Puy Lacoste 2016 released
• Boom! Canon 2016 released.
• Rauzan Segla 2016 released
• Pavie Macquin 2016 released
• Cheval Blanc 2016 opens with confidence
• Domaine Chevalier 2016 released

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Science and FDA Say Cannabis Is Medicine but DEA Insists It Isn’t

HEALTH

• How to prevent a hangover, according to a doctor
• The Health Benefits Of White Wine, Because There Actually Are Some

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• 2017 update: Are wine prices rising?
• Good news for New York: Millennials can’t stop drinking wine

MARKETING & SALES

• An innovative way to help the next wine generation

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Twitter might charge for Tweetdeck, but Twitter itself will probably remain free

PAYMENTS

• Redwood Credit Union launches smartphone payment tech

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Google plans to clean up the web with Chrome ad blocker next year

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The weird hybrid wines that leave even the experts guessing at their origin
• Why do some wines taste of mouse cage?
• Wine is a numbers game

WINE PEOPLE

• The Surprising Rise of Michigan Wine: A Conversation With Lee Lutes of Black Star Farms

WINE PLACES

• Napa Valley’s last ghost
• The visit of a lifetime: in the cellar at Domaine de la Romanée-Conti

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• 5 reasons fast-casual restaurant sales are falling

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• What Winemakers Want You To Know About Virginia’s Wine Renaissance
• Idaho wines get free ride aboard Alaska Airlines
• Organization Now Washington Winegrowers

ACADEMIA

• Washington State Eyes New Roadmap for Research

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• After The Harvest Crush, Grape Skins Live Their Next Life In 3D
• Bodega Argento’s Silvia Corti on going organic

EUROPE & THE UK

• English sparkling wine sales reach 3.5m bottles in UK
• UK: WWII tank found at Denbies

DOWN UNDER

• New Zealand wine industry signs biosecurity partnership

SOUTH AFRICA

• ‘Cape Town’ designation groundbreaking for South Africa

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Russia to slap tax on wine imports
• Georgia’s Best Wine Is Buried

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• How Whiskey Helped End Reconstruction in the South