NEWS FETCH — June 20, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Constellation, Gallo, Bronco Lead Top 10 Fastest-Rising Growth Brands
• Calif ABC needs Declaratory Rulings to enter the 21st Century
• Big wine corps continue to gobble up Napa Valley wineries & vineyards
• Duarte seeks settlement in Clean Water Act case
• Booze distributors await July 1 court decision on recreational pot sales in Nevada
• Americans’ Confidence in Economy Stable
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Why South African wine exports must move from bulk to brands
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Three young Sonoma County winemakers turning heads
• The Terroir of the Petaluma Wind Gap
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Seats Available on New Sonoma County Groundwater Advisory Committees
• Oroville Dam repair is huge, but so is residents’ mistrust
• How Colorado Plans to Future-Proof Its Water Supply
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Whole Foods: A Bidding War
• Majestic boosts directors’ roles to support Gormley as md

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Ag Secretary Meeting a Prelude to Nafta Renegotiation

DISTRIBUTORS

• The Winebow Group Promotes Arjun Dewan to Executive Vice President, Wholesale East

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux 2016: How merchant price predictions compared to reality

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Wine Distributor Says Pot Just Another Product

HEALTH

• Grape-based compounds kill colon cancer stem cells in mice
• Why Drinking Wine Causes Very Dry Mouth, And How Eating Cheese Helps Prevent It
• Avoid drinking wine (or any alcohol) in a heatwave

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Who is ALWAYS responsible for obtaining a TTB label approval? (video)
• Wineries Can’t Crank Up The Music For Free

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Sommelier Offers New Wine Program Using Adaptive Learning Technology

MARKETING & SALES

• Majority of consumers consider a brand’s social and political stances before making a purchase

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine labels and what they’re not telling you

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine Industry Leaders Take on Climate Change at Vinexpo

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How chatbots are good for business
• How Your Brand Can Capitalize on LinkedIn’s New ‘Lead Gen’ Opportunities
• 4 Social Media Shake-aways

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• How Pernod Ricard is using the internet of things to get closer to its customers

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 10 ways wineries can retain younger workers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Allure of Old Vines on the Central Coast, CA
  
• Roero Arneis is Italy’s overlooked great white wine
• Your Guide to Becoming an Expert on Sparkling Wine
• Torres: We have to defend the culture of wine
• Rui Falcao on Madeira, at MUST 2017

WINE PEOPLE

• Remembering Richard Ward
• Elena Pantaleoni of La Stoppa (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Bordeaux’s most popular appellations

WINE TOURISM

• First Impressions of Wine and Wine Tourism in Cyprus

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• VA: Effingham Manor Winery Clears Major Hurdle
• Trump Winery’s misleading statements

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Invest to beat climate change and eat less meat

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Sour Rot: Etiology, Biology, and Management (PDF)
• Effect of Rootstock on Berry and Wine Composition of New White Grapevine Cultivar Savilon (PDF)
• Inhibitory activity of phenolic compounds against microorganisms involved in oenological fermentations (PDF)
• Mastering soil health elevates farm productivity, sustainability

EUROPE & THE UK

• Finally, France Is Warming Up to Other Countries’ Wines

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African supermarket giants in fine food fight

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Where Did Wine Come From?

OLIVE OIL

• Beetle Could Pose New Threat to Olive Trees

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Vive la révolution: Beer label approvals in June 2017 vs 10 years ago