NEWS FETCH — June 22, 2016

TOP NEWS

• $13 Million in Crops Rot in Santa Barbara County Fields as Mexican Immigrants Flee
• Napa grapes coping with heat better than humans
• United States Bucking the Declining World Alcohol Consumption Trend
• How will the Amazon-Whole Foods deal affect restaurants?
• So Brexit is happening – what next for the wine trade?
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Wine Institute dues down, salaries up. Income faces 1/3 cut from Trump USDA Budget – DataGraphic

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• With weather on his side, Paso Robles grower is optimistic about 2017 crop prospects
• US, EU urge China to limit food import control, might extend to wine
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Smaller, independent wineries stay ‘tactically agile and nimble’: Jordan CEO
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DROUGHT/WATER

• OR: Groundwater Debates Underscore Need for Water Rights
• Climate Change Is Shrinking the Colorado River
• Bill aims to have California save water for a not-so-rainy day
• The Delta as Changing Landscapes
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CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Wisconsin is now the third state to allow delivery robots

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo agrees $1bn deal for Casamigos tequila
• Are groceries cheaper on Amazon or Whole Foods? A price comparison

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Canada ‘waiting and seeing’ on farm issues ahead of NAFTA talks
• Trump’s Trade Chief Says U.S. Won’t Force Quick Nafta Deal

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• iDealwine assesses the wines of Clos de La Roche
• 1869 Yquem to lead Bonhams sale

HEALTH

• CA Orthodontists respond to increase in sparkling wine, water consumption

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Vivino app shows English wine reviews boom
• Proof you can taste: Make your own most excellent $5 rose
• The Latest Food Trend Has Drinkers Pairing Insects With Alcohol
• Zima, the clear beverage of youthful regret, is back. Did anyone miss it?

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Drinking Champagne the Warriors Way
• In Defense of the Half-Bottle of Wine

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo Bordeaux reports successful 19th year

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Snap Map Is Snapchat’s New Way of Alerting Users to Locations of Friends, Events
• Pinterest Sharpened the Focus of Its Lens Visual Discovery Feature

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Oregon wineries, food processors oppose proposed work week limit
• How to Fire a Family Member Without Destroying the Family — and the Business

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Curious Oregon Pinot Gris
• Too many people are making Justin Bieber wines

WINE PEOPLE

• Tim Stanley Clarke – Rest in Port
• This South African Woman Is Shaking Up The Wine Business
• In pursuit of making great wine: A tale of vintner Bill Hooper’s education

ACADEMIA

• Univ. North Florida Biology Professor Brews Up A Buzz

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Irrigation distribution uniformity
• Designing Effective Baits for Spotted Wing Drosophila is No Easy Task
• The impact of ozone and sodium hydroxide barrel treatments on the spoilage microflora and chemical composition of wine
• NY: Grape disease control update

LATIN AMERICA

• Uruguay’s wine future lies in Garzon

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Further evidence pre-Roman Britons had wine culture