NEWS FETCH — July 12, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Caymus Finalizes Permits and Planning for Second Solano County Winery
• Premiumization accelerates at retail. Upper Price categories grow: Nielsen
• Nevada governor calls for state emergency over pot shortage
• Booze Wholesalers Cause Emergency in Nevada Pot Sales
• Central Coast fires keep burning but firefighters gain more control

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BURNING

• Alamo Fire: 60% contained, acreage remains at 28,926 acres
• Whittier Fire grows to 11,281, containment jumps to 48%
• Stone Fire: 100% contained at 340 acres
• Multiple fires ignite off of 101 in Paso Robles

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa grapegrowers renew farmworker housing assessment for 5 years
• Calif. May Soon Let Colleges Sell Beer Brewed By Students
• Some of the founding fathers of Sonoma County wine
• California Nebbiolo Producers Share Challenges and Rewards
• Temecula could be Californian wine’s latest success story
• 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

• Crops, water and habitat: This California farmer’s winning trifecta
• Like Drought Never Happened: Budget Omits Funds for Water
• Gov. Brown writes Ryan, opposing HR 23, Gaining Responsibility on Water (GROW) Act of 2017

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco faces full-scale probe into its £3.7bn Booker purchase
• Target expanding craft beer, wine in Southern California stores

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex Classification 2017 – Right Bank Bordeaux

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Marijuana Workers Now Outnumber Bakers and Other Common Careers
• The Rise of the Cannabis Sommelier

HEALTH

• What’s the Least Dehydrating Alcohol?

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine retailers need to speak consumers’ language
• Why research shows you’re better off with your existing ad campaign

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• 5 Numbers That Will Make You Love (Even More) The Romance Of Wine Corks Popping

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Counterfeit ads are all over Instagram

PAYMENTS

• Apple now lets you pay for digital goods using PayPal

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Save the Internet — Net Neutrality Day
• What the EU’s Google Ruling Means for Brands and Content Management Providers Worldwide

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• The Ninth Circuit Calls a False Start on The Finish Line’s Attempt to Compel Arbitration: Refuses to Enforce Arbitration Agreement

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘Ancient Brews’ reveals tasty history of alcohol
• The Winemakers of Paso Robles book makes its debut
• W(h)ine, the Book, Is So Whiny And Perfect in Every Single Wine Way
• 5 Ways to Avoid Writing Content That Will Never Be Read by Anyone
• The ’90s Magazine That Courted Wine’s Early Counterculture

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Viticulture in a Marginal Climate
• Truth Behind The News: Harvesting Technique

WINE PEOPLE

• Kevin Morrisey: From Cameraman to Winemaker
• Wine, Women and Equity

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Global warming could result in losses for the European wine industry
• Climate Change Is Destroying Terroir as We Know It. Now What?

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Vineyard biosecurity project looks to next stage after trial
• Odour may be key to controlling fruit flies
• Engaging with the source of the drift

EUROPE & THE UK

• English winery revenues are rising fast
• Wine experts needed for scientific study, central London
• How Beaujolais Cru Is Remaking The Reputation Of An Entire Wine Region
• En primeur success helps Berry Bros revenue reach six-year high
• The Rise of The Algarve

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Rare Prohibition ‘grape brick’ that turns into wine on show in Ontario