NEWS FETCH — July 14, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Portugal’s cork-to-oil mogul Amorim dies at 82
• Napa & Sonoma County growers face strict new Water Board regulations
• John Duarte to speak at special screening of “Pray for Rain” movie starring Jane Seymour
• Canadian agency retracts ‘Products of Israel’ wine ban after backlash
• Nevada passes rules to ensure pot won’t run out, cuts out distributors
• ‘Smart’ vending machine could sell alcohol, weed, and ammo (What could possibly go wrong?)
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• The 2017 Wine Harvest in Burgundy Could Be Shaped by Hail Prevention Technology
• Burgundy report: Good weather bodes well for 2017 following 2016 shortages
• Early grape harvest reports in Texas
• Stronger Australian dollar is hurting wine exports

CALIFORNIA BURNING

• Alamo fire reaches 85-percent containment; Whittier fire 52-percent contained
• Winters fire near Napa County border fully contained
• Multiple SLO County fires caused by vehicles, not arson

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Jack Tognetti at 100: A farmer’s perspective on grapes and the good life
• Condrieu’s visionary Yves Cuilleron
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• California water bill passes house, but Democrats vow to fight it in the Senate
• Climate change to deplete some US water basins used for irrigation
• Opponents of California’s Delta Tunnels Project Push Alternative Strategies

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• US company buys Romanian wine maker
• Belgian Investors Buy Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino Estate

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• As America retreats, the world moves forward on trade

DISTRIBUTORS

• The nine rules for landing a US distributor

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• DRC leads global classification of fine wine
• Sex, bordeaux, sex, en primeur, and sex

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Legalization of marijuana for recreational use brings challenges and opportunities to the alcohol beverage industry

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• NC: Farm bill with anti-union language signed by Cooper

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Has the rose craze peaked?

MARKETING & SALES

• What would dynamic pricing look like in the wine trade?
• Prosecco looks to enter the luxury segment
• Innovate or Die – Wine Innovation in Hospitality

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Recycling One Cork at a Time

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Publishers are switching affections from Snapchat to Instagram
• How to use Facebook Insights to track the success of your social strategy

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Calif Supreme Court Decides Employee Plaintiffs Don’t Need Good Cause To Demand Non-Party Employee Contact Information

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine-themed documentary ‘Sour Grapes’ screens

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Complete Guide to Botrytis
• One of the weaknesses of the growing degree day concept, and similar climatic indices
• 1966 Rock n Roll vs The Greatness of 2017 California Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Walla Walla Women Winemakers Challenge the Status Quo

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Shane Collins leaves Tsillan Cellars to join Rocky Pond Winery
• Well Hung Vineyard: Making a Dream Come True

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Crop coefficient (2) : stratified sampling and plant-based analytics

EUROPE & THE UK

• The Dutch market trades up

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: Roll over leafroll?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• ‘King Arthur’s castle’ hosted feasts of wine and oysters

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Beer ‘for her’ slammed on social media as patronising