NEWS FETCH — July 17, 2016

TOP NEWS

• New Calif wine grape planting forecast lowest since 2010, coastal regions dominate
• Wet Winter Drives Up Vineyard Hiring
• Labor tight but adequate for now; September could be tighter
• Brexit: will the UK wine trade cope with EU divorce?
• Vijay Mallya sentencing postponed
• How To Make Your Online Advertising Pay Off * Sponsored link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Shipping forecast: the growth of bulk wine
• Global Temperatures And Grape Harvest Costs Rise Together

CALIFORNIA BURNING

• Whittier fire in Los Padres National Forest consumes more than 18,000 acres
• Alamo Fire containment increases to 95%

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Paso: Agricultural consultant to speak at July grape growing seminar
• Wine Institute to Host Sommeliers from Mexico for California Wines Tour & Master Classes
• Calistoga wineries offer rare tasting in San Francisco
• Napa County planners to look at non-winery issues
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Battle Looms as California Moves to Dedicate More Water to Fish
• A simplified method to classify streams and improve California’s water management
• Wastewater treatment that doesn’t waste water

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• China keeps trade deals coming

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Talking Trade – 2014 vintage, rest of the world classification
• How to invest in South African wine
• Ultra rare 1869 Yquem sold in London

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Wine Country vintners curious but wary of cannabis industry

REAL ESTATE

• OZ: Iconic Queensland winery on the market

HEALTH

• How to Balance the Negative Effects of Post-Workout Boozing

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The John Cleese Fawlty Towers guide to restaurant wine service
• These companies want to help you discover (and afford) craft wine

MARKETING & SALES

• The Profitability of Yellow Tail for Casella Wines
• UK’s The Co-operative Unveils New Approach To Marketing Wine

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ASEV 68th Annual Conference

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• There Is a Best Time to Publish on Social Media and You Can Determine When It Is
• 4 Ways to Make Social Media a Core Part of Your Marketing Automation Strategy
• Are Ads Coming to Facebook Marketplace?
• Look out, YouTube and Facebook: Amazon’s coming for video publishers

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Embracing change with virtual reality: Nicholas Feuillattte

MEDIA MATTERS

• Unravelling the Tangle of Terroir Champagne (book review)
• Rejuvenating WineLine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Pope: “natural wine” can contain sulfites
• BDX: Falling in Love again? Part 4 – Why Hipsters Hate Bordeaux
• The irony of the riesling grape: Part I
• Enduring demand for… teinturiers!
• Why try your hand at blending wine? To learn what you like, and how to find it.

WINE PEOPLE

• From teen immigrant to vintner, Rolando Herrera has bottled his dream
• Albiera Antinori Talks Wine, Family And Business
• Gretchen Thomas: The Reign of Spain at Barcelona Wine Bar
• How a scientist got from cardiac research to wine

WINE PLACES

• Underrated Wine Regions You’ll Want to Visit in 2017
• Buzzing Abruzzo
• Video: in the spectacular Mosel region with Ernie Loosen

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Grocery, restaurant groups file suit against NYC menu labeling
• Amazon might launch its own WhatsApp competitor that lets you order food and split bills

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Cayuga Lake Wine Trail (NY): How are wineries handling all that rain?

ACADEMIA

• WA: College Cellars vineyard instructor Joel Perez recruits technology

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Further Pre-Harvest Cellar Preparations to Consider
• How to assess vine water deficit during shoot development

EUROPE & THE UK

• Italy: Tax fraud wine importers served with jail sentences
• Conviviality doubles profits following “transformational year”
• A new style of Italian wine network
• Germany’s ripple effect in the UK
• England gets a taste for Buckfast, the fortified wine that’s linked to crime

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Azerbaijani quality certificates for wine products to be recognized internationally

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• How beer prices defines ‘real’ cost of living