NEWS FETCH — July 25, 2016

TOP NEWS

• American Farm Bureau jumps into Duarte fight
• Gap in US vs Oz Chardonnay bulk prices offers Australian Opportunity in American Market
• How to Join Forces To Take on Wine & Spirit Distributors Southern-Glazers
• California Winemakers No Longer Fight Drought—Now It’s Mildew
• Crews stop spread of huge California wildfire near Yosemite
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Duarte Opens Two New Legal Assaults In Federal Court Battle With Corps of Engineers

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Rabobank Wine Quarterly Q3: Focus on Europe (PDF)
• Rabobank Wine Quarterly: Australian export value rises but volume falls

CALIFORNIA BURNING

• With Detwiler Fire half contained, firefighters focus on eliminating its fuel

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The Mother Lode Mourns Passing Of Vintner, Renowned Physician Ian Renner
• Sonoma County Winegrowers hire communications manager
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Water wasted to the sea?
• Why Some Western Water Agencies Are Writing 100-Year Water Plans

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Rémy Cointreau posts sales of €240.2m in Q1

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Agtech startup Prospera, which uses AI and computer vision to guide farmers, harvests $15M

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Canada: Critics of free trade silent on recent Israeli wine decision
• Trump’s steel curbs risk trade war

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• High UK en primeur demand and Asian growth fuels strong BI sales

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• California Weed Farms and Wineries Pair Up

REAL ESTATE

• Better With Age? Napa Valley Vineyard Estate Relists One Year Later At $42 Million, A 10% Bump

HEALTH

• Alcohol improves memory, scientists say as study finds drinking helps people recall information

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Consolidation Comes with Legal Challenges
• Metro Detroit microbrewery battling Gallo over trademark
• IN: Supreme Court overturns grant of Monarch affiliate’s liquor permit

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Rosé revolution gains momentum
• As wine shows and competitions proliferate, the value of a gold medal comes down to the integrity of the judging process
• How Do You Know When a DNA Test Is B.S.?
• To Lure Wine Lovers, Sake Makers Learn It’s All About Rice

MARKETING & SALES

• This Service Lets Sellers Easily Create Their Own Shoppable Emails

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Understanding the Environmental Impact of Closure-Related Faults: Water
• How cork is fighting back in closures battle

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• WSTA names speakers ahead of ‘Brexit’ conference

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Which social media networking sites should brands keep an eye on?
• Facebook acquires Source3 to get content creators paid
• Twitter plans to shut down SnappyTV in favor of new TV-clipping tool

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• This Is Why Boomer Business Owners Should Stop Whining About Millennial Employees

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Report: Everything’s coming up rosé for wine lovers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Deconstructing terroir – the roles of place, soil and clone
• Think tank in France discusses the future of ‘fine’ wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Rolando Herrera Living the Dream

WINE PLACES

• Can Cirò be Italy’s next big thing?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Arizona wine tourism industry turning red, white grapes into $56M in green
• Four Top VA Wineries Join the Commonwealth Collective
• How Idaho’s Big 3 ag sectors — and its little wine-grape industry — are faring today
• Celebrating Milestones for Canada (150 Years) & Canadian Wine (37 Vintages)

ACADEMIA

• USDA Invests $7.6 Million toward Beneficial Insect Research

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Alternative energy systems give small producers a unique story to tell

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Natural laws and vineyard management
• Crop Coefficient (5) : How heat affects maximal vine water needs and water deficit?

EUROPE & THE UK

• Cider and bubbly sales soar as Brits enjoy summer sun
• UK: Tens of thousands of bottles of wine were seized by police in raids around Tunbridge Wells

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China grows up: part two

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• 1,600-year-old stone wine press found in Ramat Negev