NEWS FETCH — July 28, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Trump “recodification” of WOTUS fails to clear up or change Clean Water Act confusion or regulation
• Southern-Glazers, Breakthru, White Rock, Pio Imports penalized $9M for gifts to PA state liquor officials
• Owner of Healdsburg’s Wilson Winery hit with $56,000 in pollution fines
• Low wine harvest could damage French economy
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Download a PDF of Lew’s PowerPoint Presented at the International Bulk Wine & Spirits Symposium

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• China’s top 10 wine importing countries
• China’s bottled wine production drops by 10.4% in H1 2017

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Public Market in Buellton to House Tasting Rooms
• Will the Amazon flow through the Napa Valley?
• Plans for another downtown hotel in Healdsburg?

DROUGHT/WATER

• Three Ways California Can Transform Its Water Data
• Oroville Dam, other flood-safety projects would be fast-tracked under new bill

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Globally, Untreated Wastewater is Used to Irrigate Crops Way More than Previously Thought

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo enjoys strong UK sales growth
• Diageo will take Brexit in its stride
• Amazon wants to continue testing grocery stores without human cashiers when it owns Whole Foods
• Strong Earnings For AB InBev Show Not Everyone’s Turning Their Back On Bud

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux’s market share drops lower
• A concise guide to Bordeaux 2007-2016

HEALTH

• Drinking’s good for us again – but can the medical hype be trusted?
• Is talking about alcohol’s “health benefits” nonsense?
• Drinking red wine regularly reduces risk of diabetes
• Can Drinking Before You Know You’re Pregnant Cause a Miscarriage?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Do We Still Need Sommeliers in Restaurants?
• New World wines are popular but now the Chinese are coming

MARKETING & SALES

• Why Experience Innovation Matters When Marketing To Millennials
• Men in supermarkets

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Master of the Marks: A profile of Pierre Katz
• Cork or screw-top: which makes for better tasting wine?
• I used to judge people for drinking wine from a box. Then I failed a blind taste test.
• Ramondin snaps up screwcap company
• Simplifying Germany’s Label Game

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine trade conferences coming up

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Turning content into customers
• Facebook obliterates social media competitors in new survey
• Facebook’s Instant Articles restore subscription options they previously stripped

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Science of Smoke Taint
• How Southern French Rosé Has Remained Exciting Despite Years Of Familiarity
• Why Blends Matter When It Comes To Alsace Wines
• A Primer on Picpoul
• Sweet talk on wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Antonio Capaldo of Feudi di San Gregorio Making Wine In The Campanian Volcanic Arc
• Norman Hardie: the man putting Canadian wine on the map
• Week with Enolytics founder, Cathy Huyghe (scroll down a little over half way)

WINE PLACES

• A Southern Rhône Weekend Fixer-Upper

WINE EDUCATION

• If WSET included Ningxia

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Coupons and discounted meals are increasingly likely to drive traffic
• Scientists ‘Grow’ Food Using Electricity

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington wine commission sets research priorities
• Wine from the Middle of Nowhere

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The NDVI index: a measure of reference in agriculture

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wine grown in Sussex to be considered for EU protected scheme
• Thousands evacuated after wildfire on France’s Mediterranean coast

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China Is Facing An Epidemic Of Counterfeit And Contraband Wine

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Making wine in a war zone

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Lagunitas Brewing of Sonoma Co. invests in Short’s Brewing of Michigan
• Should Your Next Investment Be in Spirits?
• Brewing your own beer is a great investment in yourself