NEWS FETCH — July 31, 2016

TOP NEWS

• California Flip Flops on Wine Delivery Law
• North Coast growers head into grape harvest with labor shortage as their top concern
• DoubleLine’s Gundlach sues California wine merchant over bogus Bordeaux
• Premiumization Driving Global Wine Exports
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Future of Australian wine is in Chinese hands
• Vintage conditions push Argentine wine producers to premiumise

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Santa Barbara County EconAlliance Wine Forum Looks At Industry’s Future
• This millionaire might be California’s next governor. How Gavin Newsom got started with PlumpJack Wines
• Michael David Winery names Jen Berman GM of new Sonoma County facility
• The Pros and Cons of Living in Napa Valley

DROUGHT/WATER

• Fish, flows, and 5937 – legal challenges on the Santa Maria River
• Carbon Farming: California Focus on Soil to Meet Climate, Water Goals
• Is ‘green spot’ a sign of more trouble for Oroville Dam?
• A new gold rush is on, sparked by California’s post-drought snowmelt

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The win-win of shipping more wines to your door

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estates: Goldman Sachs Cuts to Sell
• Wal-Mart tightens delivery guidelines

DISTRIBUTORS

• Do Your Suppliers Like You?

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Talking Trade – A Lafite week
• Lafite 2011 Price Extends Recovery as Yquem Sees Higher Demand

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Do winery quality scores improve through time?

MARKETING & SALES

• Growth In Store Brands And Private Label: It’s Not About Price But Experience
• Millennials are not bad – and they’re not a marketing segment, either

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Day 1 of the IBWSS

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Twitter finally has a paid subscription product — but it’s only for advertisers

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin holders face sticky decision before August 1 split

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Reports Of Damaging Weather Are Not Necessarily A Reason To Doubt A Vintage
• The lore, and lure, of Washington syrah
• Grapes of the Rhone Valley: Picardan

WINE PEOPLE

• The Other Bordeaux: The Family Wineries of Côtes de Bordeaux Castillon
• 40 Under 40: Carl van der Merwe

WINE PLACES

• Croatia’s white wine and white beaches: a vineyard tour of Korčula
• Oregon – Pinot Noir and Life Beyond

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Will automation supplant the restaurant worker?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Kennewick wine dreams won’t be slowed by sewer snag
• WA: Kendall Mix takes over as winemaker at Wahluke Wine Co.
• WA: Wine Research Priorities Updated Pt 1 (podcast)

ACADEMIA

• Researching the Business Side of Wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Growth Regulator Herbicides Negatively Affect Grapevine Development: Identification of Herbicide Drift Damage, How to Prevent it, and What to do if it Occurs in your Vineyard

EUROPE & THE UK

• Europe: The drinks are on us, says UPS
• Piedmont Growers Go Nuts over Barbera

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Scotland seeks continued robust legal protection of Scotch whisky
• One Craft Distillery Opens Every Day. One Decision Can End The Boom.
• On the Frontlines of Vermont’s Craft Beer Craze
• Flavor scientists create a lexicon of terms to describe nuances of rum
• Beer Stocks Fall, but Wall Street’s Wrong
• Beer Institute Releases June 2017 Domestic Tax Paid Estimate