NEWS FETCH — August 1, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Consumers Short-changed Again on Shipping
• French Wine Executive Arrested for Allegedly Turning Cheap Wine Into Châteauneuf-du-Pape
• Key trade organizations refute Forbes article on Chinese fake wine epidemic
• New “Wine by Numbers” + Analysis of Global & US Wine Market Dynamics
• International Bulk Wine & Spirits Show Wraps Up Two-Day Event In San Francisco *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Lodi’s Michael David Opens CA Harvest
• South Africa: Wine sales defy shrinking grape acres

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Solano Planning Commission to take up large Caymus winery
• Bank of Marin inks deal to acquire Bank of Napa
• Napa Valley College Foundation Welcomes Executive Director
• Video: Who needs a weighmaster license (CA wineries)
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• California May See More Rainfall Over the Next Century
• What will the rains bring? Team assessing watershed damage caused by Whittier fire
• Fertilizers, a boon to agriculture, pose growing threat to US waterways

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine World’s #1 Wine Vineyard Operator
• Shares in Treasury Wine Estates are rallying
• Amazon could make Whole Foods a place to play with Alexa gadgets

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Lafite bucks falling First Growth trend

DATA & TRENDS

• Armagnac’s back and gin can’t fail: five of the biggest drinking trends to watch out for

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Are You Team Pinot Or Team Pot?
• These Are The Top Five Emerging Trends In The Cannabis Industry

HEALTH

• Mediterranean diet improves cardio health, but only for the rich
• Losing Your Ability to Taste Could Lead to Gain Weight

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• 12 legal pitfalls wineries should avoid with hospitality and marketing events

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Focus more important than size in wine lists
• This app is designed to turn anyone into a wine expert

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine trade secrets revealed at OIV Wine Marketing Program
• Data Propelling Social and Digital Measurement and Spend
• Top 3 Under-Utilized Features on Vin65

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• RIP Chateau Frank: Dr. Konstantin Frank Moves Sparkling Wines Under Main Label

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• WA: Cabernet Summit earns praise for Red Mountain wines, hospitality

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Snapchat Stories vs Instagram Stories: Which should brands choose?
• How to Properly Funnel Facebook Traffic to Your Website
• Facebook Stories Can Now Be Made Available to Public Followers
• How wannabe Instagram influencers use bots to appear popular

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin is expected to ‘fork’ today, and its price could take a dramatic hit — here’s what that means

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Search-Log Analysis: The Most Overlooked Opportunity in Web UX Research

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• It’s Hard To Fix The Family Business Without Offending The Family

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Planting of a vineyard, by Hugh Hamilton of McLaren Vale

WINE PEOPLE

• Multihyphenate MS Fred Dexheimer Learns and Teaches in Latest Role
• The California Winemaker Rescuing Old European Grapes From Obscurity
• The Proust Q&A: Eran Pick MW
• Lini Lambrusco – A Sparkling Interview Alicia Lini
• Former Maialino and Del Posto Sommelier Is Helping Millennials Navigate Wine
• Winemaker talks Thai terroir and the pull of the Pyrenees
• Doug Margerum builds his wine company into one of the biggest and brightest (ND)

WINE PLACES

• Campania Update: Focus on Falanghina del Sannio DOC
• Port, Part 1: The Old and the New Douro, more than just Port

WINE EDUCATION

• Hambledon approved as WSET course provider

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• The State of PA Wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Protected Viticulture – Optimizing Climate for Production of Quality Wines (PDF)
• NDVI in viticulture (2): why is it challenging to use?

EUROPE & THE UK

• Expert Reveals German Wine Secrets

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Decant rush a good thing when it comes to wine
• OZ: Bottleshops affect people’s health, so our laws need to reflect that