NEWS FETCH — August 8, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Canada’s wine sales restrictions on the table at NAFTA talks
• Robin Baggett Acquires Stake in Perinet Winery in Priorat
• Cab Boom, Napa Bubble, Think Pink, Back to the Future?
• $1 billion worth of claims for Oroville Dam damages filed with the State of California
• So Far, American Grocery Shoppers Buck Online Shopping Trend
• Deals Were Done and Business was Written at IBWSS. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Wine grape harvest begins in Napa County
• 2017 Sparkling Harvest Well Underway in California
• Northwest vineyards track ahead of cooler vintages
• Oregon growers checking for heat damage to grapes, berries
• Véraison in five Chinese wine regions

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California ABC Announces 2017 New License Authorizations
• Wine Country has reached its limit in Healdsburg
• Pioneer in Sacramento’s craft beer movement closing its doors
• The Bounty of Sonoma County ~ Luther Burbank ~ Beyond Grapevines
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Plan for San Joaquin Valley Reservoir to Recharge Groundwater Draws Concern

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Phélan-Ségur sold to shipping magnate

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Canada v Mexico: Trump seeks to divide and conquer in Nafta negotiations

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The Ultimate Wine Con Job
• Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture Selects Bruker NMR FoodScreener® for Authentication and Identification of Hungarian Wines

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Illegal Marijuana Farms Dump Shocking Amount of Toxic Waste

HEALTH

• Preventing dehydration from alcohol: Water before, water during, water after
• Can You Drink Red Wine When You’re Pregnant?
• Resveratrol Attenuates Neurodegeneration and Improves Neurological Outcomes after Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Why you haven’t seen beer, liquor in CO grocery stores

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine consumption rises with income. Here’s a map of your best customers.
• Duty-free rip offs: Airport buys not always a bargain

MARKETING & SALES

• Premium cider eyes sparkling wine market segment
• ‘Sessionable’ wine will help boost US wine sales, producers claims

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Why UK Buyers Put Wine Before Closure

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Inaugural Organic Grower Summit Attendee Registration Now Open

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Lonely Planet launches an Instagram-like Trips app
• Nine reasons for your brand to use social listening tools
• Brands Need to Ditch the Social Media Snark
• Everything You Need to Know About Snapchat TV
• Heineken prioritizes mass reach over hypertargeting on Google and Facebook

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin hits a record high near $3,500

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Check your math, central banker says: less immigration equals less growth
• Generation Z: Are We Ready for the New Workforce?

MEDIA MATTERS

• New drinks podcast helps you drink better, not more

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Slow Wines – The Art Of Amphora

WINE PEOPLE

• 40 Under 40: Berene Sauls

WINE PLACES

• 48 Hours in Champagne with Peter Liem
• Everything You Need to Know About the Wine-Soaked Region That Is France’s Best Kept Secret
• Inside Ceraudo’s southern Italian idyll

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Chefs say a dishwasher can make or break a restaurant. So I signed up for a shift.

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• The wine trade in New York has its work cut out feeding the intellectual demands of its customer base

ACADEMIA

• Ontario: UWindsor Offers New Wine Research Classes

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why The Term “GMO” Is Misleading

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The berry sugar loading : an indicator of grape quality

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Chris Porter to become Benevolent CEO

DOWN UNDER

• A radical overhaul of alcohol taxation and innovative packaging design could have a deep and lasting impact on the Australian wine market

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: Pinot Noir’s Next Big Thing

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Songs About Drinking Are Declining in Popularity

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• UK: Drinkers want greater clarity on meaning of craft beer
• The Worst Beer Kickstarters I’ve Ever Seen