NEWS FETCH — August 22, 2016

TOP NEWS

• French import sales soar on price drops: Nielsen
• Wine caught in US foreign-policy snag
• Wine Spectator Scholarship Foundation Donates $1 Million to Washington State University
• Mallya could be forced to sell shares worth £140m
• The Genius of Charles Smith and the Land versus Brand Wine Wars
• Deals Were Done and Business was Written at IBWSS. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Titus Vineyards wins production, visitation growth near St. Helena
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• More lawsuits filed against California Water Fix project

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• BJ’s Restaurants launches alcohol delivery in California

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Blue Apron shareholders file lawsuits alleging investors were misled

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• NAFTA negotiations underway

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Confirmation Bias Distorts Understanding of Wine Industry

MARKETING & SALES

• Contrary to Popular Belief, Millennial Shoppers Actually Like Going to Brick-and-Mortar Stores
• Millennials on Millennials: Lots of Love, Lack of Loyalty

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Keeping an open mind on closures
• Are Coffee Mugs the New Wine Glasses?

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook faces scare that teens are, like, totally going to Snapchat and Instagram. Again.
• Facebook and Twitter Now Have Original Content, but Can Viewers Find It?

PAYMENTS

• It’s Time To Take Bitcoin And Blockchain Technology Seriously

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• The Internet Is Now Basically Just a Version of the Old Farmer’s Almanac

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Humans Are Hard-Wired to Hate Networking

MEDIA MATTERS

• A Tale of Crime, Greed, Stupidity and Excess in the Wine World

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Oregon Riesling is the Best in the West

WINE PEOPLE

• Remembering Haridimos Hatzidakis
• Interview with Andrea Robinson MS
• Nathan Kendall: Pushing the Limits of World Class Wine in the Finger Lakes
• The Proust Q&A: Bruce Jack
• For the Love of Corsica: Antoine Arena

WINE PLACES

• Wineries in Sonoma County that welcome families with kids

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET alumni to present new Careers Series events

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Georgia Grapes: Beginning Growers Flock to Vineyard Workshop by the Bunch

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Organics: Trusting the Terminology

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Cold-tolerant yeast strains for cider and wine makers to improve product quality
• Mapping vine reserves variations to predict vineyard productivity

EUROPE & THE UK

• The re-emergence of Croatia’s wine industry
• UK: Significant step change takes place in wine prices
• Cognac Exports Rise For Third Straight Year To Historic High

DOWN UNDER

• As Australia’s domestic production diversifies, the age gap in consumer tastes begins to widen
• OZ: Barossa winemakers living in ‘golden age’ of wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• Does South Africa Need a Signature Grape Variety? (podcast)

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Idaho could pass Oregon this year for No. 2 hop state