NEWS FETCH — August 23, 2016

TOP NEWS

• Top bond trader Gundlach accuses Yountville’s Soutirage of selling fake Petrus
• Rosé a year-round choice for majority of pink drinkers
• France: Winemaker crushed to death by wine press
• U.S. Economic Confidence Continues to Rise in August
• Deals Were Done and Business was Written at IBWSS. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• In Italy’s Drought-Hit Vineyards, the Harvest of a Changing Climate
• Silvaspoons Vineyards’ latest Iberian innovation (Mencía!) and Verdelho harvest
• Wine industry ablush as Canadians quaff record amounts of the photogenic pink drink

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Tourism spending surges in Napa County
• Q&A with wine pioneer Bob Trinchero: Napa Valley’s future is in listening
• Vineyard and winery automation is key to North Coast competition
• Napa wrestles with affordable housing for service workers
• Sonoma County town says no wine for pet owners at the vet
• An Interview with Axel Bourg of the UC Davis Library
• Stink Bug Now Threatens Almonds in California
• CA Give the Some of the Worst Tips (on credit cards anyway)
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Dozens are suing to block the tunnels. Will it matter?
• Madera County: Water still a hot topic for farmers
• Trump’s Executive Order will make America flood again (and again and again)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Direct wine sales, Napa style

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Google and Walmart are joining forces to take on Amazon

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Farm leaders seek to widen NAFTA gains

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Top 10 Bordeaux performers on Liv-ex: Gruaud Larose leads
• Fine wine investment: Margaux beckons

HEALTH

• Does one drink a day damage your health?
• UK: Concern for baby boomers who drink to excess despite declining drinking trends

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Bobby Stuckey Effect
• Taking the Temperature of Wine Service
• Enjoying wine in an Airbus 380

MARKETING & SALES

• How Brands Can Spot the Next Millennial Pink

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The Next Big Thing For Wine Lovers Is Canned Wine – Here’s Why

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 6th Annual WIN Expo Attendee Registration Opens

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Alcohol brands are reluctant to advertise on Snapchat
• Why Brands Need to Tailor to Each Social Platform to Win
• LinkedIn Users Can Finally Upload Videos

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Diageo uses smart posters to advertise Smirnoff cider on hot days

MEDIA MATTERS

• John Caldwell Viticultural Services presents ~ The Guide to Wine Grape Clones
• Time & Vine Is a Magical Comic About Teachers Drinking Wine Because Life Is Hard

MATTERS OF TASTE

• German Riesling a wine for hard-to-pair dishes

WINE PEOPLE

• Farewell to a food and wine writer: Rest in peace, Mike Peters
• With his two Bordeaux wine estates, oil baron Alejandro Bulgheroni is taking his time to get things just right

WINE PLACES

• Fjords and wine?: Norway
• The Wine Regions of Greece

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• What Gen X consumers want from restaurants

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• N.D. Department of Agriculture looking for research proposals on grapes, wine

ACADEMIA

• Young winemakers needed: UK college highlights ‘shortage’

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Is it finally time for organic wine?
• Climate change is coming for your cava and champagne

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Lodi Looks at Biocontrol for Vine Mealybug

EUROPE & THE UK

• How a Cava producer alerted police to Europe’s most wanted terrorist
• European Commission to further review Bayer-Monsanto merger

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine Equalisation Tax rorting set to end with new legislation
• OZ: Boronia’s Old Orchard vineyard left ‘to rot’ by Knox Council, former owners claim

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Heineken throws everything it has at the U.S. beer market
• Why Somms Are So Sweet on Bitter Italian Liqueur
• Tequila: a crash course in an underappreciated spirit
• US brewer cooks up ‘fried chicken’ beer