NEWS FETCH — August 31, 2016

TOP NEWS

• National sales of Oregon wine take healthy jump
• Trinchero lauds family ownership in the wine world over corporate control
• This chart is proof that millennials are destroying the beer industry
• California’s water wars pit farmers against salmon fishermen
• There’s no wisdom in crowd sourcing wine columns
• Hop broker bankruptcy may signal industry turbulence
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• OR: Wine crops threatened this fire season

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Balzac Communications Founder Paul Wagner retires, Michael Wangbickler Becomes President
• Can a Napa winery run on a generator, not PG&E, forever?
• Trinchero: Keys to wine industry: Automation, relationships
• Thelonious Monk estate sues North Coast Brewing over Brother Thelonious merchandise
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• As Hurricane Harvey hits Gulf Coast, Central Valley must prepare for the next storm
• Trump Killed Obama’s Flood Protection Rule Two Weeks Ago

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Focus on the ‘C’ for Better DtC Wine Sales

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard sales surpass €9bn for the first time
• Brown-Forman sales rise thanks to Jack Daniel’s brands

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• 8 Things You Need to Know about Investing in Wine
• Fine wine investment: Contrary bubbles
• Every Wine Lover Should Have a Wine Cave
• Maureen Downey to host wine authentication workshops in HK

HEALTH

• Grape Extracts in Wine Can Help Fight Colon Cancer
• Diageo to Reignite Virtual Reality Efforts with Experience Focused on Dangers of Binge Drinking

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Business Insider took a DNA test that claims to reveal the best wine for you — here’s the verdict
• Bota Box rosé and the pink wine revolution

MARKETING & SALES

• Put a little Red Bull into your Wine Communication!

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Modern wine packaging’s in the bag
• Ball Corporation announces closure of several US plants

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Are Verified Business Accounts the Next Step Toward Monetizing WhatsApp?
• People keep spending more time using Snapchat, even though Instagram is cloning all of its features
• Coming soon to Facebook Watch: sponsored shows
• Facebook and Google impervious to any advertising recession predicts analyst

PAYMENTS

• Here’s how bitcoin is dwarfing housing and dot-com bubbles
• Three emerging payment technologies retailers need to know about
• Garmin follows Fitbit into contactless payments with the launch of Garmin Pay

MEDIA MATTERS

• LOVE ISLE SEX DRUG SHOCK — The many pitfalls of journalese

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Five Myths of Winemaking
• Hidden Provence – The white wines of Cassis

WINE TOURISM

• Lisbon’s “We Hate Tourism” tours teach visitors how to travel responsibly

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• What is a restaurant? Food critics have a hard time deciding.

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How Harvey May Impact Specialty Crop Growers
• NH Liquor Commission building new 22,000-square-foot Liquor & Wine Outlet in Portsmouth
• Looking at the Nova Scotia wine industry
• Master Sommelier Doug Frost Says You Should Be Drinking Kansas Wines
• MI: Vineyard replanting slated for spring

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Amphorae and concrete tanks give beverage producers new, old options.
• Parrish Develops New Shade Cloth for Even Ripeness, UV Protection
• Video: Common tare info for wineries using macro bins for their grape loads

EUROPE & THE UK

• Farmers’ confidence rises everywhere in EU except in Brexit-stricken UK
• Stephen Skelton says the UK wine industry is healthy but may not make you rich

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China to adopt new limit on Ochratoxin A for Chinese and imported wine

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Scientists grow yeast for beer making using spent grains
• Texas Breweries Wait for Water to Recede, Others Turn Into Donation Centers
• Developing a Vocabulary for Sour Beer
• California Distillery Creates Vodka From Food Waste
• Breaking Down Hops Trends With Founders Brewing’s Jeremy Kosmicki