NEWS FETCH — September 8, 2016

TOP NEWS

• US Alcohol Consumption Continues To Decline Says Just-released Federal Study
• Stepped-up ICE activity in Napa Valley reported
• Poor French grape harvest a dilemma for Treasury Wine Estates
• MW Says Sommeliers disastrously wrong in their approach with most consumers
• FTC warns Instagram influencers to disclose business ties
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ICYMI

• Scroll down for today’s Real Estate Listings
• What are the new real estate listings all about?

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Sonoma County Wine Harvest Off to a Fast Start
• Sonoma County grape growers working long nights, days to bring in crop
• CA: Game on for growers, as fall harvest begins
• Napa Harvest 2017: Vines, grapes, and people suffer through hot weather
• Italy Remains Top Wine Producer, Despite Drop In Grape Harvest
• Earliest ever harvest for Denbies

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Total Wine launches Bay Area superstore expansion
• Peerless Partners with Fetzer Vineyards
• Not Done Yet in Sonoma
• Napa Valley Wine Academy Expands Team
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• The changing paradigm of stormwater management
• Overview of the Association of California Water Agencies Storage Integration Study

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• Lompoc Grove Vineyard, Lompoc, CA $985,000 | 30 +/- Acres | Santa Barbara County
• San Luis W.D. Almonds & Open N. of Shields and mile east of Interstate 5, approximately 15 miles southwest of Firebaugh, CA. , Firebaugh , CA | Fresno County, CA $5,317,065 589.86 acres
• Charming Winery with Vineyard 2849 Highway 4 , Vallecito , CA | Calaveras County, CA $925,000 8.3 acres.
• Agriculture Property w/ Processing Plant, Kelseyville CA, Lake County, $849,000, 16.5 acres
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• AB InBev High End Beer Division Lays Off 90% Of Its Sales Force
• Trader allegedly paid Amazon employee and frat bro $10,000 to steal earnings results in $1.7 million insider trading scam

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Round of NAFTA talks ends amid resistance over Mexico wages

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Rescue mission underway for rare wine collections menaced by Irma

DATA & TRENDS

• Silicon Valley Bank Analyst Says Wine Sales Data Reports Contradict Trends

HEALTH

• Drinks industry downplaying cancer risk ‘like tobacco giants did’

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why women are picking prosecco over champagne
• Can an Algorithm Decode Your Palate to Find Your Perfect Wine?
• The Wine Curmudgeon’s 100 point scoring system
• SevenFifty Technology + Wine Spectator Scores

MARKETING & SALES

• Influencer Marketing: How Far Does Free Go?

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Winery sells unique refillable bottles to customers

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Champagne makers are innovating digitally and technologically to remain ahead of new rivals

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Drinking Champagne with flutes is like going to concert with ear plugs
• The Science of Wine Oxidation
• Making a Case for the Marche: Is Verdicchio Italy’s greatest native white grape variety?
• On Wine: Shared Experiences
• The Impact of Wildfires on Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Q&A: Hannah Tovey, head of the London Wine Fair
• Unfiltered: Christopher Lecoufle, Les 110 de Taillevent
• Colorado Has A New Master of Wine

WINE PLACES

• From an Undervalued Region in France, New Energy, New Inspiration, and Great Wines

WINE EDUCATION

• Master Sommelier Diploma Exams in Florida are cancelled due to Hurricane Irma

WINE TOURISM

• Can Wine Tourism Take Center Stage in Valpolicella?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Little rain in sight for smoke-choked Northwest vineyards
• Hospitality Helps Houston after Harvey
• Texas Wineries Unscathed by Hurricane Harvey
• WA: More plans revealed for future wine village area in Kennewick
• OR: Center trains Northwest vintners

ACADEMIA

• Five viticulture programs offered in Washington

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Loftness introduces OS170 spreader for orchards, vineyards

EUROPE & THE UK

• EU Commission outlines vision for treatment of trademarks and GIs post-Brexit
• Brexit boosts Scotch whisky tourism

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Silver chloride not permitted as winemaking aid

LATIN AMERICA

• Santa Carolina reveals experimental project in Bío Bío

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Why Are So Many College Names Showing Up on Beer Bottles?