NEWS FETCH — October 6, 2017

TOP NEWS

• How Apple’s new technology will overturn wine marketing
• Merlot curse is over! Merlot is still tanking! The Upstairs, Downstairs phenomenon
• Calif Governor signs funding bill for Napa farmworker housing
• NY: Vineyard 48 Shut Down By State Liquor Authority
• Japan’s brewers learn how to make women drink more
• What do we know about wine as a magic elixir?
• New London wine competition will rate wines for commercial success and consumer appeal in addition to quality. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Picking grapes continues throughout the Napa Valley
• Northwest Michigan wine grape report
• PA: Weather gives Lehigh Valley wine harvest a boost
• Bordeaux left reeling after robberies
• France to Make Least Wine in 60 Years After Bad Weather Hits Grapes

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Typical early autumn conditions prevail in CA; some thoughts on La Niña
• De Luz growers eye special wine-grape designation
• Premiumization: What’s it mean for Lodi?
• E. & J. Gallo Winery Contributes $100,000 To Aid With Mexico City Earthquake
• Yountville approves upgrade of wine tasting room, new restaurant
• Cuvaison Names Director of Marketing and VP of Sales
• Devore joins Amici Cellars
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Bill to ease water measuring regs awaits Governor’s signature
• California State Auditor releases report on California Water Fix

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Aldi wine: This isn’t the way to win friends and influence sales

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine prices outstrip diamonds, fine art and classic cars
• Burgundy ‘triumphs’ at Bonhams

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• San Luis Obispo County residents weigh in on coming cannabis regs

HEALTH

• How Many Calories Are in Wine?
• Ecstasy For PTSD And Alcoholism? Here’s What The Science Says
• Umbrellux Covers DAO Deficiency So You Can Have More Wine With Your Cheese

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Liqui-Box steps up presence in bag-in-box wine market with consumer focus

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Instagram Stories Can Now Be Shared to Users’ Facebook Stories

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why wine is culture: a master sommelier shares her secrets
• How a French fallacy is keeping some fabulous wines affordable

WINE PLACES

• Long Island’s Smallest: OR Winery

WINE TOURISM

• Millennials are trying to redefine what it means to be an American tourist abroad

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• How to Bolster Wine Sales a Plate and a Glass at a Time
• While restaurant atmosphere is key, food and service still rule

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Southern Oregon Launches New Initiatives

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Bioclimatic indices of the ripening period (2) : Thermal conditions at night

EUROPE & THE UK

• Three young entrepreneurs are bringing wine back to France’s capital

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Uber offers designated drivers for Swan Valley wine tours

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Four Countries In Asia Shuttering Their Alcohol Sales

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• A window to wine’s past

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Make Bourbon, not Biofuel