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DAILY NEWS FETCH - July 1, 2015

CREATED BY WINE INDUSTRY INSIGHT  & MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR SPONSORS
Editor & Publisher, Lewis Perdue. Assistant Editor, Becca Yeamans-Irwin

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TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Constellation Brands to buy Meiomi wine brand, profit rises 15 pct
• More Say Alcohol Threatens Auto Safety More Than Pot, Pills
• State Water Resources Control Board could cost CA’s agricultural economy $4.5 billion
• Economic Confidence Index Flat
• Finger Lakes Winemakers Celebrate New York Finalizing Fracking Ban
• TTB Compliance can be simpler. Here’s how. *Sponsored Link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• U.S.-Europe Trade Pact Adds to Switzerland's Pain
• Paying off Greece's debt - via crowd-funding: Pay 25 Euros for a bottle of Greek wine

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS Sponsored by:

• Red Blotch and Leafroll 3 Virus Status Report in California Vineyards
• Napa not alone facing winery growth issues
• ‘Napa Valley’ brand is powerful
• California table grape retail promotions abound
• UC San Diego Extension to Offer Third Annual Microbial Fermentation Workshop
• Spottswoode Names James Revie Assistant Winemaker
• Honey Center offers new course on mead making
• Google Street View Goes Inside California Wine Country
• 10 tricks to get your retailers to fall in love with your brand *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Can waste-water recycling, desalination end California’s water wars?
• The Delta Smelt: Keystone Species, Political Flashpoint, Possibly Already Extinct
• Here's How U.S. Groundwater Travels the Globe Via Food
• Drought and the Supreme Court
• A Strategic, Connected, and Adaptive California Water Action Plan
• Arizona’s Colorado River zeitgeist
• LA County looks for ways to fund Catalina desalination plant
• Creeks that cool down as summer heats up

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• What to Expect From Constellation Brands Earnings
• Naked accounts show 2014 profit for UK operation as number of angels soars
• Deirdre Mahlan Named President, Diageo North America, Amid Executive Shuffle
• Morrisons shows signs of recovery, but Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda suffer fall in sales
• Diageo Sells Ryder Cup Venue Gleneagles Hotel to Ennismore
• Lidl hints at plans for online wine shop
• How User Choices Can Boost Your Wine Club Membership & Loyalty. Click For A Free Best Practices Webinar *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Rise for Haut Bailly in Liv-ex 2015 classification
• 1855 (aka Heracles) under French fraud investigation
• China recognises Bordeaux wine in bid to fight fakes
• How to sell your brand in online retail channels *Sponsored Link*

ALCOHOL, HEALTH, AND THE FRENCH PARADOX Click the link above for more news, articles and archives.

• Genetic and physiological bases of healthy attributes of grape and wine
• The association between alcohol consumption and suicidal ideation and suicidal attempt
• UK reviewing alcohol intake guidelines
• Do Wine Drinkers Live Longer?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Pennsylvania governor vetoes entire Republican budget bill
• New Jersey Introduces Online Licensing System

INDUSTRY DATA & TRENDS

• Why the changing size of the Hispanic population is integral to understanding the US wine market
• New Wine Intelligence research confirms the relationship between ease of pronunciation and purchase
• What does Nielsen see for alcoholic beverage sales in 2015?

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine E-commerce Remains a Niche
• Buying wine and liquor online is about to get more personal: Drizly & BlueConic
• How to Manage Cash Flow to Expand your Winery, Distillery or Brewery’s Distribution. *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Can screw-top wines be celebratory?

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How should you deal with bad reviews online?
• 5 Steps for Responding to a Social Media Crisis
• Facebook Changes the Way It Counts Video Views for Advertisers

 

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CURRENT WINE COUNTRY CLASSIFIEDS GRAPE ADS
The following grape ads can be found in Wine Country Classifieds as of July 1, 2015. For more ads please visit us at www.WinerySite.com
VARIETAL	APPELLATION	TONS	LOCATION	PRICE/TON	CONTACT
Various	CA	Contact	Palmdale, CA	Contact	highdesertcellars@yahoo.com
Zin/Vermentino/Tempranillo	Applegate/Rogue Valley	Contact	Applegate Valley, OR	Contact	steve@troonvineyard.com
Petite Verdot	Napa	5+ tons	Napa, CA	Contact	ggv5410@gmail.com
Syrah/Viognier	Russian River	5 tons	Healdsburg, CA	$3000/ton	gmesics@gmail.com
CLICK HERE TO PLACE AN AD WITH WINE COUNTRY CLASSIFIEDS

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Nielsen sees good news for alcoholic beverage sales in 2015

Source: Laurie Raines, Nielsen 2015 WITS presentation

While creating this issue:

Becca liked this song the best: Sad Machine by Porter Robinson

TODAY'S FEATURED WINE (is beer)

 Bewitching on a 103-degree day!

 HEADS UP!

Lew is sick of wasting most of his wine dollars on stuff he pours down the drain.

Will Buy No Wine Before He's Tried 'Em

So, for now on, Lew is not going to buy anything he has not tasted first.

Lew doesn't get many tasting samples, so this new direction means that you will see an increase in the number of different wines he buys from a single winery.

You can click this link to check out Lewis Perdue’s misfit wine palate.

REVIEW POLICY:

The old review policy still holds -- For winery tasting samples, gifts from friends or family or samplings at a party or event, review it truthfully, but only if I like it. If I have paid my own very-hard-earned money on a bottle, the gloves are off and it gets what it deserves ... whethe
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