TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• Canadian vintners buy Sonoma winery Envolve
• U.S. restaurant wine sales still hostage to 2008 economic meltdown
• U.S. Consumer Spending Averages $99 in December
• Could coastal desalination efforts help farmers?
• The Business of Wine. Accessing key information. *Sponsored Link*

• Virginia and Cuba to sign port agreement, look to expand trade
• In Cuba, VA Gov touts his state’s pork, wine — and seaport
• South Africa May Lose U.S. Trade Benefit After Target Missed

• Greek Wine Exports to the U.S. Increase Significantly
• NY winery takes advantage of deep freeze for ice wine
• ProWein 2016 easier to navigate for US buyers – check out “Route USA”! *Sponsored Link*

• Number of California alcohol cops drops as industry grows
• Facing Irate Consumers and Possible Bankruptcy, California Wine Store Closes Its Doors
• Behind The Wheel In Wine Country: Five Drivers Of Napa's Traffic Problem

• El Nino storms slam drought-parched California
• San Diego's Long Year of Water Wars

• The Importance of Grape Varieties on American Wine Labels
• Alcohol creep madness: Is is really worth getting upset over these label versus actual differences?
• Whole Foods Thinks Canned Wine Will Be Huge This Year

• Haier introduces a new solid state wine cooler at CES

• The Secrets to Creating Perfect Social-Media Posts
• The Future of Facebook Advertising Isn’t in the United States
• Snapchat is building an ad technology platform

• Social Shares, Unique Visits Are Important KPIs for Blog Content
• Oregon wine veteran’s latest book a delicious mystery
• Top 10 wine books of 2015

• Metals in wine is a complicated story
• Bach, Beethoven, Bordeaux? Classical Music & the Terroirists’ Revenge
• What’s Really Inside A Glass of Wine?
• Message in a (Really Old) Bottle: What Champagne from the Bottom of the Baltic Says About Wine Aging and Winemaking
• 10 Things Every Wine Lover Should Know About Ornellaia

• OWP Person of the Year: Cole Danehower
• Meet The Tastemakers Who Are Redefining Food And Drink In 2016
• Commitment to quality is always rewarded, as Vintner Ron Rubin recently learned
• Five significant milestones for the AP John cooperage

• 48 hours in Adelaide: German-influenced wine and cakes make a foodie heaven

• ASEV to launch new online journal to be readily used by winemakers
• Smartphones enlisted in the battle versus crop disease

• Scientific Proof Expected to Determine Georgia as Birthplace of Wine
• UK: HMRC clampdown on duty evasion begins
• UK: NHS to cut recommended alcohol consumption
• UK: Kingscote winery goes up for sale following death of owner
• EU: Minimum pricing on alcohol still debated after court ruling

• Aussie's Drop Fully Savored by Vineyard as Hedges More Favorable
• OZ: Cheap wine could get more expensive, spirits cheaper, under proposal for alcohol tax overhaul

• OIV methods of analysis translated into Chinese

• A meeting in California will analyze labeling rules and the latest research in the olive sector

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

Today’s Craft Beverage Insights News has 68 new links including the following top headlines:

• Craft Beer Is on the Rise in 2016
• So you wanna open a brewery? Part I
• NY Senator touting tax change for cider makers
• Brewers Assn Craft Beer Industry Production Survey needs responses

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