MAY 24, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Late-season Calif rains mask increased fire danger as lush plants turn dry explosive
• Vinventions CEO leaves the company
• $16 Billion Package On Way to Farmers Hurt by Tariffs
• In Wine Country, Dogs Are Sniffing Out Threats to $325 Cabernet
• Can grapegrowers become the heroes of climate change?
• Growing zones for your vineyard & crops (as well as flowers, shrubs, and trees) are shifting northward
• South Africa Is Collateral Damage in U.S.-China Trade War
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Canned Wine Comes of Age
• Serious flaws found in Lancet study “debunking myth” of healthy moderate alcohol consumption
• A DC wine collector’s first-hand account of how wine storage fraud put him “out of business”
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Sicily reveals positive outlook
• Santa Barbara late rains strike winegrapes in bloom
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Small wineries plead for regulatory relief from Napa County
• BottleRock set to shake up Napa

WILDFIRES

• Oregon vineyards, hazelnut farmers included in federal disaster relief package

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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AMAZON

• Deliveroo: A pea shooter may be Amazon’s Trojan horse
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DROUGHT/WATER

• End in sight to the parade of storms in the West as May comes to a close
• Bureau of Reclamation bumps westside water allocation to 70 percent
• Domino Droughts

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Alabama House Approves Direct-To-Home Wine Shipment

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco wine buying manager leaves to join Yellow Tail owner Casella

BREXIT

• U.S. hops, apples could gain from Brexit

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Bordeaux 2018 releases: Pontet-Canet 2018 makes market ‘gesture’ with release price 22% lower than 2016
• Bordeaux 2018: ‘Unforgettable’ wine – forgettable prices?
• Bordeaux 2018: A ‘hedonistic’ Pontet-Canet
• Brane Cantenac 2018 released
• Pontet Canet 2018 released
• Grand Puy Ducasse 2018 released
• Phelan Segur 2018 released

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine investment: Tall poppies

HEALTH

• The real reason you can’t handle alcohol anymore

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The Legal BAC Limit Might Drop Lower, And An Italian Study Has A Wine Suggestion For That

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Dealing with Wine in Restaurants
• Restaurants That Dare To Serve 100 Wines By The Glass
• What your wine preference reveals about your personality

MARKETING & SALES

• How Luxury Brands Are Courting the Ultrarich

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• LWF: UK trade’s ‘puritan approach’ to wine holds back profitability
• London Wine Fair’s visitor count falls after some guests charged for tickets

MEDIA MATTERS

• Boisset’s ‘The Alchemy of the Senses’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Making Rosé Is A Lot Harder Than It Looks
• The Eliza Doolittle of wine
• My love for Riesling’s humble origins

WINE EDUCATION

• 9 Strategies for Wine Theory Study

WINE TOURISM

• Bordeaux tourism infrastructure set for major expansion

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Canada: West Bank wine case quickly turns political
• Glass of Wine a Day Latest Condo Incentive in Slumping Vancouver

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Grampians wineries benefit through state government Wine Growth Fund
• OZ: Nothing neat about whisky brawl that put board on the rocks

CHECK YO’ SELF

• Man Slashes Roommate With Knife For Not Drinking More Wine With Him

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• ‘Star Trek: Picard’ First Teaser: Patrick Stewart Enjoys Retired Life at Chateau Picard

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• U.S. Beer Industry Blames Trump Tariffs for 40,000 Job Losses
• US trade body creates Craft Advisory Council
• The Emerging Styles of American Single Malt
• Military Veterans in the Service of Distilling