JUNE 11, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• A Ten-Year Plan To Reduce Global Alcohol Consumption Is Showing Results
• People are sick of drinking. Investors are betting on the ‘sober curious’
• Costco’s Beverage Alcohol Sales Top $4 Billion
• Wine clubs may be focusing on the wrong customers
• U.S. to ‘Do Something’ About French Wine Tariffs
• Wine Industry Anxiously Awaits Supreme Court Decision
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• California lawmakers agree to health benefits for immigrants
• What’s the real value of a $15 minimum wage? That depends on where you live
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Champagne Charges Ahead In U.S., Crossing 1.5 Million Cases
• Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +6.80% By Value Over Last Twelve Months through April 2019, Packaged Exports Decline -8.70%
• MN: Vineyards relish wet spring
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Georgia man dies in ATV incident on grounds of Napa winery
• Nadalié USA acquires Napa Valley cooperage Barrel Builders
• Sonoma winemaker to discuss unwanted growth
• Late start for California table grapes
• Home sales and tourism bolster Napa’s revenue predictions

WILDFIRES

• PG&E restores power to 20,000 Northern California customers
• Ink Fire in rural Napa County is 100 percent contained
• Yolo County Sand Fire Map: Latest Evacuations, Road Closures as Wildfire Sears 2,200 Acres, 50 Percent Contained
• Firefighters battle new blazes at Point Reyes and in Concord

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Legalization cuts into medical cannabis business, Associated Press analysis finds
• North Carolina Farmers Embrace Hemp as the Market for Tobacco Dwindles
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AMAZON

• Amazon axes its takeaway delivery service in the US as competition from Uber Eats, Grubhub heats up
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Economic Tradeoffs in Groundwater Management During Drought
• Colorado exploring program to pay farmers to temporarily stop using water

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• 12% of French vineyards organic in 2018
• At This Centuries-Old Spanish Winery, Sustainability Is Not a Trend

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Brown-Forman secures deal for Fords Gin owner The 86 Company
• Profits at Majestic could fall by 36%

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Avoiding ‘pour’ decisions when insuring wine

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• US and EU winegrowers hit back at Trump’s proposed tariffs on EU wine
• Trump levels new tariff threat against China, defends Mexico showdown

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BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Bordeaux 2018 releases: Margaux enters the campaign
• Bordeaux 2018: First of the firsts

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Auction Napa Valley: Why everyone should go at least once
• Fine wine investment: What fresh lunacy is this?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why ‘like what you like’ is generally bad advice when it comes to wine

MARKETING & SALES

• US craft beer slows while craft spirits take off

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Portland, OR winery is the first to use reusable wine bottles

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Central Otago 4.0 Insights from the 14th annual Central Otago Pinot Noir Celebration
• TX: Winery owner workshop welcomes industry newcomers

MEDIA MATTERS

• Lessons from Liège – Takeaways from the Born Digital Wine Awards Summit

MATTERS OF TASTE

• We Drink Basically The Same Wine As Ancient Romans — And That’s Not So Great
• Slarina, the next Piedmont grape you’ve never heard of, is coming to a town near you

WINE PEOPLE

• An American In New Zealand: How Jen Parr Became A Central Otago Winemaker
• Josè Rallo, Donnafugata Wines

WINE PLACES

• Get a taste of one of these lesser-known wine regions in the U.S.

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• LI wine distributor admits fraud involving product featured on ‘Shark Tank’

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Researchers determine ideal areas and timing for biological control of invasive stink bug
• Humboldt State University: Barn Owl & Boxes Vineyard Pest Management Survey

EUROPE & THE UK

• Will subregions be the future of Provence rosé?
• Rueda to create ‘superior’ classification for old-vine Verdejo
• Champagne winegrowers break the mould with a bold communications plan

DOWN UNDER

• Drinking rates in Australia go down
• OZ: Ballandean Estate appoints Robyn Robertson as vineyard manager

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Market for imported wine in China is growing up, which is probably a good thing
• Imports down in China but drinkers trade up

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• How This Entrepreneur Is Creating Space For African-American Bourbon Enthusiasts
• Pilot Project Brewing: Helping small brewers get into the game and starting a brewing revolution
• Horror Stories Brewers Lived to Tell