JUNE 19, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Toward Better Liquor Control in an Age of Wholesaler Dominance
• PG&E pays $1 billion to local Calif governments for wildfire settlement
• Valuable oral contract guidance to be had in Bryant Family federal lawsuit
• Wine emerges as most popular alcoholic beverage Down Under
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Bryant Estate legal fight offers glimpse into ‘cult’ wineries’ secretive world
• Bryant Family Vineyards facing serious financial accusations in federal court
• Wine industry fails to respond to the serious flaws found in Lancet study “debunking myth” of healthy moderate alcohol consumption
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Chile escapes predicted El Niño effect to record healthy harvest
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• New Wine Institute Chairman Hank Wetzel focuses on resolving trade barriers outside and inside US
• Boisset opens ‘homage to Napa Valley’ wine museum, tasting salon in 145-year-old building

WILDFIRES

• PG&E to pay $415 million to North Bay government agencies for 2017 wildfires
• Hospitals Aren’t Ready for a Mass-Casualty Wildfire
• Wet California winter is a boon for skiers and water supply. But it brings a threat: Wildfires.

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Which CBD Products Hold the Most Potential for C-stores?
• It’s Time to Recognize Cannabis Is a Valid Business Career
• New Study Finds Cannabis May Be ‘Unsafe’ For Pregnant Women
• Cannabis Makes Culinary History At The Annual Food & Wine Classic In Aspen
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Are California’s Water Operations as Efficient as Claimed?
• Bernhardt’s Bay-Delta Plan Runs into a Problem: Science

HEALTH

• Uncovering ‘questionable’ alcohol studies
• Serious flaws found in Lancet study “debunking myth” of healthy moderate alcohol consumption
• Alcohol Boosts the Risk of Breast Cancer. Many Women Have No Idea.
• Let’s All Stop Holding Out for Science to Find the Perfect Diet
• On Raising Awareness about the Health Benefits of Moderate Wine Consumption

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Expanding The Ecosystem: Biodiversity In A Provençal Vineyard

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Bombay Sapphire gin recalled across Canada for containing too much alcohol

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Prices for top French vineyards rise again in 2018
• St.-Cosme’s Louis Barruol Purchases Vinsobres Estate in Southern Rhône

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• B.C. wine exports to China holding their own

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• How a Master Somm Built a $3.7 Million Wine Cellar in Texas

MARKETING & SALES

• Behaviorally Targeted & Interest-Based Ads Are Not as Powerful As Claimed

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• More North Coast vintners reach for aluminum cans and bottles to reach today’s wine consumer

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Pinterest boosts shopping with new category for outside partners
• With cryptocurrency launch, Facebook sets its path toward becoming an independent nation

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Video of online H-2A seminar available from NCAE

MATTERS OF TASTE

• That awkward phase
• What You Need to Know About Hungarian Wine
• Civilization starts with wine
• Can You Taste a Champagne House Style?

WINE PEOPLE

• Gerard Basset Memorial Tribute: The Buyer looks back on his life
• This Farmer is Making Some of the Most Coveted Wines in America
• Two Winemaking Couples Embody Oregon Wine’s Spirit of Collaboration
• Judge profile: Michelle Cherutti-Kowal MW
• Young Guns: Tessa Brown and Jeremy Schmölzer

WINE PLACES

• This Australian Paradise Combines Everything You Love About Sonoma and the Hamptons

WINE EDUCATION

• See the questions and wines from this year’s Master of Wine exam (slideshow)

WINE TOURISM

• Ruinart has joined forces with Jonathan Anderson to unveil a luxury one-bedroom hotel

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Competition heats up in Canada as emerging channels enter the playing field

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How to Stop Sour Rot of Grapes
• Wine grapes show a spectrum of stress
• Drone-Mounted Thermal Cameras Used to Monitor Wine Cellars
• EPA will allow use of pesticide harmful to bees

EUROPE & THE UK

• Rioja region earns UNESCO tourism blessing
• EU: The battle over fungicides
• Regenerative agriculture in Bordeaux
• Prosecco Producers Aim To Grow Without Glyphosate
• Review of Burgundy vineyard boundaries questioned by producers
• A Tuscan Wine Dynasty Forges A New Path
• Scottish alcohol sales reach 25-year low
• French firms in wine partnership
• International sales drive Zamora’s turnover growth

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Armenian winemakers revive the tradition of “Noah’s Wine”

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• New bottling facility set to open up international markets for artisan producers