JUNE 20, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• How the Wine Institute fumbled the moderate consumption fight & aided NeoProhibition
• Yellow Tail maker Casella for sale?
• Brand popularity may not equal success
• California Growers’ Strategies for Protecting Vineyards from Fire
• US craft beer: Is the market slowing – or does it still show signs of potential?
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Toward Better Liquor Control in an Age of Wholesaler Dominance
• 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

• Kopke and Casa Burmester latest to declare 2017 a vintage year
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Amazon Wants To Get Your Booze Delivered ASAP In San Francisco
• Purple Wine + Spirits Open for Business in American Canyon and Petaluma
• Teldeschi Red: Making & Growing Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel
• Noel Schaff Takes Helm as Jelly Jar Winemaker
• Scannell Properties buys 40 Petaluma riverfront acres, 182,000sf of industrial buildings

WILDFIRES

• Can California avoid a third year of wildfire catastrophe? Here’s what’s been fixed — and what hasn’t
• PG&E inspection finds 1,200 safety problems in wildfire-prone areas
• Tackling California’s wildfire recovery costs could cost as much as $50 billion under this plan

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• New York Recreational Cannabis Bill Dies
• Mozen: They Bring Cannabis To The People
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Questions of common supply: SGMA requirements for interconnected surface water and groundwater
• California distributes grants to help implement SGMA

HEALTH

• Wine pairing with venison? You might want to hold off on that if you live in these U.S. and Canadian areas
• NZ: Alcohol&Me reaches thousands

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• In Finger Lakes vineyards, climate change has already arrived
• Some countries’ wine is not as green as you think
• Château de Berne chases certification to attract next generation of Provence rosé drinkers
• Massive bee die-offs baffle scientists, industry

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• OR: Senate finds common ground on one wine bill
• OK: Panel adopts emergency rules for controversial liquor bill

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• LibDib is heading to Colorado

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• Wine Country Compound Aims to Set a Napa Record

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• OZ: Margaret River vineyard grows its wine exports to world

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BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Le Pin 2018 released

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Last of René Engel’s wines sold
• Sotheby’s wine hits highest H1 total ever

MARKETING & SALES

• TV wine ad survey: Hochtaler box wine – even Canadians miss the point
• From Household to Hygiene Products, Private Label Is Upending Omnichannel Landscape
• A brief look at the state of influencer marketing
• Peer-to-Peer Is the Next Wave of Influencer Marketing

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• EPC Champagne targets Millenials with a tumbler

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine2Wine launches call for speakers

PAYMENTS

• Libra currently looks more like a fiat currency than a cryptocurrency

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Imagery Estate Winery Introduces New Augmented Reality Mobile App, Connecting Consumers With Art, Wine and Creativity

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Are You Ready for Cal/OSHSA to Bring on the Heat?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How Nomadic Winemakers Are Fueling Creativity Through Independence
• The Spheres of Influence That Impact Our Perception of Wine
• Scandinavian wines come to Piedmont
• So how well do you know the wines and wine region of Central-Loire?
• How Tokaji still offers such incredible value for money
• Why your emotions and senses go haywire on a plane
• What I learned about wine from going to a gig

WINE PEOPLE

• The women shaping Champagne today (slideshow)
• Inside The Glass: Vanessa Treviño Boyd
• Frank Morgan, DrinkWhatYouLike

WINE PLACES

• The Columbia River Gorge Is a Low-Key Food and Wine Paradise

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• California Shows Decreased Use of Most-Hazardous Pesticides
• Can tiny wasps control sap-sucking flies targetting US vines?

EUROPE & THE UK

• This Wine Festival in Switzerland Only Happens Once a Generation — and It’s Taking Place This Summer
• British Ambassadors call for more British wine and spirits at international events
• Scotland tries to gauge impact of MUP

DOWN UNDER

• Export grants help South Australian wines go global
• OZ: Wine and grape producers invited to join inaugural entrepreneurship development program
• OZ: Oldest city vineyard defies urban squeeze to produce top drop

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Ancient Celts in Burgundy drank Greek wines, suggests study

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Kentucky suffers second Bourbon warehouse collapse in a year
• Growlers-to-go soon to be OK for Texas craft breweries
• Anheuser-Busch on non-alcoholic beer: ‘We’re looking for new ways to capture the attention of consumers’
• French spirits sales hit by ‘yellow vest’ protests last year