JULY 9, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Washington Wine Industry Gives Research Program a $5.5 Million Boost
• OR: Hood River winery burns down in grass fire
• Burgundy Giant Boisset to Buy Maison Alex Gambal
• Mass Exodus of Calif Workers Due to Lousy Housing Market
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Older occasional & moderate alcohol drinkers live longer: New large study finds
• The foolish delusions of wine “premiumization”
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Santorini vineyards hit by unprecedented rainfall
• Iprodione (Rovral) residues no longer permitted in wine imported into the European Union
• As temperatures soar, Languedoc’s vineyards are scorched by the sun
• Brazil and Russia see marked increases in imported wine, while other BRIC nations remain stable
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• John Giumarra Jr., table grape industry giant who battled Cesar Chavez, dies at 78
• No reports yet of ag damage from quakes
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WILDFIRES

• North Bay fire survivors rally in support of California wildfire recovery fund
• WINE WOMEN hosts After the Fires: Beyond Lessons Learned
• Wildfire victims, insurers ask PG&E bankruptcy judge for a trial on disputed cause of the Tubbs fire

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Americans Spent $400M on Cannabis for Fourth of July
• What To Expect at the Upcoming Cannabis Drinks Expo
• A New Study Suggests Majority of Recreational Pot Customers Use Weed for Medical Purposes
• UC surveys pot growers about regulated market
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AMAZON

• Amazon’s Alexa may soon know if you’re happy or sad
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Market-based program would encourage farmers to buy, sell local groundwater

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Testing out the TTB label approval conditionally approved experience
• TTB puts out a release on the Voluntary Disclosure Program for Wholesalers
• NCSLA 2019 Louisville, Part II: Understanding 3rd party arrangements
• Fine Wine Consumers Could Benefit From Supreme Court Ruling

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Why U.S. Buyers Can’t Get Wine from British Columbia
• Ontario Rolls Back Federal Shipping Law Reform (Temporarily?)
• Direct-to-consumer is coming to the alcohol industry
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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Rémy Cointreau Group CEO to step down by the end of 2019

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Could Coca Cola try to buy Pernod Ricard’s wine brands?

BREXIT

• ‘Brexit’ update – July 2019

DISTRIBUTORS

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WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Christelle Guibert on re-inventing the IWSC for producers, buyers & judges

MARKETING & SALES

• Latvia proposes ban on alcohol advertising

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook will start taking a cut of fan subscriptions in 2020

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Mexicans decline to less than half the U.S. unauthorized immigrant population

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What Influences our Perception of Wine Flavors and Aromas?
• Zinfandel From Sonoma County — Seghesio Style

WINE PEOPLE

• How Tuanni Price’s Zuri Wines is raising wine consciousness among African Americans
• Unfiltered: Antonio Di Schiena, Oswald’s
• Meet the Champagne Producers Redefining France’s Bubbly

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How Oregon Grape Growers Banded Together In Support
• Mississippi city will vote on legalizing alcohol
• More alcohol seized in connection to Montana resort for ultra-rich

ACADEMIA

• Researcher helps longtime grape growers embrace new technology
• NZ: EIT’s launches new viticulture and wine degree
• University of Vermont researchers and alumni unite to explore the benefits of an unconventional pairing – integrating sheep in a vineyard system

EUROPE & THE UK

• Marc Perrin appointed PFV president
• New French rich list shows strong links to top châteaux
• Bordeaux Producer to Release World’s Most Expensive Wine

DOWN UNDER

• ‘Sideways Effect’ dampens restaurant sales of Australian Merlot
• New future for beleaguered winemaker Winemaking Tasmania

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• The Rothschilds, Defying Counterfeiters, Make A Wine In China

SOUTH AFRICA

• SA wine history: The first Stellenbosch wine farms
• What makes the Cape wine region the most unique in the world?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wimbledon Match Interrupted By Flying Champagne Corks

OLIVE OIL

• The NAOOA collects signatures so that the US Government does not apply tariffs to Olive Oil

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

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