AUGUST 20, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• California ABC Mulling Amazon Investigation
• Calif Almonds & Pistachios top wine as state specialty crop
• U.S. court confirms Calif law requiring retailers to buy alcohol from in-state wholesalers
• Auction of Washington Wines Hits Another Record, Raising Over $4.5 Million During 32nd Annual Event
• Alcohol drinkers are the biggest consumer base for Zero-ABV AlcBev alternatives
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! *Sponsored Link*
• How To Get Your Wines Placed Into Major Restaurant Chains *Sponsored Link*

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Liquor preference soars 19%, wine declines. Both now tied in 2nd place to beer as favorite U.S. Alc Bev
• Bryant Vineyards Counter-Sues Financial Consultant over Non-Disclosure
• Wonderful Company aims for 100% renewable power *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Ciatti Global Wine & Grape Brokers California Report August 2019 (PDF)
• Europe: It’s Make or Break Time for 2019’s Wine Vintages
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Luxury wineries in Napa Valley, elsewhere need to better understand customers across sales channels
• Napa, Sonoma property assessments increase around 6% in 2019
• California and EPA in the Weeds Over Glyphosate Warning
• Vintage Wine Estates: A Stealth Juggernaut
• Erin Robertson joins Round Pond as Director of Marketing
• 2019 Napa RoséFest @ Sterling Vineyards Generates $11,500 Donation For Susan G. Komen Foundation
• In Sonoma, a natural winemaker looks to the Republic of Georgia for inspiration
• How Wineries Can Work With The New Breed Of Wine Shops *Sponsored Link*
• Wine Buyer’s Expectations and How to Exceed Them *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Flavonoids in Plants May Help Protect Against Major Killers

WILDFIRES

• California Could Be on the Brink of Its Worst-Ever Wildfire Season
• A Trailblazing Plan to Fight California Wildfires
• Emergency wildfire smoke regulation adopted in California
• PG&E stock plunges as $18 billion in Tubbs fire claims return to haunt it

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• First restaurant with cannabis on the menu to open in September in West Hollywood
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CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Florida Opens Door to Out-of-State Retailer Shipping
• Wine Buyer’s Expectations and How to Exceed Them *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• Legacy vineyard estate, Willamette Valley, $6.5 Million. Click now to learn more! *Sponsored Link*

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine critics are quieter – but questions remain
• Operations could ‘grind to a halt’ during Diageo strike action
• Target Launches New Flagship Grocery Brand

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Georgia Capital Triples Wine Production Capacity With Alaverdi Buy

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• America’s Wine Industry Is Feeling the Effects of Recent Tariffs

DISTRIBUTORS

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DATA & TRENDS

• Emetry Brings On Michael McGregor as COO/CFO

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Bordeaux winemakers forced to promote rose and white wines as young drinkers abandon red
• California Restaurants Capture Most Wine-List Awards, Followed By New York, Florida, Texas

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Bottled wine narrowly beats out canned wine in flavor

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Art of Creating a Wine Barrel
• Italy’s Indigenous Varieties – Part Three
• The Eight Foot Wine Story
• Spitting it out is in, especially in Paris

WINE PEOPLE

• Interview with Ed Sbragia, Owner and Winemaker of Sbragia Family Vineyards
• How Tim Wildman MW is on a mission with his Aussie pet nat wines
• Looking ahead: Sara Salut, co-founder and owner, Salut Wines
• Shasta County winemaker Brandi Greene follows her love of grapes
• Outstanding Achievement in the Wine Industry shortlist: Tom Surgey
• Someone You Should Know: Bertony Faustin, Oregon Change & Wine Maker
• Uncorked: Lenz Moser
• Unfiltered: Erik Simonics, Annabel’s

WINE PLACES

• Willamette Valley Pinot Noir: Focus on Elk Cove Winery
• Tenuta Di Fiorano: An Urban Vineyard At The Edge Of Rome

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET reports record annual candidate figures in 50th year
• WSET calls on industry to kick off Wine Education Week with a Guinness world record

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Research Finds One-Third of Food Grown Goes Unharvested
• Liquor Licenses Could Save New York Restaurants From High Delivery Fees Charged by Grubhub and Other Services

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Tundra Red? Tundra White? Reimagining Wine in Canada & the Okanagan Valley

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Testing soil microbial stimulators for enhancing vine health
• The Increasing Threat of the Spotted Lanternfly

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Own-label and discounters fuel supermarket sector return to growth
• ‘Rip-off’ duty tax targeted as wine beats beer in UK drinkers survey

DOWN UNDER

• NZ wine industry to mark 200 years since planting first grapevine
• The Indigenous Maori Winemakers of New Zealand
• OZ: Meeting on proposed reopening of gold mine next to Adelaide Hills winery