AUGUST 23, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Chianti Classico great Lapo Mazzei dies
• Chilean Wine Finds Footholds At The U.S. Market’s Higher End
• Almost nobody buys meal-prep kits or orders groceries online
• U.S. Economic Confidence Down Slightly in August
• 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

• Italian Wine Seizes the Moment
• Experience USATT: Where Importers and Distributors Of Wine, Beer, and Spirits Learn, Network and Source. *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The triple bottom line with Jackson Family Wines: Rabobank Podcast
• Traffic in Napa: How Can Small Family Vineyards be Part of the Traffic Solution?
• Historic photos show the early days of wine making in Healdsburg
• How Wineries Can Work With The New Breed Of Wine Shops *Sponsored Link*
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Weedmaps to stop advertising unlicensed marijuana businesses
• Considering a Play in the Cannabis Sector? Here’s What You Need to Know
• Transform Your Private Label and Bulk Business. *Sponsored Link*

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• “Market Places Eat Markets” (Thoughts On “Future-Proofing” Wine)
• Wine Buyer’s Expectations and How to Exceed Them *Sponsored Link*

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

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• French wine-makers hope for G7 detente with Trump over tariffs

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Pichon Comtesse and Fleur Petrus lead Bordeaux brands on the rise
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Sassicaia 2016 trades at a record high

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine and Hard Seltzers: Canned Heat

MEDIA MATTERS

• Sonoma’s Wine Women Radio expands its podcast nationally

MATTERS OF TASTE

• It Turns Out, Winemakers Really Like Beer
• Get to Know Pineau d’Aunis
• Wine introverts and excellence
• In focus: New Zealand Pinot Noir (slideshow)
• Dan Berger, On Wine: White shift

WINE PEOPLE

• Mimi Casteel Is Betting the Farm
• Q&A with Higgo Jacobs, Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction curator
• Judge profile: Victoria Burt MW
• South Africa: Tesselaarsdal’s Berene Sauls on why she’s so excited about New Wave 3
• Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers of 2019

WINE PLACES

• Iris Vineyards, Making Quality Bubbles South of Salem

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• 2016 Lodali Roero Arneis (Italy)
• Ravenswood 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon Vintners Blend. Basic. Best for Cooking
• 2017 Ventisquero Reserva Carménère (Colchagua Valley, Chile)
• Robledo Family Winery, 2017 Napa Valley Tempranillo, “The Seven Brothers”
• 2018 Cline Viognier (North Coast, California)

WINE EDUCATION

• Bibendum to offer free wine training

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• For Restaurants, French Is The New French

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Wine Enthusiast Podcast: New York State of Wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• UC scientists part of chlorpyrifos work group

DOWN UNDER

• Phylloxera: Yarra financial impact

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Future of Tequila? Food Pairings