AUGUST 27, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Suisun growers move to adjust state’s crush district lines – the first in 30+ years — to accurately reflect wine grape values
• China’s Wine Market In Transition: Australia Shines As France, U.S. Decline
• Black market pot sellers are killing tax revenues in states where cannabis is fully legal
• Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report 2019 Mid-Year Update
• U.S. threat to French wine receding, but not lifted
• You Can’t Blame Alcohol for Acting Like an A-hole Anymore, Say Scientists
• Google Earth offers a close-up look at the three largest wineries in the world — all Gallo
• 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)

• Federal court judge denies Bryant Family Vineyard gag order for former financial consultant
• 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

• Harsh weather to cut French wine output by 12% this year
• International demand for New Zealand shows no sign of slowing
• VA: Summer’s Moderate Weather Bodes Well for Upcoming Grape Harvests
• Update on the 2019 Texas Wine Grape Harvest
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club *Sponsored Link*
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California counties maintain tradition of excluding value of legal cannabis production
• Domaine Carneros Promotes Zak Miller to Sparkling Winemaker
• Rescue Dog Wines Celebrates National Dog Day with Hotel Milo
• Napa County willing to allow church on ag land
• 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

• Now You Can Get The Same Health Benefits From Coffee You Used To Get From Red Wine
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• New smoke-taint study casts doubt on guaiacol as determining marker
• Why California is having its mildest fire season in 20 years
• Napa County vineyards and fog can slow fire’s spread, but is it enough to protect us?

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• This Water Stock Is Now a Play on Cannabis — Specifically, the U.S. Hemp CBD Market
• 4 more cannabis restaurants coming to West Hollywood
• Canada: Cannabis stocks fall for third straight day as sentiment remains bearish after weak summer
• SRJC set to be first California community college with hemp program
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AMAZON

• With rise of Amazon, shopper marketing is booming
• Amazon To Pass French Digital Tax Onto Marketplace Sellers

DROUGHT/WATER

• Hot August continues; some dry lightning possible in NorCal
• California looks to Australia for ways to manage its groundwater after worst-ever drought

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Is Agriculture the Answer to Climate Change?

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Wine Buyer’s Expectations and How to Exceed Them *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• More Diageo workers vote for strike action in pay dispute

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• American farmers hail U.S.-Japan trade deal
• US tariffs loom over EU wine, spirits and cheese
• Japan denies it gave Trump too much in trade talks
• Macron defuses French digital tax row, Trump coy on wine threat

BREXIT

• Brexit impact for Scotch ‘not as desperate’ as some say

DISTRIBUTORS

• Beck Family Estates Launches U.S. Sales and Import Company
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MARKETING & SALES

• The Legalities of Using a Third-Party Marketer
• What Does Your Brain on Influencer Marketing Look Like?
• More segmentation around Christmas needed as willingness to trade up accelerates during festive season, says Pernod Ricard
• How Barefoot Wine’s LGBTQ efforts go beyond Pride Month

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• More than half of all login attempts on social media are scammers
• Facebook is reportedly building a new messaging app for Instagram in its latest assault on Snapchat
• New Yelp features help you find what you need and avoid what you hate

MEDIA MATTERS

• Sommelier and Author Maryse Chevriere Will Democratize Wine, One Cartoon at a Time
• Alistair Cooper MW launches Latin American wine guide

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Complete Guide to Cork Taint

WINE PEOPLE

• If Wine Is Power, Tahiirah Habibi Wants to Spread the Wealth
• China’s Unsung Heros (PDF)
• Three Sonoma Winemakers Named Among Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers in the US (slideshow)

WINE PLACES

• Red Tail Ridge Winery Talks Bubbles and Finger Lakes Wine
• Fjord Vineyards Duo Talk Albariño and Hudson Valley Wines

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• Martin Ray 2017 Green Valley Chardonnay, Mill Station Vineyard – Dutton Ranch
• 2013 Valdelana Duquesa de la Victoria Crianza (Rioja, Spain)

WINE EDUCATION

• Court of Master Sommeliers clears five for the Top Honour

WINE TOURISM

• Wine Country Without Wine: A Few Counter-Intuitive Suggestions

WINE HISTORY

• SA wine history: On American presidents with good taste in wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Three Perspectives on Canada’s Okanagan Valley & Its Wine
• The Estates Wine Room in Seattle Closes
• Colorado wine is finally coming into its own
• Owners Of Philadelphia’s Oldest Homebrew Shop Blame Changing Demographics And Attitudes For Their Closing

ACADEMIA

• Finger Lakes Community College renews program with Cornell

EUROPE & THE UK

• Sam Linter from Bolney Wine Estate Joins Board of WineGB
• UK: M&S changes name of Porn Star Martini after Portman ruling
• Ireland: Sales of ice cream drop significantly while sales of wine rise this summer
• Row erupts over Champagne in VIP boxes at French sports stadiums

DOWN UNDER

• Stoush between grower and NZ Wine over genetic modification-heavy conference line up
• OZ: New dam to boost irrigation supplies for vineyards in McLaren Vale
• Australia: Woman avoids prison after $250k theft from wine company

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Can South Korea have its own Napa Valley, Bordeaux?

OLIVE OIL

• U.S. Lawmakers Warn Against Trump Tariffs on E.U. Olive Oil
• In Rajasthan, Plans to Introduce Wine Made From Olive Leaves

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Will Aecorn have the same impact as Seedlip on Low/ No?
• ‘Misleading’ labels on Irish whiskey could damage category, IWA warns