SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Constellation says kids are driving their Millennial parents to drink
• Chanoine Frères director killed in collision
• Chianti producers to consider increasing sweetness to ‘appeal to women’ and younger drinkers
• Amazon’s North American YoY e-commerce growth equals or exceeds the rest of the world in 11 of last 14 quarters
• 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)

• Constellation mute and clueless about losing 19K gallons of Mendo wine. The grower is selling her vineyard because she “can’t take it anymore”
• Suisun growers move to adjust state’s crush district lines – the first in 30+ years — to accurately reflect wine grape values
• Federal court judge denies Bryant Family Vineyard gag order for former financial consultant
• 26-acre family vineyard with quality Petite Sirah and Zinfandel grapes listed at $775K. Home site possible.
• Wonderful Company aims for 100% renewable power *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• El Dorado AVA’s Harvest Benefits from Predictably Long Ripening Window
• Wine Grape Harvest Underway in Yakima Valley
• The delayed 2019 Harvest begins slowly at Tablas Creek (Paso Robles), but we can feel the wave building
• Phylloxera detection in Walla Walla means growers wary of soil movement during harvest
• OZ: Jacob’s Creek widens sourcing after Adelaide Hills Chardonnay shortage
• English and Welsh wine 2018 production figure decreased by 2.4m bottles
• English wine harvest 2019: Back to ‘normal’ but volumes still above average
• 2019 Harvest Begins in Champagne
• Rhône Valley harvest begins
• Hungary: Vintners expect 300 mln liters of 2019 wine
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club *Sponsored Link*
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Temecula craft beer industry output reaches $35 million in 2018
• 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

• Europe Needs to Cut Back on the Booze
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• As temperatures rise, more California forests will burn

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Growth Opportunities: A Recap of the 2019 Wine & Weed Symposium
• Before Mixing Anti-Depressants and Cannabis, Read This
• Transform Your Private Label and Bulk Business. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Klamath Project farmers face skyrocketing electric bills
• Droughts, Tunnels & Clean Water: A Conversation on California Water Policy
• Integrated Regional Water Management – Helping Create a Balanced Portfolio for our Water Future
• Climate change has altered winter precipitation across the Northern Hemisphere
• A New Way to Measure How Water Moves

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Mississippi coalition makes renewed push for wine in grocery stores

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Out-of-State Wine Shipping Options Expand in Florida
• 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*

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• UK: JN Wine snaps up Highbury Vintners

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• US tariffs on French wine: big talk, potentially unintended consequences

BREXIT

• Wetherspoons pledges cheaper booze as a post-Brexit tonic
• Brewdog, Boris and Brexit: Should beer be political?

DISTRIBUTORS

• California Wine Breaks New Ground At England’s Guards Polo Club
• Get Actionable Insights For Your Import and Distribution Business Here. *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Wine Vault Opens the Fight on Fakes
• Fine wine investment: Safe haven
• Now Is The Time To Start Your Wine Collection (Even If You Don’t Drink Wine)
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – La Place September releases

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Make supermarket booze more expensive, says think tank
• Study shows how consumers rely on price to determine quality of products
• ‘I’ll have what she’s having’ – how and why we copy the choices of others

MARKETING & SALES

• How does Gen Z respond to seasonal alcohol favorites?
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Half-Bottles of Wine Offer Value and Variety. So Why Aren’t We Drinking Them?
• Macfarlane launches 100% plastic-free bio packaging for wine bottles

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• WSTA announces full line up for 2019 Industry Summit

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How German Wine Found Its Sweet Spot
• Once Marginal Terroirs Take Argentina’s Wines to New Heights
• Question of the week: What do you do with Cabernet Sauvignon?
• Looking back at ‘Premox’
• Muscadet: The “Beige Suit” of the Wine World

WINE PEOPLE

• Five minutes with… Dean Taylor, Digital Wine Ventures/WINEDEPOT

WINE PLACES

• A solo pilgrimage to the Napa of Northern Israel

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• 2016 Domaine La Croix Belle Chardonnay (France)
• Jacuzzi Family Vineyards 2017 Sonoma Coast Sangiovese – Very Italian in Style
• Bouvet Rosé Excellence Brut Sparkling wine (France)
• 14 Hands 2016 Columbia Valley Red Blend “RunWild”

WINE EDUCATION

• Loire Master Level Course – Wine Scholar Guild starting September 23rd

WINE HISTORY

• Chance Discovery of Unprecedented Crusader-Era Winery Reveals New Insights

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Gen Z key to traffic growth as older diners cut back
• The NY State Liquor Authority takes aim at delivery apps
• Hawksmoor promotes employee who mis-sold £4,500 bottle of wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• The hidden potential of the The Finger Lakes
• Support for Total Wine & More is waning in Queens
• TX: Montgomery County businesses gear up for alcohol delivery with food

ACADEMIA

• International grape and wine researcher exchange receives EU grant

EUROPE & THE UK

• Winemakers protest in Ukraine as Russia dispute bites
• UK: Wine lovers pay seven times as much alcohol tax on a glass as cider drinkers, study shows

DOWN UNDER

• Wine Australia chair steps down
• OZ: Robert Oatley appoints two new Mudgee winemakers

LATIN AMERICA

• A Revolution of Place: Argentina Classifies Its Terroirs

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Carving a Niche for Alternative Whiskeys
• How and why the cider-making is a growing enterprise
• The Whisky Exchange is selling a bottle of whisky worth £7,500 for £99