SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• A Law Used Against Mobsters May Prevent Cannabis From Hurting Wine
• NY: DA’s office probing wine consultant accused of scamming Wall Street elite
• Twenty-One States In Violation of Constitution After Tennessee Wine Supreme Court Case
• U.S Court Rejects Total Wine Request for full Review of CT Pricing Law challenge
• Credible media demands that paid content and financial ties be transparently and prominently disclosed
• Has there really been recent premiumization in the wine industry?
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• 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

• Napa Valley harvest report: ‘Lovely ripening weather’ continues
• September marks beginning of Catalonia’s grape harvest season
• Sustained growth in exports of French wines
• Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +6.90% By Value Over Last Twelve Months through July 2019, Packaged Exports Decline -11.0%
• Massachusetts wine sales post mixed results
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Some of California’s Most Famous Wines Came from a Science Experiment
• O’Neill Vintners & Distillers Announces Marty Spate VP of Winemaking
• Windsor Beverage District serves up artisan booze, collaborative spirit
• ‘Braceros’ helped save Sonoma County crops during World War II
• Why this Paso Robles brewery owes Fresno an apology – and maybe even a beer
• Ceja daughters run their ‘dream winery’
• 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

• How to Modernize Your Wine Club *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• PG&E wildfire payment plan dies in Capitol, for now

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• OR: Dope Operation Sparks Winery Lawsuit
• In Wine Country, the debate over pot farming rages on
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DROUGHT/WATER

• There’s a silver lining to California’s wildfires: More snowpack and water storage, study finds
• Water into wine: NMSU researchers study just how much H2O is needed
• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of California’s State-Mandated Urban Water Conservation during Drought

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Why industry is going green on the quiet
• Climate change is coming for your wine. What the world’s wineries are doing to save grapes

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Reciprocal Wine Shipping Laws Are Unconstitutional, But…Still Yet
• 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

• TWE appoints new global chief marketing officer

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Majestic sale clears shareholder hurdle

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• U.S.-China trade war squeezes Ohio wine industry
• U.S. Is Still Considering French Wine Tariffs in G-7 Reversal
• U.S, Japan rush to flesh out trade deal

BREXIT

• Brexit Fears Grow for UK Wine Trade

DISTRIBUTORS

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WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Your Next Spotify Playlist Might Be Curated with Wine Pairings in Mind
• For online reviews, shoppers believe a pretty face

MARKETING & SALES

• How to Modernize Your Wine Club *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Why aren’t brands using Google’s augmented reality wrapper?
• White Wine Emoji: Update

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘Harvest Time’ documentary a ‘love letter’ to Latinos in wine industry

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How the Orange-Wine Fad Became an Irresistible Assault on Pleasure
• What is a flaw in wine?
• The importance of adversity
• A Revealing Glimpse of Screaming Eagle
• Mapping the evolution of Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc wines

WINE PEOPLE

• Reluctant pioneer Donna Stoney: ‘I just want to be a winemaker’
• Talking Dirt With Christopher Howell of Cain Vineyard & Winery
• Steal This Job: A wine director who sources from around the world

WINE PLACES

• Wineries To Watch In Fairfield, California

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• 2017 Firesteed Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley, Oregon)

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Montana wine producers see almost winter-proof grape breeds as key to boosting industry
• Canada appeals court ruling that West Bank wine ‘not made in Israel’

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How Drones Can Help Lift Biocontrol in Specialty Crops
• Why Winemakers Should be Fighting Against Herbicide Drift

EUROPE & THE UK

• Grape Expectations For Britain’s Wine Entrepreneurs

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: The question of business models

LATIN AMERICA

• Wine in Uruguay: a star is born (slideshow)

SOUTH AFRICA

• Farm Workers Paying the Price for Cheap South African Wine
• Cooperation in the South African wine industry, for good and ill

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Beer companies betting hard seltzer trend will extend beyond summer
• White Claw Faces Shortage in U.S. After Boom