OCTOBER 1, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• California ABC facing three separate whistleblower lawsuits
• Cannabis may not pose as big a threat to wine as many fear
• The Price of State Control for Wine
• US premium consumers: clouds on the horizon?
• Rosés, Sparklers Lead The Way For France’s “Hot Prospect” Wines
• Drinks brands could lose billions if plain packaging extended to alcohol
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)
• Visitor Registration For 2020 Future Wine Expo Is Now Open (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Wine Institute gets almost $1 million increase from U.S. Market Assistance Program (falls one place overall); Northwest wine finally included
• Napa County winery visits appear to exceed legal use permit allowances
• Jeff Hill likely to escape punishment for major wine scam
• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Unhappy with some recent color choices, Napa County to define ‘earth tones’ for wineries
• How 19 Crimes and Augmented Reality Helped Revolutionize the Wine Label (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Eat Less Red Meat, Scientists Said. Now Some Believe That Was Bad Advice.
• Meat’s Bad for You! No, It’s Not! How Experts See Different Things in the Data
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES

• This new gel prevents plants from burning to stop wildfires
• 9-acre brush fire destroys buildings, forces evacuations in Sonoma’s Wine Country

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Westlands announces termination of Shasta Dam Raise CEQA Analysis

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Organic wine gradually leaving its mark in the French wine industry

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Retailers resume beer and wine delivery in Louisiana
• Wine Buyer’s Expectations and How to Exceed Them (Sponsored)

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

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

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• New fund to help wealthy wine lovers invest in top vineyards

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Why global trade disruption is worrying New Zealand’s $1.83 billion wine industry
• The WTO will reportedly give Trump a green light to slap tariffs on a record $7.5 billion worth of EU goods this week

DISTRIBUTORS

• Get Actionable Insights For Your Import and Distribution Business Here. (Sponsored)

DATA & TRENDS

• Data Redux (podcast)
• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why do millennials love Instagramable drinks like rosé, spritzers and White Claw with low alcohol content?

MARKETING & SALES

• Experiential Marketing Is The Future Of Retail
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club (Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine labels on the brain
• How 19 Crimes and Augmented Reality Helped Revolutionize the Wine Label (Sponsored)

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Visitor Registration For 2020 Future Wine Expo Is Now Open (Sponsored)

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• WA: Wafla calls for a rewrite of H-2A proposal

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Napa Valley’s Premier Sauvignon Blanc Terroirs

WINE PEOPLE

• One man’s vision built a wine region: Remebering Harry McWatters
• Napa Wine Superstar Fulfills Her Dream In The Finger Lakes
• Andrea Cecchi on 125+ Years of Entrepreneurial Spirit at Famiglia Cecchi Winery
• Jacob’s Creek’s Trina Smith
• Tony Moll, Three Fat Guys (podcast)

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• Marietta Cellars, Non-Vintage, Lot Number 69 Old Vine Red – Exceptionally Average
• 2017 Moulin de Gassac Guilhem white (France)

WINE HISTORY

• Ancient Shipwreck Holding Nearly 100 Jugs Of Roman Supplies Found In Spain

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Pennsylvania Wine 2.0: The View From The Next Generation
• 1 Year Later: How Is The Strong Beer, Wine Law Impacting Oklahoma Businesses? (video)
• British Columbia Wine Institute looks to the future

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How grapevine roots grow

EUROPE & THE UK

• Binge drinking falls by 25% in Europe

DOWN UNDER

• Vast majority of Australian consumption is domestic, but imports on the rise
• OZ: New project will give Langhorne Creek grapes away to budding winemakers

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Japan proceeds with twice-delayed sales tax hike as growth sputters

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Russia: Putin ordered to increase the excise tax on wine

OLIVE OIL

• California Olive Oil Industry Adopts Stricter Labeling Requirements

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The birth (pains) of a booze business
• Skurnik Veteran Valerie Masten on Building a Spritzer Brand
• Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Celebrates 40 Years of Independent Beer
• Beyond Oktoberfest, Beer Drinkers Revel In Communal Experience