OCTOBER 21, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Treasury Wine CEO who led ‘extraordinary transformation’ retires, shares tumble
• Is this the Last SVB Industry Survey?
• Kunde, VWE sue insurers over $20 million in 2017 smoke taint case
• Farmworkers and the wealth of Wine Country
• A caution for wine: Well-educated, liberal, and wealthier Americans are most likely to boycott brands they disagree with politically
• French Wine Growers to Lose 300 Million Euros on U.S. Tariffs
• Now that White Claw summer is over, will hard seltzer fall?
• 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)

• Bryant Family Vineyards court adversaries make an issue out of court coverage by Wine Industry Insight
• Why Bryant Wine’s San Fran lawsuit vs consultant may get SLAPP-ed down
• Sulser Bryant’s imaginary conspiracy
• Bryant Winery lawyer issues wandering letter filled with vague claims and asks for a retraction. (Rejected)
• Sulser Bryant sues to silence the whistleblower who once saved her $3 million
• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• European winegrape crop plummets
• Bordeaux’s 2019 Vintage a Split Decision
• Frost this spring has been ‘unrelenting’, say NZ winegrowers
• UK: Grape news – we’re heading for another vintage year
• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Even in Napa, there is no ‘Whole Foods’ craze for organic wine. Why?
• Despite public concerns, Napa County approves a ‘remote’ winery on a mountain road
• Napa County works on permit streamlining for small wineries
• Calif Governor signs bill to extend vineyard pest protection program
• Hotel occupancy rises in Napa, Solano in September, dips in Sonoma, Marin
• How 19 Crimes and Augmented Reality Helped Revolutionize the Wine Label (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Frequent Drinking Riskier For Your Heart Than Binge Drinking, Study Finds
• Resveratrol variant helps overcome gene therapy challenges
• Should men stop drinking before trying for a baby?
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES

• Fire season continues with dry conditions persisting. Plus: Davis tornado, power shut-offs, and a new earthquake warning system

PG&E BLACKOUTS

• PG&E, under siege after mass power shut-offs, stands its ground
• PG&E will try to reduce blackout impact. It also says entire grid could go dark

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• California’s Delta smelt are dying: How this affects the state’s water

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Augmented Reality Connect Consumers To Wine Sustainability
• Talking winery carbon emissions with leading viticulturist Dr Richard Smart
• Wine Country Growers Boost Research to Combat Climate Change
• Marc Perrin, Rhône Winemaker, Talks About ‘Going Further’ With Sustainability

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Winery vs Retailer — It’s Not a Real Fight
• Nordstrom NYC Has In-Store Food Delivery, Bars for Hungry Shoppers
• OZ: Wineries sell more wine direct to consumer
• 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)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Combative, transformative Clarke leaves pipeline of profit for next Treasury chief
• Why the best years are still to come for TWE
• Anheuser-Busch Says MillerCoors Stole Beer Recipes, Trade Secrets

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Will New Tariffs Impact The Price Of Your Favorite Wine?
• Your Favorite Old World Wine Is About to Get Much More Expensive
• US and EU spirits groups call for end to tariffs: ‘There are no winners in a trade war’

BREXIT

• UK government suspends ‘no-deal Brexit’ wine paperwork

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Thoughts on the Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction 2019

DATA & TRENDS

• The World’s Favorite Wine Grapes
• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine is becoming a luxury
• The Len Evans effect
• The etiquette of wine giving
• Does it matter where a wine is bottled?
• I Put My Life in a Box, Then I Couldn’t Get It Out

MARKETING & SALES

• Millennials work longer, sleep longer, and play harder … where is the room for wine?
• Facebook Wine Sales Made Easy
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club (Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• 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)

MEDIA MATTERS

• An Impressive and Complete Tour of Long Island Wine by Jose Moreno-Lacalle
• The Wine Critics: A comic novel by Jamie Goode
• Hundred Days makes the complex process of winemaking palatable

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Ripeness in wine, part 1
• Natural Wine—Ouch! Is It Funny Because It’s True?
• How natural do you perceive this wine?
• Franciacorta Sparklers, Not Prosecco, Are the Real Italian Rivals Of Champagne
• On Sherry’s Demise
• Chef wages war on ice cubes in wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Meet the first female winemaker of Hospices de Beaune
• Wine Pioneer Michael Benedict on discerning the Sta. Rita Hills as a home for world class Pinot Noir
• Dom Pérignon’s Chef De Cave On Climate Change, Drinking Champagne

WINE PLACES

• Touring Piedmont With The Pros

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• 2018 Douloufakis Femina Malvasia (Crete, Greece)

WINE EDUCATION

• What you need to know about the Wine Scholar Guild’s new course on Spain

WINE HISTORY

• The Cup of Salvation: Where Does Altar Wine Come From?
• Strange tales: Hitler and the ‘Cointreau’ bomb plot

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Quebec wine producer continues to squeeze quality out of vinifera grapes

EUROPE & THE UK

• Italy: Ettore Nicoletto to leave Santa Margherita

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Farm innovation proving to be a key to survival of multi-generation farming families

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• What’s Souring Western Wine & Spirits in China?
• Italian wines see rosy future in China

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine producer promotes benefits of CHEP
• Pancho Campo robbed at gun point in South Africa

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• UK spirits and liqueurs trademarks rise 12% in 2018