OCTOBER 24, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wind-whipped wildfire forcing evacuations near wineries, casino in Sonoma County’s Geyserville area
• SVB Industry Research: The New Deal
• Leaving unsold grapes on vine ‘makes sense’
• Californians Go Dark in Blackout That May Affect 1.5 Million
• GenZ, younger Millennials most willing to pay for same day purchase delivery
• 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)

KINCAIDE FIRE

• Kincade Fire in Sonoma County grows to 10,000 acres, evacuation orders expanded
• Track the Kincade fire at this interactive map

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Kunde, VWE sue insurers over $20 million in 2017 smoke taint case
• 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

• Napa Valley Grape Harvest Reports 2019
• Harvest 2019 Tablas Creek (Paso) Recap: What’s Usually a Marathon Turns Out to Be a Sprint
• Texas High Plains Leading Vineyard Wraps Up Harvest
• UK: Gusbourne hails record grape harvest despite poor weather
• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• New law, citing Napa as inspiration, seeks to change status quo of farmworker housing
• Coppola Winery Establishes Scholarship for Employees at SSU
• California: Table grape crop smaller than last year’s
• How 19 Crimes and Augmented Reality Helped Revolutionize the Wine Label (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• How Drinking Less Solved a Lot of Problems
• Alcopops are back – but why are they being sold as a wellness trend?

PG&E BLACKOUTS

• Losses top 50% for average Sonoma County hotel in PG&E fire safety shutoff, survey says
• PG&E cuts off power to about 7,000 Napa County customers

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

AMAZON

• Can Amazon Own Label Gin Compete In The Premium Gin Market?
• Amazon Has Apparently Been Shipping Expired Food To Customers

DROUGHT/WATER

• Trump rewrites Delta rules to pump more California water to Valley. Will Newsom fight him?
• Integrated Hydrologic Model Development and Evaluation for Non-Modelers

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Talking organics with James Millton

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• 9th Circuit Vacates Arbitration Award Relating to Monster Termination of Washington State Beer Distributor
• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Wine Buyer’s Expectations and How to Exceed Them (Sponsored)

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• OZ: Wine master Duke Ranson retires, and puts award-winning vineyard up for sale
• Legacy vineyard estate, Willamette Valley, $6.5 Million. Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Majestic adds host of spirits as part of repositioning

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• U.S. group opposes tariffs on wine imported from EU

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Sauternes – an early Christmas delight
• Collector sells ‘extremely rare’ whisky miniature for £4,000

DATA & TRENDS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• It May Be Time For An Agnostic Wine
• Prosecco rosé is (probably) coming to a town near you in 2020 (and it’s all about the Pinot Noir)

MARKETING & SALES

• 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

• What you need to know about Vinexpo New York 2020
• Vinitaly maps out ‘Wine To Asia’
• Visitor Registration For 2020 Future Wine Expo Is Now Open (Sponsored)

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Patrón becomes first booze brand you can order on Instagram

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Country Is Protagonist in ‘Crush: A Tale of Two Vineyards’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Ripeness, part 2: pursuing balance
• Using a microscope to monitor fermentations at Lapierre
• Sorrell: ‘I take a Champagne approach to blending at Cloudy Bay

WINE PEOPLE

• Four decades of winemaking: Paul Mooney

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• Cornelia 2017 Paso Robles Zinfandel: Clearly the best sub-$10 Zin of the year!
• 2018 Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Blanc (Central Coast, California)
• 2016 Joseph Filippi Winery Tres Viñas Cucamonga Valley Hippard Ranch Red blend – Full- bodied grand slam of flavor
• 2018 Douloufakis Femina Malvasia (Crete, Greece)

WINE EDUCATION

• Global Wine Academy adds MW student support to repertoire

WINE HISTORY

• Iron Age Celts bonded over love of wine, suggests study

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Serving Up Sustainability in restaurants

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How To Grow Grapes And Make Wine In Pennsylvania, From The Ground Up
• Pennsylvania Wine For The Win: A Gut Check On Challenges And Hopes
• Governor looks to grow West Virginia winemaking industry
• Micro-satellites offer a fresh view of NYS agriculture

ACADEMIA

• Maryland: UMD researchers planted a vineyard on a golf course. Here’s why.

LATIN AMERICA

• Wine tourists to Chile advised to be careful

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: Distell wine prices hurt by drought, send buyers flocking to hard spirits

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Dubai loosens liquor laws as UAE alcohol sales suffer drop

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• More Insight on Spirits and Terroir
• A Brewing History Update Comes To The Smithsonian National Museum Of American History