OCTOBER 28, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Kincade Fire surges to 66,231 acres, 5% containment. Battle to save Healdsburg & Windsor still tough
• Two Sonoma County wineries damaged by Kincade fire in Alexander Valley
• Kincade fire threatens to jump Highway 101 as 93 mph wind gusts push flames in southwest direction
• Where There’s A Wine, There’s A Way: Loophole found in new wine tariffs
• AlcBev producers are financial dependent on problem drinkers
• 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)

SPECIAL KINCADE FIRE COVERAGE

• Skip SF Chronicle fire coverage: it’s hiding behind paywall
• State of emergency in California as nearly 200,000 flee wine country wildfire
• Here’s what has been damaged so far in the Kincade, Bay Area fires
• Latest: Flames within 100 yards of Lockwood Drive
• California’s new normal: Wildfires, ash and power outages could last a decade
• ‘Looks like the fire season is over.’ And then came the Kincade Fire, and more destruction
• Winds top a stunning 93 mph in Kincade fire zone, causing havoc across Sonoma County
• 102 mph gust recorded in Sonoma County: Sustained winds break hurricane force
• In the Blink of an Eye

EVACUATIONS

• Latest Kincade Fire news: Sonoma County evacuations expand to nearly all of county
• Calistoga on evacuation alert as Napa takes refugees from Sonoma’s rampaging wildfire
• Advisory evacuation order issued for Calistoga due to Kincade fire
• Kincade fire threatens wine country; much of Santa Rosa evacuated

FIRE AND WINE

• Alexander Valley grape growers battled Kincade fire to save decades of Sonoma County family history
• Wineries Shuttered, Vintners Worried by Sonoma Wildfire
• Wildfires and Wine Country: How the industry is adapting to new realities

PHOTOS/VIDEOS

• Kincade Fire Rages Through Field Stone Winery, Sonoma County (video)

PG&E

• Power outages and fires hurt Napa and Sonoma tourism
• PG&E changes strategy after wine country fire
• PG&E customers could remain without power until Wednesday

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

• Winegrapes Came Back Strong in San Luis Obispo County
• UK: Chapel Down reports another ‘exceptional’ harvest
• VA: Grapes thrive, apples hold up through recent dry spell
• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma County wine industry seeks to sway county planners on land-use regulations
• Harvest interns must search hard for housing in Napa’s tight market
• How 19 Crimes and Augmented Reality Helped Revolutionize the Wine Label (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Drinking Champagne is Key to Living a Long Life, Says 108-Year Old Woman

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• California weed growers seek wine-like brand, price protections
• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Santa Barbara Water Agencies Say No to State Water Tunnel Project

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Organic winemaking: where nature sets the pace

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• 100 years after Prohibition: The strangest drinking laws in all 50 states
• 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?

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

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• LVMH bids US$14.5bn to take over Tiffany & Co

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Napa Vintners join international community of winemakers to oppose tariffs
• One week in: The 25 percent European wine tariff

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The modern ranking of Bordeaux left-bank wines
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Petrus 2016 leads weekly trade by value

DATA & TRENDS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The economics of ageing wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Most Salespeople Suck
• Marketing to Millennials
• 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)

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Influencers shouldn’t be afraid to label posts as ‘sponsored’, says Instagram

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

MEDIA MATTERS

• Italian Wine Book Sets a High Bar

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Carbonic Maceration Breaks Out of Beaujolais
• Sweet And Complex, Golden Bordeaux Wines Go Beyond Dessert
• What Grows Together, Goes Together: The Food And Wine Of Tuscany
• Pinotage Enjoys Growing Popularity, Even Paired with Winery’s Mascot

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• 2017 Chateau des Capitans Juliénas (A.O.C. Juliénas, France)

WINE HISTORY

• Early Celts believed wine should be for all

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Competing wine group forms, creating an industry rift in Oregon

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• In five years, the price of French barrels has increased by 11%

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Houghtons property returns to WA family ownership
• OZ: New strategy to build Queensland’s international wine tourism profile
• OZ: Keeping it in the family for 170 years
• Farming couple leaves soggy Ireland for a working holiday in drought-stricken NSW

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Why Africa needs to be part of a drinks’ global exports strategy

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Macallan Fetches World Record Price – Again
• A single shot of this whisky costs more than a Porsche 911 Carrera