OCTOBER 30, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS: Extensive fire coverage can be found below “CALIFORNIA”

• Kincade fire held in check overnight
• Smoke & Power Outages Hit Farmworkers Hard
• Note to NIMBYs: Vineyards can help stop fires. They did in the Alexander Valley
• Australian wine exports hit record $2.89bn
• When will we see “OK Boomer” wine?
• Your customers want more control over marketing emails and content. Accommodate or kiss them goodbye.
• 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)

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Willamette Valley winemakers weigh in on harvest strategies
• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

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

KINCADE FIRE COVERAGE

• Latest: “Next 24 hours are a crucial period for turning a corner on this fire”
• Kincade Fire at 119 square miles as Sonoma County braces for more gale-force winds
• Wildfire Smoke Cal/OSHA Guidelines Apply to Indoor and Outdoor Employees Wildfire Smoke Cal/OSHA Guidelines Apply to Indoor and Outdoor Employees
• Sonoma County evacuees during Kincade fire eligible for insurance coverage for hotel, meal costs
• 2019 Kincade Wildfire Comment from Wine Institute
• California firefighters ready for battle again as Santa Ana winds whip up new wildfires
• California’s getting scorched again. Here’s how these fires compare to previous years
• California’s Wildfires Are the Doom of Our Own Making
• Overnight battle: Cal Fire’s army of 4,900 vs. Kincade Fire
• California winds may have claimed 3 lives
• CA Wildfires: How to Best Help Wine Country

PG&E

• More Than 1.3 Million Californians Lose Power as Winds Rage
• PG&E agrees to credit customers for blackouts, Gov. Newsom says
• Like it or not, preventing fires will cost utility ratepayers
• PG&E’s CEO Comes Up Against the One Thing He Can’t Fix
• PG&E faced with customers’ fury after another round of blackouts in California

HEALTH

• Is The World Ready For A Super-Wine? Raise A Glass To Israeli Vino Innovation

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis legalisation ‘reduces binge drinking’
• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Will There Be Wine After Climate Change?
• Agropolis Int throws spotlight on pesticide use, climate change & biodiversity in wine

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• How Planning Can Improve Operations During the Busy Wine Shipping Season
• 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)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• China Finds Solace in Wine From Australia as Economic Slowdown Hits
• China fuels Aussie wine export growth
• Australian wine companies wrestle with shrinking UK

BREXIT

• Is Brexit is dragging on Treasury Wine shares?

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Sotheby’s launches its own wine range

DATA & TRENDS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Sour Gene: A Mouth-Puckering Discovery

MARKETING & SALES

• Selling A Wine Brand To Make Wines From The Heart
• 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

• Wildly Popular Japanese Manga Storms U.S., With Wine in Tow

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Champagne Myth

WINE PEOPLE

• Karen MacNeil interviews Bill Harlan
• Vérité’s Father-Daughter Team On Making Wine Together
• South African Wine Legend: Gyles Webb

WINE EDUCATION

• Linfield College lands London-based certification program WSET

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• 2016 Loscano Merlot Private Reserve (Mendoza, Argentina)
• 2015 Casa Santos Lima Colossal Reserva (Lisboa, Portugal)
• 2017 Chateau des Capitans Juliénas (A.O.C. Juliénas, France)

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Redefining the restaurant of the future

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• An Oregon Wine Rebellion Reflects a Maturing Industry
• B.C. government provides $30,000 in funding for provincial wine industry guide
• OR: Van Duzer Corridor wineries promote breezy region
• OR: Testing the extreme edge of winegrowing in the Blue Mountains

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• EPA Shrinks Pesticide Application Exclusion Zone, Weakening Farmworker Protections

EUROPE & THE UK

• Hervé Grandeau resigns from post over conviction
• France: Will doing away with vintage statements put an end to the marketing crisis?

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: 15 years of growth

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Great Vinous Jukebox: A Top 10 Playlist of Wine in Song

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Hard seltzer storms the light beer fortress (podcast)