OCTOBER 31, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

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

• Kincade Fire now 45 percent contained, stays steady at 76,825 acres
• At least 33 wineries impacted by Kincade Fire (Interactive Map)
• Global wine output falls this year after bumper 2018
• Bryant Family Vineyards case against financial consultant booted out of San Francisco, transferred to NY
• Georgia mother, son stole $3M from beer distributor
• The Delicate Art—and Evolving Science—of Wildfire Evacuations
• 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)

OBITUARIES

• The world of wine mourns the loss of Giorgio Grai, renowned enologist who shaped a generation of Italian winemakers

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Napa Valley Grape Harvest Reports 2019
• NZ: Hail hits the Bay
• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Bluxome Street Winery in S.F. will close tasting room at the end of the year, but will continue making wine
• Meet Jancis Robinson at the CIA Copia Nov. 6
• How 19 Crimes and Augmented Reality Helped Revolutionize the Wine Label (Sponsored)

KINCADE FIRE COVERAGE

• Despite Kincade Fire, Winegrowers Push Through Harvest
• Kincade Fire: 1 winery destroyed, 4 damaged, threat remains
• Firefighters Push Back Kincade Fire and Sonoma Vintners Begin to Return Home
• Tourism tops the Napa Wine Country economy, but promoting the area amid fire threat is challenging, leaders say
• California fires: new blazes as dangerous winds fan the flames
• Climate change has set California on fire. Are you paying attention?
• Kincade fire burns into history as Sonoma County’s largest blaze

EVACUATIONS

• Estimated 100,000 Sonoma County evacuees allowed to return home Wednesday afternoon
• Calistoga evacuation advisory may end by Thursday; PG&E gradually reconnects Napa County residents
• Array of Santa Rosa businesses defied Kincade fire evacuation orders
• A California couple who was forced to evacuate their home and winery share what it’s really like to endure the wildfires engulfing the state

PG&E

• PG&E announces ‘all clear’ weather conditions, power to be restored
• ‘This is not the new normal.’ Gavin Newsom says California can’t wait 10 years for a PG&E fix
• PG&E assailed from all sides as 500,000 Californians remain without power

MAPS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS

• Air quality map: See how the air will be this week due to the Kincade fire
• Broken bottles and living vines: Kincade Fire destroys parts of historic Northern California winery (video)
• Photos From Space Reveal The True Scale of The Kincade Fire’s Spread in California
• The Kincade Fire could be seen all the way from Sutro Tower in San Francisco

HEALTH

• How Drinking Wine Can Affect Women’s Health

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Navigating California’s new regulations for wetlands and state waters
• Night of the Living Dead Salmon

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• OR: Climate change group welcomes geologist
• Alto Adige prepares for climate change

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Bayer’s Roundup Headache Grows as Plaintiffs Pile Into Court
• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Walmart Grocery now offers curbside alcohol pickup at 2,000 US stores
• 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

• Coors Light, Blue Moon Maker To Cut 500 Jobs, Rebrand Amid Declining Beer Sales
• UK: Majestic owner rumoured as front-runner in Marston’s pub acquisition

DISTRIBUTORS

• Producer & Importer Partnerships: Rascallion & Terroir Wine Group
• Get Actionable Insights For Your Import and Distribution Business Here. (Sponsored)

DATA & TRENDS

• 3 Prosecco trends to look out for in 2020
• The Next Step To A Virtual Winery (Sponsored)

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How To Drink Alone: When The Social Pendulum Swings To Solitude

MARKETING & SALES

• UK: Portman Group upholds complaint against cider maker ‘irresponsibly’ referencing suicide
• How to Modernize Your Wine Club (Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Berlin Packaging Europe strengthens plastic offering with acquisition
• 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

• Champagne McChampagneface?: Choose the Name of the Most Exclusive Official French Champagne-Brand – A Kickstarter Project by Béthencourt & Garín
• Boaty McBoatface: What You Get When You Let the Internet Decide
• 5 Wineries Using Cutting-Edge Technologies (Sponsored)

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• H-2A poised for change
• What Does Millennial Loyalty Look Like In Today’s Workplace?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Review: Natural Wine for the People, by Alice Feiring

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Ripeness, part 3: solutions to over-ripeness and high alcohol

WINE PEOPLE

• Burton Anderson: Fate is a fiasco
• Why City Winery’s Michael Dorf Wants His Customers To Unplug

WINE PLACES

• Cape Mentelle is the hidden gem inside Australia’s greatest wine region

WII WINE OF THE DAY

• 2016 George Dubœuf Saint Amour (France)
• 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

• New York City to ban foie gras sales

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Could mechanical harvesters shape future of the Douro?
• Volunteers Needed to Review Specialty Crop Research Initiative

EUROPE & THE UK

• Soave Wines Now Have 33 UGAs: Here’s What That Means

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Food scientist the new head of University of Adelaide’s School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
• Going back to bush basics could reform Australia’s wine industry

LATIN AMERICA

• How Long Before Argentina Goes Bankrupt?

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• KY: Ageing Bourbon barrel numbers hit 8.5m
• Gin months away from eclipsing vodka as the UK’s biggest spirits category
• Liqueurs: ‘Last category to premiumise’