DECEMBER 4, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Constellation unloads $1 billion craft-beer acquisition Ballast Point to Chicago-area brewery
• IWSR predicts declining volumes but increasing value in the global wine market
• Email, web sites beat other digital media for delivering revenue on budget
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

OBITUARIES

• Obituary: UC Davis’ Edwin N. Frankel

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• N. Coast wine glut prompts Napa to adjust small winery rules
• Millennials & GenZ looking to buy rely first on social media posts from influencers, friends & family
• 7 proven ways to boost wine restaurant sales (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Pierce’s Disease and Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Referendum Slated for Spring 2020 (PDF)
• Beverage Industry Executives Launch M&A and Business Consultancy Azur Associates
• Director of trade policy hired by California Table Grape Commission
• This insider look at distributor Friday meetings can spotlight your wine (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• No Link Between Drinking Alcohol and Increased Parkinson’s Risk in Women, Large UK Study Finds

WILDFIRES

• Report detailing PG&E’s Camp fire failures raises new hurdles for utility

DROUGHT/WATER

• New Agricultural Water Rate Program Benefits San Diego County Growers

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wine technology solutions to climate change
• Faced With Record-High Temperatures and Unpredictable Harvests, Champagne Is Changing Its Method

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Inside Licensing: Create a Buzz with Music

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Manitoba: Law introduced to allow liquor sales with food delivery

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo’s United Spirits to merge with Pioneer Distilleries

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Japan’s Parliament Just Approved a Trade Deal With the U.S.
• Why You Need To Stock Up On French Wine And Scotch Now

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Promotes Stephanie Silvestre to Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
• Get Actionable Insights For Your Import and Distribution Business Here. (Sponsored)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex 1000 index falls 1.74% in November
• Demand for fine wine investing to increase in next 12 months in Europe
• Fine wine investment: Under the Tuscan sun

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Is It Time to Change How We Describe Wine?

MARKETING & SALES

• Montrachet Fine Wine on driving Bourgogne sales

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Nomacorc announces the release of grape-based stoppers in 2020
• When It Comes To The World Of Wine, The Future Is Flat
• UK: Portman Group tells Tiny Rebel to remove teddy bear from beer can

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Cambridge Consultants launches interactive bar experience phone app

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Walmart’s “Rosé Wine Drink Enhancer” Will Make Your Water Taste Like, Well, Rosé
• Staring Down Sexism In Wine (podcast)
• Tasting Vitality: An Introduction

WINE PEOPLE

• Napa’s Elaine St. Clair is an industry rarity: a winemaker, brewmaster, owner
• The woman behind Penfolds

WINE TOURISM

• Burgundy ready to break ground on Cites des Vins project

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY environmental study looks at bottle bill expansion
• Science-driven Minnesota wines pioneer the unforgiving North
• Oregon Wine Council begins association

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New PD-Resistant Wine Grape Varieties Named and Released

EUROPE & THE UK

• What the new DO Rueda classifications mean

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine brands encouraged to tap into export growth opportunities

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• AB InBev to deliver beers using electric Volvo trucks in Europe next year
• Toxic masculinity exists – but now in whiskey form!