DECEMBER 5, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• How to respond to the boom in organic wine sales
• Excess drinking messages fall on social media
• Alcohol tolerance may have saved humanity’s ape ancestors from extinction, scientists say
• Pioneering California Craft Brewery Anderson Valley Sold Again
• California Farmer Fights Government Claim That Dirt Is a Pollutant
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Millennials & GenZ looking to buy rely first on social media posts from influencers, friends & family
• 7 proven ways to boost wine restaurant sales (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Burgundy exports top €1bn for first time
• Czech Republic: Starlings and voles responsible for significant drop in grape harvest

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Atlas Vineyard Management acquires Northwest Vineyard Service
• Jimtown Store to close by end of year because of wildfires, expensive housing
• Sonoma State University names Coget dean of economics school, Wine Business Institute
• This insider look at distributor Friday meetings can spotlight your wine (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES

• ‘Deeply sorry’ PG&E takes blame for California’s deadliest wildfire, seeks ‘technologies’ to limit future risks

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Sonoma City Council pushes forward on pot dispensaries

DROUGHT/WATER

• One Delta, one estuary–Connecting California through water
• Housing versus agriculture: The battle for California’s land

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Pernod Ricard’s Aussie wine brands achieve 100% renewable electricity

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• ‘Unforeseen circumstances’ force change in Treasury Wine’s US ranks
• Constellation Brands to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2020 Financial Results; Host Conference Call January 8, 2020

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• US tariff threat on Champagne is unacceptable, says French wine body
• French Tariffs Could Lead To A Festive Send-Off This December
• European Wine in the Tariff Crosshairs

DISTRIBUTORS

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DATA & TRENDS

• Holiday wine trends 2019
• Food Trends 2019
• Winter Food And Wine Trends, Part I

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The terror of wine people gifting has arrived

MARKETING & SALES

• The secret to making a luxury wine

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• AB InBev tests new printing technology to replace labels

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo considers ‘spin-off’ spirits show

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Instagram Now Requires Users To Disclose Their Birthdates

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Clove, cinnamon, chocolate boxes – quite frankly, Christmas stinks

WINE PEOPLE

• People to know: Jancis Robinson

WINE PLACES

• Paris’ hidden vineyards
• On a mission from G-d: when a winery isn’t just a winery but a vital cultural institution and resource

WINE EDUCATION

• More than 10,000 Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Employees Complete Wine, Spirits, and Sake Education Programs

ACADEMIA

• SLU’s Brewing Science Program

EUROPE & THE UK

• The future of the French wine industry looks more collegiate
• Cava regulator announces new geographical zones for Spanish fizz
• UK: Thorpe parts with Fells
• Mediterranean firms on the alert for contaminants

DOWN UNDER

• Seasonal workers’ important NZ role
• Riverland Wine, OZ: 2020 Price Range estimation

LATIN AMERICA

• Almaviva names new MD

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Global beer production increases for the first time in five years
• Brewing beer that tastes fresh longer