DECEMBER 12, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Total Wine goes to court to overthrow minimum pricing
• Consumers remain confident despite post-Thanksgiving jitters
• Laws to protect Uber drivers could mean big hassles for freelancers and the businesses who hire them
• This virtual reality dining experience is trippy — and might be the future of restaurants
• OIV rejects names of existing varieties for disease-resistant hybrids
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

OBITUARIES

• Williams Selyem Founding Winemaker Burt Williams Dies at Age 79

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• UPDATE: Agenda set for Calif Ag Dept to hold Dec. 17 workshop on Suisun Valley Vintners and Growers changes to grape pricing districts
• 7 proven ways to boost wine restaurant sales (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• How Argentina is setting global wine pricing
• Portugal boosted by recovery of volumes

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Ted Edwards, Freemark Abbey’s winemaker of 4 decades, takes a step back
• Delicato Family Wines Announces Appointment of Mary G. Burnham as Director of Public Relations & Events
• This insider look at distributor Friday meetings can spotlight your wine (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Non-alcoholic drinks: how healthy are they?

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• How the Black Market Is Threatening the Legal Cannabis Market
• Move Over, Bud. InBev’s Labatt to Sell CBD-Infused Tea in Canada

AMAZON

• Amazon wine brand now available in the UK

DROUGHT/WATER

• Can Recharge Net Metering contribute to sustainable groundwater management?

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Codorníu Signs A Five-Year Agreement With Over 170 Growers Of Organic Grapes In Penedès

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• By the Book: Four Major Laws Shaking Up the Drinks World

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Private equity firm buys control of Wine Source Group
• Private equity should become less private to address onslaught of criticism

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• US Considers Increased Tariffs on All European Wines

DISTRIBUTORS

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

MARKETING & SALES

• Air Provence: Provence Rosé Takes Flight

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• U.S. House passes farm labor bill

MATTERS OF TASTE

• It’s time to pay attention to Furmint
• Alpine Wine: In The Vineyard And Cellar With Cantina Tramin
• Tasting Vitality (2): Structure
• Please stop calling my Brunello “normale”!
• Send Roger Morris to Mudgee

WINE PEOPLE

• Jim Caudill: 1950-2019
• How we chose the 2019 Winemaker of the Year
• Wine is in Charlotte Read’s blood
• This Thai Woman Winemaker Is Gaining Renown Throughout France
• French designer Philippe Starck on Roederer, Bordeaux and making his own wine
• Daughters of Chablis: The Rise of Women Winemakers
• Top four Argentine winemakers to watch (slideshow)

WINE TOURISM

• The wine tourism network

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Specialty Crops to Drive Technology Adoption in Farming

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Cost recovery for a fair and sustainable biosecurity system

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Turmoil and the Hong Kong Wine & Spirits Fair

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Dubai’s first wine tasting room to open in Nakheel Mall

AROUND THE SOLAR SYSTEM

• After sending wine, firm sends vine calluses into space

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• US Demand for Distilled Spirits to Rise 1.9% Annually in Volume Terms to 2023
• The Art and Science of Aging Beer