JANUARY 7, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Industry Members To Testify Today On Proposed Tariffs
• Maximum of 1% of Australia’s total vineyard area damaged by fires to date
• Wine and the Dry January Syndrome
• Your wine sales may grow faster in these innovation-sector metro areas
• 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)

• Breaking the doom loop: Wine desperately needs AgTech to get out of its slump.
• 7 proven ways to boost wine restaurant sales (Sponsored)

TARIFFS

• NAWR’s Official Statement Concerning U.S. Tariffs on European Union Wines
• Deadline to appeal against proposed US hikes in tariffs on European wine approaching
• France vows to retaliate against latest Trump tariffs on wine and cheese
• North Coast wineries line up against Trump proposed tariffs on European wines
• The Ripple Effect of European Wine Tariffs
• The New Tariffs Threaten Your Grocery Bills and Global Wine Culture
• Your Duty as a Wine-Loving Citizen: Oppose the Proposed Wine Tariffs
• Wine Business Fears a Possible Disaster in Potential Trump Tariffs
• How wine tariffs on Europe could hurt California
• 5 Ways the Coming Wine Tariffs Might Ruin Your Life in 2020

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• English wine: discussing the challenges of a growing supply
• Small 2019 harvest for Daumas Gassac
• OZ: Early budburst leads to earliest ever harvest for Oakover Vineyard

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Judge declines to grant writers temporary relief from California’s new freelancer law
• The official celebration honoring Jim Caudill’s life will take place Saturday, January 11, 2020
• This insider look at distributor Friday meetings can spotlight your wine (Sponsored)

IN MEMORIAM

• Farewell to the Man Who Built Beaujolais

HEALTH

• 2019 Liv-ex Power 100: Armand Rousseau takes the top spot

WILDFIRES

• Australian bushfires – ways to help
• Australian fires: Vineyard damage reported in New South Wales

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Is It Immoral To Oppose The Use Of Pesticides?
• Fifty shades of green – the need to redefine best practice viticulture
• Ramón Bilbao exceeds sustainability target

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Ninth Circuit Rejects En Banc Request in Monster-City Beverage Arbitration Matter

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• SPI Group Appoints New Head of Wine Division Christophe Chauvet Serves as CEO of Tenute del Mondo Portfolio
• Majestic announces festive sales boost

AGTECH

• Top technology trends from SIMEI

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australian wine wins with trade trifecta of Peru, Hong Kong and Indonesia FTA
• French wine exports squeezed by U.S. tariffs: minister

DISTRIBUTORS

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

DATA & TRENDS

• What the next wine decade will bring

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The 2020s: The Real Charles Shaw’s Gamay Clairvoyance Will Create A Wine Renaissance

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Grape Growers Grapple With Solutions to Workforce Woes

MEDIA MATTERS

• V is for Vino, the #1 rated wine-show on Amazon Prime, has new episode focusing on Oregon

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Some Winemakers Are Using Cement Fermentation Tanks
• Local Crops and Balanced Flavors: Meet the New Generation of Fruit Wine
• Result of a 10-year experiment: does filtering out brett work?
• Salty Old White Men

COMPETITIONS/AWARDS

• Drink Books Winners by Countries – Gourmand Awards 2020

WINE HISTORY

• Researchers suggest 2,000-year-old market en route to Temple discovered
• Ancient wine measuring table unearthed in Jerusalem

EUROPE & THE UK

• France’s first ‘dry January’ causes a stir
• UK supermarkets suffer worst Christmas since 2014 with Morrisons the laggard

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• A Primer to Chinese Wine

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Cider association rebrands and highlights dry offerings