JANUARY 14, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• U.S. wine consumption drops for first time in 25 years
• Oversupply of premium wine, slower sales growth to spur discount brands, says Silicon Valley Bank forecast
• The great American Millennial moderation
• State of Industry chart shows how the wine industry whizzed away a huge opportunity
• Wine industry in a state of ‘near panic’ as it girds for impact of Trump tariffs
• Has the shift to consumerism broken the wine world?
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

OBITUARIES

• The Death of Sir Roger Scruton and a Unique Wine Voice

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Final Call: Sign up for the 2020 SVB Industry Videocast and Report
• Breaking the doom loop: Wine desperately needs AgTech to get out of its slump.
• 7 proven ways to boost wine restaurant sales (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• SVB Report shows incredible drop in wine DtC growth rate
• Wine Consumption Slips as Millennials Turn Elsewhere
• Move over, wine. Americans were reaching for more hard seltzers and hard liquor in 2019
• What was the 2018 vintage like in Burgundy?
• Cold weather great for ice wine crop but there’s a downside

TARIFFS

• Making Big-Name Champagne the Tariff Target
• Leading EU And US Wine Trade Groups Sign Landmark Statement On Tariffs
• California Wineries Support EU Rivals in Plea to End Tariffs
• Trump’s proposed wine tariffs will hurt Americans, not the French
• Calls to end US-EU tariff war or risk thousands of jobs
• Wine tariff comment period ends today

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• St. Helena winery security guard arrested in suspected inside-job burglary
• The Smith Brothers At Smith-Madrone Do It Their Way – The Hard Way
• Round Pond Estate Announces Retirement of Diane Cline and Promotion of Scott Reed
• App founder’s Davis-based business looks to pair customers with California wineries
• Young winemakers learn the craft at Healdsburg farm
• This insider look at distributor Friday meetings can spotlight your wine (Sponsored)

PRIVACY

• New Consumer Online Privacy Rights Act (COPRA) would empower American users
• How tech giants are ducking California’s new laws
• Companies Use ‘Dark Patterns’ to Mislead Users About Privacy Law, Study Shows

HEALTH

• Stop talking about ‘wine o’clock’: Holly Whitaker on how women can stop drinking – and get happy

WILDFIRES

• The wine growers and makers devastated by Aussie bushfires – and how you can help

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• This Cannabis Entrepreneur Says He’s First In The Industry To Use NFC Tags And That All Cannabis Companies Should Do The Same

DROUGHT/WATER

• Widespread droughts affect southern California water sources six times a century

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wine, Adapting to Climate Change, & the Peter Parker Principle

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Italy shrugs off Australian government’s bid to defend Aussie ‘Prosecco’

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Wine.com achieves record results in 2019
• LibDib Enters Florida
• Instacart Rolls Out New Grocery Pickup Experience For Customers Across North America

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands: Growth At A Reasonable Price

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Investing In American And Australian Wine Is More Lucrative Than Ever

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How Burgundy by-the-glass plays a leading role for Bibendum
• We are family

MARKETING & SALES

• A Pioneering Canadian Winery Is the Ultimate Underdog in This Cinematic Ad
• Background location alerts on iOS 13 are cutting the flow of data to the advertising industry

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Prowein announces France will get more floor space in 2021
• Prowein 2020: craft spirits and beer zone returns

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Pinterest Surpassed Snapchat as No. 3 Social Media App in the US and Will Stay Ahead

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Six curious facts about smell
• In focus: Eastern Mediterranean wine
• Using Internal Visual to Calibrate the Structure in Wine
• Video: minerality in wine, a conversation with Steve Daniel and Jamie Goode

WINE PEOPLE

• Interview with Esther Mobley

WINE HISTORY

• How Prohibition changed the way Americans drink, 100 years ago
• Did Lead Poisoning Cause Beethoven’s Hearing Loss?

ACADEMIA

• NZ: Hail damage research to fill knowledge gap

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The pros, cons and (ultimately) necessity of mechanically cultivated vineyards in Lodi
• Safety during the winter months

EUROPE & THE UK

• Debut Bond Sale by Turkish Winemaker Could Set Stage for IPO

LATIN AMERICA

• Exploring the Wines of Uruguay

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Beer category sees increased M&A activity in 2019