JANUARY 23, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wine DTC Hits Record $3.2 Billion in 2019 Amid Slowing Growth
• OK Supreme Court: Alcohol distribution law unconstitutional
• Barefoot Wine Joins Hard Seltzer Game With Wine-Based Beverage
• DTC: Bottles over $100 were up 15% by volume in 2019: Sovos
• Napa Pricing Risks Alienating Consumers
• Wine tariff update: Does anyone have any idea what’s going on?
• 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)

• Napa Vineyard vernal pool dispute turns ugly
• These are all the other things holding wine back
• Mailchimp can be a privacy black hole
• 7 proven ways to boost wine restaurant sales

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Italian wine production drops sharply after year of extreme weather
• Languedoc vines are starting to emerge from their slumber
• OZ: Smoke tainted winegrapes are causing wineries to reduce their 2020 vintages
• OZ: Tyrell’s to cut 80% of 2020 crop
• Grow your restaurant’s visibility! Enter the Sommeliers Choice Awards. DEADLINE January 31 (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Growers, others work to limit pesticide drift in Central Valley
• This insider look at distributor Friday meetings can spotlight your wine (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Moderate Wine Consumption Linked to Greater Life Expectancy

WILDFIRES

• Low-cost E-Nose to be incorporated as part of an IoT system to monitor smoke contamination and smoke taint from bushfire affected vineyards

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cann, the cannabis-infused drink company, moves 150,000 units and raises $5 million
• Here’s the Nitty Gritty on New York’s Cannabis Legalization Plan
• BTN launches new podcast: The Wine, Whiskey and Weed Show *(Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Small Farmers Wait for California’s Groundwater Hammer to Fall
• The Newsom Administration’s draft Water Resilience Portfolio

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Take An In Depth Look At The Impact Of Climate Change On Cognac Production
• NZ winery among global IWCA roster in mission to decarbonise global wine industry

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Oklahoma Supreme Court finds Oklahoma’s distribution system illegal: Are the ramifications big or are they isolated?
• Challenges and solutions for alcoholic beverage transport
• DTC Wine Workshops launches the DTC Wine Coaching Program to Winery Teams Across the Globe
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Rothschild increases New Zealand wine investment

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Sales of tariff-affected wines tumble in US market

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine investment: A spring in the step
• WineBid Announces Strong 2019 Transition Year

DATA & TRENDS

• Nielsen 2020: Off-Premise Predictions for Beverage Alcohol

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Can Good Wine Become a Populist Beverage?
• Stupid wine descriptions of 2019
• Yes, restaurant wine lists are confusing, but occasionally they get it right

MARKETING & SALES

• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The Influence of Wine Bottle Closure on the Volatile Composition of a White Wine

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Geisenheim University to present fourth culinary and wine tourism conference
• WBWE Asia announces second edition in China
• ProWein to launch show in São Paulo

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• ‘Definitely a concern’: Influencer fraud is on the rise again on Instagram

MEDIA MATTERS

• The World Atlas of Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Hailey and Lorenzo Trefethen (podcast)

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET Celebrates Record Number of Diploma Graduates at Annual Awards Ceremony

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington Winemakers Devise Battle Plan for Phylloxera in Vineyards

EUROPE & THE UK

• EU unlocks more money for wine producers
• Innovating to maintain tradition in Champagne
• Masseto Estate Announces New Executive Team
• Challenges mount for Champagne in 2020, says trade body chief

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Tmall unveils beverage sales report for 2020 CNY celebration

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Inside Armenia’s Up-and-Coming Wine Industry
• The Oldest World

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Spirit Tourism: Britain sees spike in visits to distilleries