JANUARY 30, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wine Slump Threatens California Vineyard Cull
• Wine smoke taint complicates insurance coverages
• US Wine Tariff Apocalypse Could Still Happen
• Treasury Wine rebounds after Wednesday’s walloping
• Beer is no longer cool, says Nielsen, but Prosecco & these drinks are
• Boomers can’t die fast enough – and why that’s a good thing as wine continually misses with Millennials, GenX & Z
• 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)

• Treasury Wine U.S. push is destroying value: Merrill-Lynch
• Kunde, Vintage Wine Estates Continue Smoke Taint Insurance complaints as individual cases in Federal court
• 7 proven ways to boost wine restaurant sales

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• NZ: Dry weather bodes well for Wairarapa wineries after previous frost-bitten harvest
• Grow your restaurant’s visibility! Enter the Sommeliers Choice Awards. DEADLINE January 31 (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Mike Cox new winemaker for La Prenda Vineyards and their Sonoma Collection Wines
• Foothills Wino brings sommelier’s eye to Sierra wineries
• This insider look at distributor Friday meetings can spotlight your wine (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES

• OZ: Gippsland wineries need tourism to return after fires

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Genetics, not field conditions, makes hemp ‘go hot’
• BTN launches new podcast: The Wine, Whiskey and Weed Show *(Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Farmers welcome new federal rule on water quality

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate action group IWCA welcomes four new members

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• TTB Approved 180.4K Products Over Last Twelve Months through December 2019, An Increase of 7.8K (+4.5%)
• Irish Liquor Lawyer appointed to the Board of Tapville Social

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo slashes 2020 expectations in wake of global volatility linked to coronavirus
• Diageo records 4.2% net sales rise boosted by tequila brands

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Wine Tariffs and the Threat of “Drink American”
• Wine Tariffs and Lost Ideals
• The suspension of the digital tax is not enough for the French wine industry

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Announces Strategic Changes to its Supply Chain Management Organization

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Naples Winter Wine Festival 2020 breaks auction record
• Registration Now Open for 2020 Sonoma County Barrel Auction
• Fifth Annual Willamette: The Pinot Noir Auction to offer exclusive 2018 Pinot Noir lots

MARKETING & SALES

• Brands Report 2020: Champagne
• TV wine ads: San Giuseppe Wines, because you can never have too much bare skin in a wine ad
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Ardagh Group introduces new glass wine bottle designs
• When you’re faced with a terrible wine glass

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Early bird discount for Meininger‘s International Conference ends soon
• What to look out for at Vinexpo Paris and Wine Paris

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Italy’s winemakers put spotlight on Sangiovese

WINE PEOPLE

• Hazel Murphy: Marketing expert sent Australian wine sales to UK into orbit
• Meet the maker: Tommy Grimshaw, Langham Wine Estate
• Luigi Villa on terroir and the wines of Le Verzure

WINE PLACES

• Resurrecting the Mystery: Clos Joliette

WINE HISTORY

• Stunning hoard of sealed bottles dug up on a building site could fetch £20,000

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How big is New York’s wine business? Inside the numbers
• Washington wine industry has enormous impact from start to finish

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The vineyard dogfight: autonomous UAVs versus birds

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Hattingley Valley winery secures £7.5m for expansion plans

DOWN UNDER

• Australian agriculture faces ‘multi-year rebuild’ ahead

SOUTH AFRICA

• Rescuing Lismore: Samantha O’Keefe on a hard road ahead
• Kleine Zalze appoints South African wine expert Carina Gous

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Here’s How Beer Performed In 2019