FEBRUARY 10, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• This email shows how the wine industry is its own worst enemy
• Tariffs devastating US wine exports to China
• Trinchero to change ‘Ménage à Trois’ wine label after UK complaint upheld
• Couple quarantined on cruise ship order wine by drone
• These are the tools you need for engaging your DTC customers
• 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)

• Chlorpyrifos maker to stop making pesticide linked to brain damage
• When wine grape oversupply hands you financial lemons, making lemonade comes in handy
• Kunde, Vintage Wine Estates Continue Smoke Taint Insurance complaints as individual cases in Federal court
• Attend USA Trade Tasting to discover the fastest growing and upcoming wines, beers and spirits brands for your portfolio. Register your visitor pass here. (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• France seeks to boost wine sales at Vinexpo as exports to US plummet in wake of tariffs
• Bourgogne thriving in tough Hong Kong market

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Bill Foley’s wine wholesale Co buys trucking firm
• The rise of the microgrids in California
• Wall Street Journal Wine Couple Donate Life’s Work to UC Davis Library
• Paso Robles: A Wine Community Unlike Any Other
• Unified: Symposium’s change of venue a success, organizers say
• Sonoma to get family-friendly wine garden and eatery
• Why attend USA Trade Tasting 2020 (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Linking Wine Consumption with Health Claims is Risky
• ‘Mummy juice, wine o’clock, Prosecco made me do it… Wine is like duct tape – it fixes everything’

WILDFIRES

• Expect more blackouts in California, PG&E says. But utility predicts smaller, shorter shutoffs

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• NZ: Central Otago’s fertile growing conditions catch eye of cannabis cultivator
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• California is experiencing an abnormally dry winter, but there still could be hope

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Drinks trade ranks poorly on new sustainability index
• U.K. Organic Sales Continue To Grow, With Wine The Big Winner

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Vizzy vs Brizzy: Molson Coors faces lawsuit over new hard seltzer

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Why is Virginia Passing A Blatantly Unconstitutional Spirits Shipping Law?
• Alcohol Brands Partner with eMeals to Drive Online and In-Store Grocery Sales
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

REAL ESTATE

• Napa: Vineyard estates provide opportunity for a hobby, or income

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• OZ: Administrators list McWilliam’s Wines for sale

AGRIFOODTECH

• New AI-backed tech opens till-free booze sales to retailers
• Winemakers embrace a suite of French technology on the road to greater sustainability

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Tariffs on European Wines Spur Protest
• Impact of wine tariffs directly affecting small business across U.S.
• Winery owner says tariffs could force her out of business

BREXIT

• Southern hemisphere wines to receive post-Brexit boost

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Sotheby’s Wine Label a Successful Step
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – California dreaming

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Are wine scores from different reviewers correlated with each other?
• “Wine? I don’t care about scores, competitions mean nothing to me and I don’t collect anything!” -GenZ interview
• A critic’s guide to an exceptional wine-drinking experience
• How To Find Out Who Produced That ‘Special’ Wine Club Wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Crafting experiences that match winery brands
• Unbottle the secret sauce of effective drinks experiential
• A Wine Country Travesty
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Meet under-the-radar wine producers at Sonoma’s Garagiste Festival

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• The Other Wine Balancing Acts

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Busch Beer Family is Getting Its Own MTV Reality Show

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Fruita: Smelling and tasting fruit in wine

COMPETITIONS/AWARDS

• Here is Sonoma County’s top vineyard employee of 2019

WINE PEOPLE

• Georges Duboeuf obituary
• Roberto Anselmi: Still Crazy After All These Years
• Kingsland’s David Gill: 3 drinks things I wish I’d been part of
• Pol Roger’s Laurent D’Harcourt on managing expectations
• Talking winemaking and inspiration with Jen Parr
• In conversation with Chuck Hayward
• Georgian Winemaker Keto Nindize is a Journalist, Activist and Wine-Tourism Pioneer

WINE EDUCATION

• Master of Wine Program: Is it Right for You?

WINE HISTORY

• This Virginia winery was used as a spy station in WWII to intercept coded messages about the Nazis

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Bioconversion of grape pomace to valuable biomolecules

EUROPE & THE UK

• Is Chablis Part of Burgundy? What About Beaujolais?

DOWN UNDER

• F*&k the Fires — Drink Australian Wine

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• What does the Chinese consumer want?
• The Chinese wine industry: Ningxia
• The Universal Wine Museum due to open in Beijing at the end of 2021

SOUTH AFRICA

• More South African wine farmers get back to turning a profit

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Hunt for Whisky Fakes Goes Nuclear
• There is No Craft Tea Movement in America (Yet)