FEBRUARY 14, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• The online challenge for wine
• Aussie wine sales exceed production again
• Oregon wine bucks lackluster sales trend
• Wine and Spirits Industry Details Tariff Pain Ahead of Potential Escalation
• Two Buck Chuck wine returns to its famous low price at Trader Joe’s in California. Here’s why
• Calif’s mediocre 2020 rainfall puts 10% of state into Moderate Drought Category
• 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)

• ‘Deceptive’ record for French wine exports as tariffs bite
• Relief! California 2019 preliminary crush: 3.89 million tons., down from 4.28 million tons in 2018
• 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

• The Average Price of Wine in Every State (over multiple pages)
• OZ: McLaren Vale grateful for 2020 vintage
• NZ: Coming up Rosés
• Georgian wine exports to the UK up 60%

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley Vintners Announces $1.8 Million in funding toward creating healthy families in Napa County
• Wine Market Council plans ‘health and wellness’ study, names Dale Stratton president
• Women for WineSense Napa-Sonoma Welcomes New Board Members
• Wine Train wants Napa County to OK winery stops
• A legacy of land and family at Larkmead Vineyards
• Why attend USA Trade Tasting 2020 (Sponsored)

CORONAVIRUS – COVID-19

• How is the coronavirus affecting the wine trade in China?
• How the coronavirus is affecting the drinks industry
• ‘Thermometer Guns’ on Coronavirus Front Lines Are ‘Notoriously Not Accurate’

WILDFIRES

• California Agricultural Employers, Workers Approach Smoke Concerns Differently
• OZ: NSW govt gives wine growers smoke taint test kits

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Beverage Trade Network Announces Multiple Locations for Cannabis Drinks Expo as Burgeoning Market Sector Accelerates Growth
• Cannabis farm was a model for California’s legal industry. Then came a sheriff’s raid
• FSA releases stark warning to CBD producers targeting pregnant women and vulnerable people
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Is California ready for the next drought?

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• WineDirect Offsets 100% of Carbon Emissions From DTC Shipping
• CO2 captured by cork enough to offset footprint of glass
• Villa Maria winery trials native plants as alternative to herbicides
• Wine Grape Diversity Buffers Climate Change–Induced Losses

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• If Mississippi is going to deregulate wine sales, let’s do it all the way
• Will New Hampshire Government Take on All Three-Tiers?
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Don’t Care About Tariffs on European Wines? How About the Value of Your House?
• Italy Lobbying U.S. to Ward Off Trump Europe Tariff Threat
• Trump’s 100 percent tariff could mean your Champagne is toast

BREXIT

• EU producers must support UK to deliver best Brexit outcome

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Bordeaux share at record low

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Sauternes cocktails stir up debate in Bordeaux

MARKETING & SALES

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

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Digital Fluency at Wine Paris: The Most Important Action a Wine Producer Can Take
• Vinexpo Paris reveals 2021 dates
• Vinexpo and Wine Paris seek greater integration for next year
• This Hard Seltzer Festival is Coming Soon to a City Near You

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Terroir and humans – a valuable symbiosis?
• As Colorful And Vibrant As Its History ~ Petite Sirah’s Timeline has been updated

TASTELESS (RETCHING EXCESS)

• Glitter Wine Is Trending On Social Media; Here’s Everything You Need To Know About It

WINE PEOPLE

• Sommelier Titus Green is Breaking Barriers in the Wine Industry
• Meet Giant’s New Wine Salesman
• Wine-Making Was A Hobby. Now She Runs Wichita’s First ‘Urban Winery’
• Kiona Vineyards’ Tyler Williams on making unique Washington wines
• Le Best Somm Winner Martin Beally ‘Can’t Live Without’ Chardonnay
• A wine career adds up for Nadine Cross

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Warmer weather, new pests threaten Michigan vineyards, wine industry
• WA: DeLille Cellars promotes Nick Bernstein to Winemaker, Mari Rossi to Assistant Winemaker
• VA: New Loudoun Museum exhibit details local wine history

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Frozen leaves can affect wine flavors
• New portable genetic test for phylloxera

EUROPE & THE UK

• Raphaël Michel no longer under investigation for fraud
• Mallya appeal case: The saga continues
• Wines of Portugal’s Sónia Vieira: UK’s key to our global strategy
• On-trade’s love affair with dry Furmint February
• Serbia to invest 300 mln euro in wine industry by 2030

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Believing the worst about wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• Thoughts about the Cape’s leading wine areas in the 2020s

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Sake’s Radical Awakening
• America’s Hunk of Bourbon Love