NEWS FETCH — September 20, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Did these SJV farmers just kill California’s Delta tunnels?
• How the 2017 California Heat Wave Affected Vineyards: Sonoma County Grape Harvest Update
• Frescobaldi Extends Its Winery Holdings into Chianti Classico
• Ohio grape and wine industry contributes $1.3 billion to state’s economy
• Wine Snobbery a Reflection of Ourselves
• Economic Confidence Up Slightly as Expectations Brighten
• New London wine competition will rate wines for commercial success and consumer appeal in addition to quality. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Cool weather slows down grape picking in Napa Valley
• Temecula Wine Harvest Rebounding
• France’s wine market is showing signs of value growth amid the long-term decline in consumption volumes
• Burgundy 2017: When Côte d’Or prayers were answered?
• Champagne harvest one of the earliest in 67 years
• Bordeaux Harvest Kicks Off With Crimson Robes And A Feast

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma looks at limits on new wine tasting rooms
• Infinity Bottling plans sizable Napa Valley facility to fill deepening wine industry need
• Napa endorses revival of old carriage house for Wine Spectator operations
• Ladera Names Second-Generation to Oversee National Sales
• Vallejo vies for Amazon headquarters
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Westlands water district vote deals major blow to California’s delta tunnel project

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco appoints new head of BWS

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Theresa May welcomes English winery’s trade deal with Canada

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The currency of wine continued
• HDH holds second largest sale of all time

DATA & TRENDS

• By the Numbers: The Wine and Spirits Industry

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Video: 6 additional common issues on weighmaster certificates

MARKETING & SALES

• Cavas de Paratges attempts to upsell Cava
• Effective communication is the organic wine industry’s biggest challenge
• These are the most annoying things people hate about email marketing

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Canned wine aimed at active drinkers

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 2017 Wine & Law Program in Champagne, France this October

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook gives, but continues to take more from publishers
• 5 Social Media Trends That Will Have Maximum Impact in 2018
• Small Businesses Crowd Facebook, Twitter for Marketing

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Rep. Goodlatte’s guest worker plan would replace H-2A

MATTERS OF TASTE

• It’s Time to Go Beyond Beaujolais for Our Gamay Fix
• What We Know for Sure … Turns out to be that we sure don’t know

WINE PEOPLE

• David Parrish of Parrish Family Vineyards
• Heidi Cook, 25-Year Wine Packaging Industry Veteran, Retires From TricorBraun WinePak
• Carl Sparkes pours his influence on Nova Scotia’s growing wine industry

WINE PLACES

• The Largest Winery in Rioja Is an Underground Architectural Marvel
• Treasure islands: Five wine regions to visit

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• VA: Notaviva Vineyards Relaunches As America’s First Rural Coworking Winery
• BC: Small wineries can benefit from wine industry acquisitions
• Big BC wine industry changes bring strong reactions

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Modulate vigor, productivity and grape quality through soil management (VIDEO)
• Chemical, physical and biological characteristics of vineyard soil (VIDEO)

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wine producers from Burgundy worry over Brexit

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: What is a floor price on alcohol and what would it achieve?

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Become a ‘vineyard tycoon’ with Sims-like game Terroir

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Number of beer SKUs retreating for first time in more than 5 years
• Why Everyone Is Suddenly Obsessed With Sour Beer
• Lager Beer May Originate in South America and Not Germany, Research Suggests