NEWS FETCH — October 2, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Opus One Winery ordered to pay for Napa River contamination
• The Sideways Curse Has Lifted: Merlot Is Having a Comeback
• Is elevated atmospheric CO2 to blame for rising alcohol levels in wine?
• Wine divide: ordinary people and enophiles are experiencing different products
• New London wine competition will rate wines for commercial success and consumer appeal in addition to quality. *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Paso Robles Wineries Adjust for Challenges
• Frost Scars the 2017 Bordeaux Harvest
• Idaho’s 2017 wine grape crop takes a big hit
• The 2017 Harvest in Umbria and Tuscany – Fear and “Global Weirding” – Pt.II

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Settlement ends dispute over proposed Flynnville winery near Calistoga
• Napa Farm Bureau will oppose oak woodlands initiatives
• Yountville parade honors Mexican-born vineyard workers for decades of service
• Melissa Devore Joins Amici Cellars as Executive Vice President
• Vinotemp Announces Plans to Manufacture at 100,000 Square-Foot Los Angeles-Based Facility
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Central Valley Farmers frustrated by new groundwater regulations
• Researchers map wells across the West and estimate 1 out of every 30 has gone dry
• 20 Years Ago a Pretty Good Idea: The UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Instacart is a spleen and it needs to be a kidney

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DISTRIBUTORS

• New Adventures on the Wine Route: Reflections of a wine importer

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Talking Trade – Asian buyers stock up
• Lafite tops new liquidity ranking
• Sotheby’s HK sale storms to HK$72m

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis harvest heats up in Sonoma County
• Napa County Cannabis Round Table covers taxes, health issues

HEALTH

• Can even moderate drinking increase the risk of cancer?
• How Does Wine Affect Your Waistline?
• Evidence Is ‘Sparse’ That Light Drinking In Pregnancy Is Risky, But So Is Evidence That It’s Safe

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Parker Please Don’t Go
• How Science Saved Me from Pretending to Love Wine
• Twentysomethings say booze is ‘uncool’ – so what happened when a millennial and a midlifer swapped drinking habits?

MARKETING & SALES

• 4 Ways to Capitalize on OND
• Customer Service Checkup

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• You don’t need glasses in multiple shapes and sizes to enjoy wine.

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Instagram opens its shoppable posts feature to retailers on Bigcommerce’s platform

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Google disbands ‘first click free’ policy as it aims to help grow online media subscriptions

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• US Supreme Court to Determine Whether Workers Waive Class Action

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Charm of Chenin Blanc from South Africa
• Ventoux – conveniently cooler

WINE PEOPLE

• Introducing your SLO County ambassador of wine, Archie McLaren
• The Queen of Champagne
• Formidable women making their marks in the global wine industry
• Minot man builds wine legacy in Napa Valley
• Wine Writer Victor Hazan (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Water and wine are the blessings of New York’s Finger Lakes region
• WI: Timber Hill Winery, owner find niche in the industry

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Statistical variance and global warming

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• 3D orchards: UC researcher turns farms into virtual reality

EUROPE & THE UK

• These are the French wine regions approved for increased vine planting
• UK: Nisa CEO steps down
• UK: Schaafsma reveals three-pronged plan for Broadland

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s wine imports up from January to August
• Growing “everyday celebration” culture driving sparkling revolution in Singapore

LATIN AMERICA

• South American wine trends: From the sommeliers