NEWS FETCH — October 11, 2017

TOP NEWS

• N. Calif wine country wildfire situation expected to intensify as wind picks up
• Wineries: Damaged or endangered: UPDATED 6:49 a.m., Oct. 11
• What will the wildfires cost California’s wine country?
• Did PG&E power lines spark wine country fires?
• The smoking ruins of Paradise Ridge Winery
• Despite some opposition from Los Angeles, giant Southern California water agency approves Delta tunnels project
• New London wine competition will rate wines for commercial success and consumer appeal in addition to quality. *Sponsored Link*

—-NAPA/SONOMA COUNTY FIRES SPECIAL SECTION—-

• As deaths, damage mount, Wine Country wildfires may be worst ‘in California history’
• Toll from Northern California firestorms sharply rise: 2,000 structures destroyed, at least 17 dead
• Facebook, Google to donate $1.5 million to Wine Country fire relief
• Napa Valley Vintners: Napa Wildfires Media Alert
• Fires’ toll on wine industry develops, Napa vintners take to social media

WINERY DAMAGE AND UPDATES

• Gallo Winery affected by wine country fires; region sends fire crews
• Terlato’s Chimney Rock winery believed to be spared by Napa Valley fire
• California wildfires reduces years-long dreams to embers
• How one Northern California winemaker is coping with the catastrophic wildfires

EVACUATION INFORMATION

• Authorities order partial evacuation of Calistoga
• Evacuation information for Sonoma County
• Fires spur late afternoon Napa evacuations on Mount Veeder, Berryessa Highlands
• Atlas Fire moves into Solano County, prompting evacuations

FIRE MAPS/IMAGES/VIDEOS

• Watch California’s wine-country wildfires spread in these incredible new images from space
• ‘Armageddon’: Apocalyptic images show the devastation caused by deadly wine -country fires
• Map of the wine country wildfires
• Haunting drone footage shows damage from Tubbs Fire in Northern California

FIRES AND WINE/TOURISM

• In California Wine Country, Wildfires Take a Toll on Vintages and Tourism
• Wildfires In California’s Wine Country Could Impact The Business For Years To Come
• Wildfires could yield California wines with a hint of smoke
• Wildfires dictate long-term recovery for North Coast grape industry
• Wineries Consider Next Steps Amid Flames

FIRES AND CANNABIS

• California Fires Destroy Cannabis Crops At Harvest Time
• ‘Worst year on record’ for cannabis harvests amid widespread California wildfires

RESEARCH/PREVENTION

• The Science Of ‘Diablo Winds’ Fanning California Wine Country Fires
• What Needs to be Done to Stop Wildfires in Drought-Killed Forests
• This Is Why California Can Expect More Deadly Fires And Drought

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—-REMAINDER OF WII NEWSFETCH—-

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Paso Robles: Harvest at the Three-Quarter Pole: A Return to a More Normal Time Frame, with Solid Yields

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• CA: Cottonwood’s Burnsini Vineyards under new ownership
• Sonoma County wine center gets boost from legislation
• Wonderful Nurseries Lives Up to Its “Growers First” Reputation *Sponsored Link*

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tokyo’s New Amazon Bar Will Feature ‘Virtual Bartenders’

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux First Growths: foot off the pedal

DATA & TRENDS

• Drizly data: Boxed Rosé and Flavored Vodka Lead the Way in New Product Releases

HEALTH

• Lidl launches ‘hangover-free’ prosecco… but does it actually work?
• Is Alcohol Really Good for Your Health?
• Is Wine Your Skin’s Deadliest Foe, Or Its Secret Weapon?

MARKETING & SALES

• Build a map to the market
• What’s The Future Of Marketing In The Age Of Assistance
• The Impact Amazon Has (or Soon Will Have) on Your Brand: Do You Have a Plan?
• People are spending more time in top shopping apps like Amazon’s

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• How to decode a French wine label

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWine China 2017 to kick-start in Shanghai next month

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• As Facebook Live video dreams fade, publishers look again to Twitter
• 10 Secrets to Going Viral on Social Media

MATTERS OF TASTE

• An Illustrated Guide to the Most Important Wine Soils You Should Know
• Semillon: the naked grape
• The vicissitudes of merlot

WINE PEOPLE

• Where Are Women In Wine In 2017?
• Constellation’s Rob Sands: From humble beginnings to a worldwide brand (PDF)
• How This Entrepreneur From Algeria Keeps Disrupting The French Wine Scene
• Trends in the wine world: a conversation with Wine & Spirits’ Josh Greene
• 40 Under 40: Dean Leppan

WINE PLACES

• The Collio Problem

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Wine is a $1.3 billion industry in Ohio
• NY: Vineyard 48 hearing pushed back to Oct. 26

EUROPE & THE UK

• Cava producers fear Catalonia independence
• Farmers face ‘cuts agenda’ as Brexit unravels EU farm subsidies
• Wine consumption on the decline in Switzerland

LATIN AMERICA

• South America’s extreme vineyards
• Bonarda mystery in Chile

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Despite strains, Turkey’s wine industry refuses to wither

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Man arrested for public intoxication, claimed to be time traveler from 2048 to warn us of impending alien invasion

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Magic of Hop Harvest
• We Need a New Way to Talk About Sour Beers