NEWS FETCH — October 19, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Governor Brown issues order to speed up Wine Country fire recovery efforts
• Wine Country burned acreage inches up but no new hot spots overnight. Containment stalls. Crisis moderates to long slog toward control as evacuees return home- Updated 6:12 a.m., 10/19/17
• No satellite-detected hot spots in wine country fires in past 12 hrs! Updated 4:58 a.m. PDT 10/19/17
• We May Never Know If PG&E Caused Fires
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WINE COUNTRY WILD FIRES — Scroll down to bottom for special extended coverage

• Status on 105 wineries (and wine businesses): Good, bad or gone – UPDATED 3:05 p.m., Oct. 18
• Firefighters expect full containment on Wine Country wildfires by Friday
• Wildfire smoke continues to hurt air quality in Napa, Bay Area
• Napa Valley Winemakers Optimistic as Region Begins to Recover
• Wineries begin to reopen amid harvest struggles
• After staggering losses in California firestorm, officials expect state’s largest debris-removal effort ever
• Dr. Tom Collins seeks samples of wines with smoke taint or suspected to be tainted, for chemical and sensory evaluation
• Legal hotline created for fire victims
• Six Misconceptions About Smoke Taint
• At least 30 cannabis farms destroyed in Northern California wildfires

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Promising Napa Valley vintage turns tragic as fires continue
• Aussie wine export growth continues as Chinese market soars
• North Dakota grapes see successful harvest despite drought
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Is Santa Maria Valley our next big wine region?
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DROUGHT/WATER

• CA’s Brown administration says it’s willing to consider one tunnel approach to Delta tunnels project
• CA Governor vetoes water rights bill

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• San Diego borrowing $1.7B for ambitious water recycling plan

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estates pledges to ramp up Chinese expansion
• Pernod Ricard exceeds Q1 forecast as China picks up
• LVMH aims to build cognac stocks, starting with more vineyards
• Blue Apron is laying off hundreds of workers

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• The US is fighting Canada over wine, and the EU wants a seat at the table

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• First Growths: 1998 price performance

HEALTH

• Dutch courage? Alcohol improves foreign language skills
  
• Don’t guilt-trip parents about their moderate drinking
• Women Who Drink More Are Smarter
• The night cap: It’s enough to give you nightmares

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Enough already: who cares who started the rosé boom?
• Meet Portland’s Wine Shop For Standard-Issue Nerds, Not Cork Dorks

MARKETING & SALES

• A Bubbling Relationship: Cava & Millennials

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 2018 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium to Focus on Cabernet Sauvignon, Regulatory Changes, Changing AVAs and Disaster Preparedness
• Staying Sane in the Events and Booze Business

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Keywords have fallen from grace, but they’re nowhere near dead
• Twitter’s Longer Tweet Format Gets a Qualified Thumbs-Up
• Why Brands Will Love Facebook’s Paid Influencer Marketing Features

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• “Ban the Box” Passes…and Goes a Step Further

MEDIA MATTERS

• Grapevine Viruses: New Reference Book Available

MATTERS OF TASTE

• New Zealand’s wine is quirky, exciting and worth studying
• No Glass of Champagne Is as Satisfying as the First

WINE PEOPLE

• Aslina winery’s Ntsiki Biyela

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK & EU wine and spirits sectors join forces in united Brexit approach
• A shifting role for Bordeaux négociants?
• Codorníu parent firm agrees to move HQ out of Catalonia
• Conviviality appoints new Group CFO
• How the “crazy” state of Prosecco’s 23p price erosion could be about to change

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Stop wine rebate

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Craft Brewery Lawsuits Are Bringing Craft Down
• People are furious with this brewery’s “disgusting” beer labels
• Ban the balloon: Frapin calls for an end to snifters
• Sour Beer: A 101

—-NAPA/SONOMA/NORTH BAY FIRES SPECIAL SECTION—-

RECENT UPDATES

• Officials again warn drone owners: Don’t fly over wildfires
• California’s out-of-control wildfires have burned an area larger than New York City

EVACUATION INFORMATION

• Evacuation orders lifted for Monticello, Wild Horse Valley and Dry Creek roads in Napa

RECOVERY/AFTER THE FIRES

• Farms, vineyards assessing damage from wine country fires
• Wildfires worsen housing crunch in famously costly Bay Area

LEGAL ISSUES

• ‘Insurance villages’ pop up for Wine Country fire claims

FIRES AND WINE/TOURISM

• The Effects of Bottle Aging on Smoke Taint Characteristics in Wine
• After the Fires, What Will Become of California’s Wine Crop?
• California’s wildfires could make 2017 a very unusual wine vintage
• How Will Fires Affect the Wine Business?

FIRE RECOVERY BUSINESS RESOURCES — Click this link for more

• IRS Gives Tax Relief to Victims of California Wildfires; Extension Filers Have Until Jan. 31 to File
• Unemployment assistance available for workers impacted by fires
• Free Marin Financial Planning Day

ADDITIONAL RELIEF EFFORTS — Click this link for more

• Trailers could house those displaced by fires in California wine country
• Stags Leap District releases Appellation Collection, $100 from each collection funds Napa Valley Community Foundation’s Fire Relief
• Vintage 99 Label Partners with WineCountryStrong.org to Raise $100,000 for Fire Victims
• Mid-Peninsula cities offer help to victims of Wine Country fires
• Bookstores offer refuge from Wine Country wildfires

STORIES/COMMENTARY

• Snopes actually has to tell people the Wine Country fires weren’t started by Mexican drug cartels

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