NEWS FETCH — October 24, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Phos-Chek: Deadly to salmon, cautions for wine grapes, sketchy data on human effects, confusion among public officials
• Amazon is shutting down its Amazon Wine business in the wake of the Whole Foods deal
• World wine output set to fall to lowest since 1961
• Wildfires Devastate Spanish and Portuguese Wine Regions
• Wines Are No Longer Free to Travel Across State Lines
• Fire loss total surges to 8,400 structures in Northern California
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Weather Challenges for Eastern Vineyards
• Washington Wine Country harvest in full swing
• Champagne harvest ‘hardest and shortest’ in history
• Douro 2017 – another earliest vintage ever
• Rioja reports ‘overall promising’ but limited volume harvest
• Rhône 2017 harvest: Small but perfectly formed?
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Chalk Knoll Vineyards Acquires Iconic Arciero Winery
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WINE COUNTRY WILDFIRES

• Ag Commissioner buries caution about wine grapes and fire retardants on Oct. 20, then deletes it by Oct. 23
• Donations to North Bay Fire Relief Fund top $10 million
• Does California need to rethink urban fire risk after wine country tragedy?
• Massive wildfire cleanup starts with toxic removal by EPA
• California launching fire clean-up ‘for the record books’
• ‘I’m going to pray for the best’: Napa Valley winemakers return to their vineyards after fires
• With 5% of its housing destroyed by fire, Santa Rosa faces wrenching questions about its future
• We’re with you: Australian wine producers’ message to California
• Northern California wine industry picks up pieces after fires
• The Most Instagrammed Slogan in Wine Country Is Giving People Hope

FIRE RECOVERY BUSINESS RESOURCES — Click this link for more

• Northern California Wildfires: UPDATED REGULATORY AGENCY Disaster Relief Resources AT A GLANCE
• Napa DA cautions against using unlicensed contractors

ADDITIONAL WILDFIRE RELIEF EFFORTS — Click this link for more

• UPDATED California Wildfires: Ways to Help
• NY: How to Help California Relief Efforts by Drinking Wine
• Zachys Announces Fundraising Effort for Northern California Wildfire Relief
• Visit Temecula Valley & Temecula Valley Wine Country Join Fire Relief Efforts to Support Northern California Wine Regions

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Dom Pérignon Launches 1 Hour On-Demand Delivery in San Francisco with Thirstie

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Brick-and-Mortar Resorts to Legal Fine Print in Guerrilla War on Amazon and Whole Foods
• With Amazon Wine Shut Down, Is Wine Woot Next?
• Penfolds hit by fake wine claims
• O-I expands Constellation Brands joint venture after strong quarter
• Diageo named global leader for climate change

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• NZ: Foley Family Wines in talks to buy Mt Difficulty Wines

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Is wine an investment to potentially add to your portfolio?
• Pavillon rouge flying the flag

HEALTH

• You’d Never Suspect These Unusual Carcinogens, But They Could Be Dangerous

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• South Dakota 2018 licenses must be renewed before November 15th

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Do Wine Drinkers Really Trade Up?
• How Did Valkyrie Selections Scale Up?

MARKETING & SALES

• Marketing language: The emotions and symbols that work best

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• DTC Wine Symposium to Feature Keynote s on Virtual Reality and AI , 2017 Shipping Data, and 2018 Legislative Forecasts (PDF)

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook signals end to news feed reach for non-promoted posts 5 hours ago
• Trying to Connect with Farmers? Turn to Social Media
• Influence Peddler: When Is There Too Much of a Good Thing?

PAYMENTS

• Three years after it launched, Apple Pay is finally starting to gain traction with retailers
• Will This Battle For The Soul Of Bitcoin Destroy It?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Reviews: Lewin on Modern Wine + Alexander’s Wine for Literature Lovers
• This New Book Will Take You Around The World In Eighty Wines

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Fire and smoke – unwelcome but increasing
• Should you expect to find colors, music, and memories in a glass of wine?
• Think About What We Drink (But Then Relax About It)

WINE PEOPLE

• The Women Making the South African Wine Scene ‘Less Pale and Male’
• Meet Winemaking Workhorse Xavier Arnaudin

WINE PLACES

• NY: Macari Vineyards; Showing Long Island’s Potential

WINE EDUCATION

• How to Become a Sommelier: Here’s the Training and Experience You’ll Need
• How 6 New Master Sommeliers Made the Cut
• WSET unveils first tasting app

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• As Danny Meyer Continues to Eliminate Tips, His Staff Struggles to Adapt

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• What NOAA is Expecting Winter 2018 to Look Like

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Novel transdisciplinary study uncovers microbes that may one day deter major grape disease

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Two directors banned over £1m fine wine scam

SOUTH AFRICA

• New Western Cape liquor regulations – game changer?

OLIVE OIL

• Wildfires Not Expected to Impact Record Olive Oil Production in California

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• A New Spirit Aiming to Give Bourbon a Run for its Money