NEWS FETCH — October 30, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Constellation Brands scores some WEED in Canada
• Economic losses from wine country wildfires at up to $8bn
• Italian wine harvest down by 2 billion bottles
• Will wildfires leave lasting economic scars on California’s vital wine country?
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Sullivan Vineyards must be sold, cannot be reorganized says Bankruptcy Trustee. Family pushes back.

Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Crémant production fizzes in Bordeaux
• Why France, Yet Again, Is Running Short Of The Good Stuff
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Atlas Fire fully contained
• Musqué Clone Sees A Revival In Monterey
• Could The Reign In Catalan Spain Fall Mainly On The California Plain?
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WINE COUNTRY WILDFIRES

• Gov. Brown declares Saturday 10/28 a ‘Day of Remembrance’ of NorCal wildfires
• Rain expected to douse Wine Country wildfires
• Number of buildings lost in wine country wildfires rises to 8,700; years of recovery ahead, officials say
• Insured losses from deadly California wildfires could hit $3 billion
• The Exploitation of the Napa Fires Has Begun — Already
• Please scroll to bottom of this issue for extended coverage

DROUGHT/WATER

• Desert farmers reap millions selling water to cities
• The Spawning Dead: Why Zombie Fish are the Anti-Apocalypse

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Aussie public cannabis corp gets medical license from gov’t
• Latest Earnings Hint That Bud And Bud Light Might Not Ever Get Their Groove Back

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Euromoney Institutional Sells Wine Exhibition Businesses
• IPOs could be headed for extinction

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Talking Trade – A Right Bank week
• In focus on Liv-ex: Australia
• Ausone, Petrus, Le Pin Among Most-Traded Liv-ex Bordeaux Wines

HEALTH

• Red wine: the unexpected health benefits
• Regular Red Wine Boosts Fertility Among Women
• Can You Actually Drink While Pregnant?

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Why France’s First Female Master Of Wine Is Calling For More Transparency, Less Additives

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Hong Kong Wine & Spirits Fair Taps New Consumer Trends

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 4 Simple Ways to Grow Your Brand on Instagram
• Influencer Marketing Is About Data, Not Celebrity Deals
• Facebook Leads Competitors for Last-Click Social Commerce
• The Latest on LinkedIn Self-Service Ads

MEDIA MATTERS

• The anti-social media arrives on the wine-blogging scene!

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Number is Up for Wine Scores
• What determines your taste? Why Jaime Goode disagree with Tim Hanni
• Is terroir a metaphor?
• Busting myths about consuming alcohol
• Exploring Pinot Noir’s Global Flavor Profile
• The Necromancer’s Guide to Italian Wine
• The Making of Chryseia
• Bottles no longer aging

WINE PEOPLE

• Blanche Orbe: Carving an Entrepreneurial Path through the Wine Industry
• Mary Margaret McCamic MW (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Washington: Various Shades of Hot

WINE TOURISM

• To Airbnb and beyond: Digital transformation in hotels & hospitality

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Fine Dining in The Digital Age
• Provence 1970 and How We All Changed the World

EUROPE & THE UK

• Demand for ’boutique’ wine fuels boom in British vineyards
• Winemaking in Austria: An introduction and comments from an 8th generation winemaker
• Catalonia finally declared independence – but Spain vows it won’t last long
• Jefford on Monday: The Georgia Connection

DOWN UNDER

• Australian wine: the way forward
• OZ: $45m Goona Warra Winery development gets green light from Hume Council

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• How Hong Kong and China’s wine culture became ripe for the taking
• Winegrowing in Armenia

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Man locked in beer fridge ‘decided to stay and drink’ for six hours

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Boston Beer Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results
• Beer Institute Releases September Domestic Tax Paid Estimate
• Scotch whisky export value up by 3.4% due to single malt demand

WINE COUNTRY WILDFIRES, EXTENDED COVERAGE

• Naked Wines raises $500,000 for California fire relief
• Young’s Market Company Supports Napa and Sonoma Disaster Relief
• Trumer Brewery Donates To California Wildfire Relief
• Mixed Feelings Alert: After the fires, Napa will largely be fine- it’s Sonoma that’s hurting
• Donations intended for Houston go to Wine Country wildfire victims
• ‘Buy local’ is more important than ever after the Sonoma, Napa fires
• Out-of-town looters busted in ravaged Santa Rosa fire zone, police say
• Fires destroy marijuana crop at harvest time; millions in taxes at risk
• Napa Valley working to entice visitors back to wine country
• After the Fires
• North Bay fires fundraisers in Napa County
• Napa wildfires put a hit on hotel revenues
• Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started