NEWS FETCH — October 31, 2017

TOP NEWS

• North Bay wine economy at bigger risk in wildfire disaster than stated by analysts
• Constellation, cannabis and what it means for wine
• Death toll from California blazes rises to 43, after teen dies
• Santa Barbara Vintner Seth Kunin Passes Away
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Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Getting Down and Dirty with the Mosel Riesling Harvest, Part 2
• Champagne Report: Inside Perrier-Jouët’s 2017 Harvest
• ABID Conference Call for Speakers Now Open *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The Unhinged Anti-Wine Brigade Is Out in Force in Napa

WINE COUNTRY WILDFIRES

• Napa’s Community Foundation approves $3 million in fire aid for income losses
• Attorneys are offering legal services to Napa fire victims, but do they need it?
• Wine Country fire victims get a break on college application deadlines
• This Philly wine tasting event will raise funds for California wildfire relief
• Bubbles & Bordeaux: NorCal Fire Fundraiser in Portland, OR
• Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

DROUGHT/WATER

• Could a Simpler Delta Tunnel Solve Years of California Water Conflict?
• Reclamation releases draft results on the Central Valley Project Cost Allocation Study

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Everything You Need to Know About Shipping Wines Across State Lines in 2017

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• When It Comes To Weed, Constellation Decides If You Can’t Beat ‘Em Join ‘Em
• Constellation Breaks Pot Taboo, Opens Door for Mainstream Brands
• Constellation’s move into the marijuana business is a smart one
• Why selling higher-end brands gives Walmart a fighting chance against Amazon
• How Diageo Makes Most of Its Money
• Amazon’s pop-up bar in Tokyo

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine market continues to broaden

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Putting the Theory Behind the “Vinotype” to the Test with Science
• Crafting One of LA’s Best Wine Lists—at a Pizza Joint
• Caleb Ganzer Takes a Musician’s Approach to Wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Marking your territory
• How Wineries Can Use Tastings As A Secret Weapon for Marketing

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Eastern Winery Exposition to Open Registration
• Vinexpo to launch new trade show in Paris
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MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• New Employment Laws that Will Affect Employers
• H.R. 4092: The AG Act: Would Create New Agriculture Guest Worker Program

MEDIA MATTERS

• A Wine Writer’s Dilemmas

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Understanding Pinot Noir Clonal Diversity
• Carbs: The Sixth Taste Sense

WINE PEOPLE

• Uncorked: James Suckling
• Ben Walgate, the qvevri-crazed English natural winemaker
• 5 Questions with the Boulder co-founders of Continental Divide Winery
• Ana Diogo Draper, Artesa Winery

WINE PLACES

• Explore wine country in Virginia’s scenic Shenandoah Valley

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Zero emissions winery possible in 15 years, says Torres
• Is the wine in your glass friendly to the environment? There soon will be new ways to know

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Federal EPA registers Stargus biofungicide from Marrone Bio Innovations
• New Smartphone App Advises Grape Growers

EUROPE & THE UK

• Small wine producers in fear of globalization: is Italy missing an opportunity?
• French naturists brave grape harvest in the buff
• HMRC seizes over 2,700 litres of illicit alcohol in North Wales
• Catalonia crisis: Spain’s Constitutional Court cancels declaration of independence

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Newcastle business The Green Cube delivers organic wine to your door

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine can be made as popular as Starbucks in China

SOUTH AFRICA

• Renaming SA’s wine Districts to match climate change
• South Africa: Distell appoints new head winemaker

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• What makes a whisky cask worth £500,000?
• Brewers Association aims to build sustainable, disease-resistant US hop supply
• Government Not Buying Liquor Brand’s Claim That It Invented Vodka With ‘Health Benefits’