NEWS FETCH — November 2, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Power-line restart device implicated in past wildfires
• New PG&E reports show equipment problems near origins of Northern California fires
• Calif bulk wine mostly in balance: Turrentine
• Missouri Decision Outlaws Retailer DtC Sales
• Why It’s Time to Stop Fetishizing Wine Expertise
• A Sure Proof Way To Sell More Wine To More Millennials
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Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Jeffry Hill plea deal may actually be happening (again) — One year after his arrest

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• 2017 Mayacamas could be lost after California fires
• A Vintage of Haves and Have Nots in Bordeaux
• English wine maker Chapel Wine says production is up 10% and that 2017 produced excellent quality fruit
• OZ: Hail storm damages crops
• China: How the Ningxia 2017 harvest is looking
• OZ: Small winemakers report strong growth
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Video: How to report wine gallons dumped due to smoke taint
• Storm forecast brings fear of toxic runoff from wine country burn zones
• How California’s wine country and Las Vegas are trying to lure tourists back after tragedies
• New Leader for Lake County Wineries
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WINE COUNTRY WILDFIRES

• Weeks after wildfires, California wine country is ‘as beautiful as ever’ — and hurting for visitors
• After the wine country fires, what happens to the crops?
• Napa County opens a Pop-Up Recovery Center for fire victims
• Napa Valley opens its musical heart for fire relief
• Napa DA warns of people misusing FEMA name
• Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

DROUGHT/WATER

• Delta Plan Amendments Program Environmental Impact Report Available for Public Review and Comment
• Overview of the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan for the San Francisco Estuary
• River Defenders File Lawsuit to Protect California’s Waterways

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• OR: Dr. Bryan and Denise White Acquire Troon Vineyard

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine investment: Tactical approaches
• How to Determine the Value of That Older Bottle of Wine

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Geoffroy Ducroux on Assembling a Grower-centric Portfolio
• How Devon Broglie Manages Global Wine Buying for Whole Foods

HEALTH

• A New Low-Calorie 2016 Vintage Wine Especially For Weight Watchers

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• 3 Brands Crushing Instant Customer Service

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo Bordeaux to escape heatwaves with a move to May
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SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook’s revenue rockets 47% to hit $10.1bn in Q3, as its advertiser count hits 6m

PAYMENTS

• Colu intends to change the way we pay for goods via blockchain tecnhnology
• Bitcoin blasts past $7,000 to reach another record high in 2017

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Clone Wars: Selecting the Right Pinot
• It’s man who makes faulty wine, not nature
• Health, Wealth, and Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Henri Duboscq: The Wine Wizard Speaks Luck, Genius And Fortune
• SA Wine Legends: Norma Ratcliffe
• Larry Jacobs: The Grandfather of Grüner

WINE PLACES

• Lincoln Peak Vineyard Cultivates Vermont’s Wine Industry
• Wine Travel In Tuscany: Why You Need To Visit Maremma

WINE TOURISM

• Can Better Bars Save Hotels From Airbnb?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NV: Alleged booze bandit steals $15K in high-end wine from Raley’s in Incline Village
• Southeast Invaded by Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
• AZ: $57 million statewide impact from wine
• Oregon wineries could see ripple effects from California fires
• Glass half empty for Vancouver restaurants and stores importing wine

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Winemakers warming to reality of climate change, but issue is sensitive

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Seeing red in the vineyard

EUROPE & THE UK

• Pommery appoints new winemaker

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Dutschke Barossa Valley seek land purchase
• NZ: Property investor renames Martinborough winery, opens new cellar door, restaurant

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• How Armenia’s winemaking heritage is being rejuvenated

SOUTH AFRICA

• Richard Duckitt appointed as the head winemaker at Bellingham

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Who says wine has to be smooth?

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• China’s spirits imports rise sharply in 2017