NEWS FETCH — November 3, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Constellation rejects Glen Ellen grower’s grapes over smoke taint. Other growers on edge
• Wildfire vineyard damage and smoke taint have growers thinking about crop insurance.
• Millennials will not rescue over-priced wines
• UC-led genomic study reveals clues to wild past of grapes
• WineAmerica’s 2018 National Wine Policy Conference to be Held in Conjunction with the US Wine and Beverage Conference and Expo
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Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

ICYMI

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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• OZ: Little damage from hail but the rain was the ice-ing on Pokolbin’s cake
• Food & beverages top Aus manufacturing export ranking
• Why a winemaking review now is critical for learning and planning for next year *Sponsored link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Finding Grace: How a meeting in Nepal led to wine making in Napa Valley
• Ancient Peaks Names New Western Sales Manager
• ABID Conference Call for Speakers Now Open *Sponsored Link*

WINE COUNTRY WILDFIRES

• Wine Country fires destroyed 8,889 structures
• One-third of EPA hazardous waste cleanup complete in Sonoma County
• Fire Recovery for Vines Examined
• Berger: Rebirth
• Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

DROUGHT/WATER

• California’s water problem? Demand keeps rising while supply stays the same
• California Fisheries Groups Sue State for Failure to Protect Impaired Waterways

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Stanford Study Probes Psychological Resistance to Recycled Water

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Instacart partners with more retailers

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Amazon is shutting down its Fresh grocery delivery service in parts of five states
• HelloFresh is growing three times faster than Blue Apron and is worth twice as much

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Zachys’ Inaugural Washington D.C. Auction: 100% Sold, Realizing $5.4 Million
• Liv-ex 100 gains 0.3% in October
• Liv-ex 1000 gains 1% in October
• Eyebrows raised over auction of Greenberg’s wines

DATA & TRENDS

• Drizly data: Wine has experienced its strongest growth yet, up 10% in October
• Why ‘Statistical Significance’ Is Often Insignificant

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• DISCUS Seeks to Cut Excise Taxes

MARKETING & SALES

• Beverage clubs increase sales and build brand loyalty.
• What Retailers Should Anticipate this Black Friday and Cyber Monday
• Retailers aim to light up seasonal drinks sales
• For the first time, more people will do their holiday shopping on mobile than on desktop

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• DP&F’s Alcohol Beverage Partner to Speak at Spirited International Spirits Trade Tasting & Show
• Underdog Varieties – Wines that deserve a second chance *Sponsored link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 5 Ways to Integrate Your Social Media With Your Marketing

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Produce Industry Leaders Concerned About H-2C Amendments

MEDIA MATTERS

• When It Comes to Branded Content Headlines, Longer Is Better for Sure. (See What We Did There?)

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Decoding Amarone: Inside Italy’s Most Idiosyncratic Red Wine
• Can Inoculation Be ‘Natural’?

WINE PEOPLE

• The Artisans of Chile: Sergio Avendaño And Trabun
• Meet The D.C. Dudes Bringing South African Wine Into U.S. Glasses
• Isabelle Legeron Is Leading the Natural Wine Revolution
• Lesley Chesterman: The new breed of Montreal sommelier
• Unfiltered: Sandia Chang, Bubbledogs

WINE EDUCATION

• TX: Register for WC’s 2018 El Centro beverage management class

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• New law gives boost to the Mexican wine industry
• Hearing set on liquor stores’ bid to block Arkansas law on expanded wine sales

ACADEMIA

• Purdue-based agriculture software company receives $500,000 grant from the NSF to help wine grape growers

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Tasting Climate Change, in Montréal: the impact of warming on wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Mealybug Management – In or Out of Sync
• The stability of quercetin (video)

EUROPE & THE UK

• Copestick Murray acquires controlling stake in Slurp Trade

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Wineries prepare for earthquake disruption
• NZ: Wine workforce will need to grow by a quarter
• OZ: New agreement for NSW wine sector

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Chinese Buyer Told World’s Most Expensive Scotch Dram Was Fake