NEWS FETCH — November 6, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Calif 2017 harvest: Early Start, Rough Finish, Maybe 3.8M Tons — Allied Grape Growers (pdf)
• Calif Gov asks federal government for $7.4 billion in wildfire relief
• Wine Insurance – a primer for wineries & vineyards
• The Great Recession: On track to cause as much damage as the Great Depression
• The dangers of over-interpreting Big Data in the wine business
• Weed Looks to Wine for Business Model
• Alcohol=Gateway drug to coke addiction: new study
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Constellation rejects Glen Ellen grower’s grapes over smoke taint. Other growers on edge
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Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Sonoma County’s 2017 vintage year: a trifecta of challenges
• Bordeaux 2017 – harvest and weather report
• Bordeaux 2017: A year of contrasts
• Assessing the Controversial/Disastrous/Fabulous Italian Wine Harvest of 2017
• Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, NY: The ins and outs of harvest season
• Beaujolais: Talent under the cosh
• Why a winemaking review now is critical for learning and planning for next year *Sponsored link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Reynolds Family Winery wins Napa County expansion approval
• In a rural Northern California valley, a development battle asks: Is a helicopter a tractor?
• ABID Conference Call for Speakers Now Open *Sponsored Link*

WINE COUNTRY WILDFIRES

• North Bay Fire Relief fund reaches $18 million in donations for victims
• Disputed emergency alert system gets upgrade after Wine Country fires
• How to safely clean fire retardant from your property
• Sonoma County Fire Matching Fund
• Slightly blackened, Napa’s Carneros area making wildfire comeback
• Scroll down to the end for extended wildfire coverage.
• Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

DROUGHT/WATER

• Climate change sucks moisture from the West, adding to drought, fires
• Rain and snow don’t mean an end to fire season just yet
• Hoopa Valley tribe, Huffman decry Westlands Water District settlement

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Facebook food publisher Twisted is getting into food delivery

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?




PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estate (TSRYF) Shares Climb Higher For the Week

DISTRIBUTORS

• Distributors Move Boxes. That’s it: No Sales. No Marketing. No More Nothing.

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Talking Trade on Liv-ex: Burgundy trade share hits year high
• Bidding opens on MW Endowment Fund auction
• Burgundy Leads Gains on Liv-ex Wine Market in October

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Legalized pot is the new craft beer — and beer industry giants are already spending millions to take control
• Public banks offer hope for marijuana businesses

HEALTH

• Does (diet-branded) Cense wine make sense?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Thanksgiving wine conundrum …
• Caleb Ganzer Is Running the Wine Bar Every Somm Wants to Open

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Underdog Varieties – Wines that deserve a second chance *Sponsored link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• This app uses augmented reality to find the perfect wine for your dinner
• More Brands Will Be Able to Send Sponsored Messages on Facebook Messenger

MEDIA MATTERS

• Write Drunk, Edit Sober

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Understanding Smoke Taint
• Straight forward?
• Johannes Selbach on why Riesling is the best white wine on earth
• In my wandering, am I lost?

WINE PEOPLE

• Uncorked: Mathieu Marchal
• Debra Cruikshank: Enterprising rural woman builds business with DC Wines

WINE PLACES

• Lebanon: The Greatest Food And Wine Country You’ve Never Visited (Part 1)

WINE EDUCATION

• The Wine Scholar Guild ~ How to become an expert for French, Italian, and Spanish Wines

WINE TOURISM

• From Tourists to Temporary Locals: How to Embrace the “Localhood” Trend

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Auction Could Change Face of Walla Walla
• A booze and wine shortage is already hitting New York
• Hearing set for expanded wine sales lawsuit in Arkansas
• NM: City challenges state’s Total Wine decision

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Wild grape yeast could be more effective than pesticides in preventing grape molds

EUROPE & THE UK

• Burgundy Sale Sparks Unease Among Locals
• UK: Save on wine costs by going draught
• UK: Revellers push premium higher

DOWN UNDER

• 5 Tips For Enjoying The New, Cool Australian Wine Scene
• Increased opportunities in tourism for Australia’s small winemakers
• OZ: Lindy Hyam appointed as chair of Hunter Valley Wine and Tourism Association
• OZ: Sam Renzaglia’s passion to grow Bathurst’s wine making industry

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Selling wine in China: ‘Weirdest nights of my life’

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• In Defense of ‘Craft’

WINE COUNTRY WILDFIRES CONTINUED SPECIAL COVERAGE

• EPA collects more than 8,000 hazardous containers in Napa, Sonoma counties
• When the Smoke Clears
• Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started