NEWS FETCH — November 10, 2017

TOP NEWS

• 1,500 Acres — 1.6 to 2% — of Sonoma/Napa vineyards impacted by wildfires: Vinsight
• What the Clos de Tart sale means for the future of Burgundy
• No/ Low Alcohol: When less can really be more
• Paul Mabray moves on to next adventure: Emetry.io = Data + Wine
• Here Comes the World’s Biggest Shopping Spree—Again
• AMEN! Now pass the booze!
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Global tech entrepreneur emerges as white knight to end bitter Sullivan Vineyards bankruptcy
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Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Finger Lakes Wines and Grapes: Harvest 2017 is in the books
• Harvest in the Northeast
• Why a winemaking review now is critical for learning and planning for next year *Sponsored link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California Needs to Rethink Urban Fire Risk After Wine Country Tragedy
• Wine Country Wildfires Affect Workers and Winemakers Alike
• AnnaBelle Walter joins Lede Family Wines
• Burgess Cellars celebrates 45 years of winemaking
• Sonoma: Wine stealing trio at large
• ABID Conference Call for Speakers Now Open *Sponsored Link*

WINE COUNTRY WILDFIRES

• Napa County moves post-fire debris removal deadline back to Monday
• The Food Recovery Network Partners With The Wine RayZyn Company To Launch The Rescue RayZyns™ Campaign In Support Of Local Wildfire Relief
• Make sure to visit WII’s special fire recovery resources – updated daily since the fires started

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Willamette Valley Vineyards Posts a Profit for the Third Quarter 2017
• Scotch tax cut could give Treasury £200m boost
• Constellation takes a toke
• Amazon faces fines following the death of a second warehouse worker in as many months

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Peru-Australia free trade deal to boost sugar, beef, rice and wine for exporters

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The broadening fine wine market by region
• Charles Heidsieck To Sell Extensive Collection Of Rare Vintage Champagnes For The First Time Ever

HEALTH

• Drinking tea and red wine reduces type 2 diabetes risk

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Shiraz ousts Merlot as British shoppers’ red wine favourite

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• Hospitality and social responsibility

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Ad buyers on Snapchat: All hope is not (yet) lost
• Facebook relaunches Events app as Facebook Local, adds bars and food
• Instagram and Snapchat: The Tale of the Gen Z Tape
• Google to add restaurant wait times to search, maps

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Internet of Things Seeks Ultimate Vintage in a Canadian Winery

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine writing is drowning
• My wine blog’s bigger than your wine blog
• No, Organic Content Isn’t Dead: It Just Has a New Purpose

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Balance and structure — keys to a fine wine
• Corvina, my first love

WINE PEOPLE

• Pascal Jolivet On Using Instincts To Make Wine
• Rob McMillan, Silicon Valley Bank (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Spotlight: Stockholm

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• BC: Temperature study backs grape-growing plans

ACADEMIA

• Veterans see future in WSU wine program

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• The improbable new wine countries that climate change is creating
• Bordeaux’s St.-Emilion Mandates Sustainable Viticulture

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Vineyard Longevity

EUROPE & THE UK

• Two new AOC for Burgundy
• Agriculture expert: A third body is needed between science and EU politicians
• UK: Sleeping with the enemy
• German drugmaker Stada says anti-Catalonia boycotts weigh

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: New platform to bring greater industry collaboration
• Australian prosecco boom threatened by naming dispute under EU FTA

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Chinese company offers single people a lifetime supply of alcohol for £1,275

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina ditches controversial wine tax proposal

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Gin: Natural selection
• Beer and American Patriotism are Inseparable Thanks to WWII
• The Secret to Sam Adams’ New Super Alcoholic Beer Is Ninja Yeast