NEWS FETCH — November 13, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Bankruptcy Court to Formally Consider Sullivan Vineyards Sale Dec. 11
• Black Box drives most of Constellation’s sales growth
• Help Napa & Sonoma Rebuild: Major, Free Symposium for North Bay Leaders & Doers
• Plastic storm drains that burned in Santa Rosa create slide, sinkhole risk
• Bud’s Ex-Marketing Chief Sees Weed as the New Craft Beer
• Wine writing is drowning
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Global tech entrepreneur emerges as white knight to end bitter Sullivan Vineyards bankruptcy
• 1,500 Acres — 1.6 to 2% — of Sonoma/Napa vineyards impacted by wildfires: Vinsight
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Farm vs. City: California Landmark Water-Sharing Deal May Be Crumbling
• Still silenced: Sexual harassment of farm workers rarely makes headlines
• At Fall Retreat in Napa Valley WineAmerica Promotes Industry Solidarity, Announces Future Leadership
• After Fires, California Wine Country Wants Tourists Back
• Why a winemaking review now is critical for learning and planning for next year *Sponsored link*

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Environment & Wildlife Law & Policy Lessons Learned 25 Years After Landmark California Water Reform Law
• Barossa winemaker gets suspended sentence for wine destruction
• ABID Conference Call for Speakers Now Open *Sponsored Link*

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Comfort zones in wine appreciation
• Underdog Varieties – Wines that deserve a second chance *Sponsored link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Bloggers Getting Legal ~ Wine Bloggers Conference 2017
• Blind Book Review: Jon Bonné’s “The New Wine Rules”

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How much of the wine you drink is truly vegan?
• Basilicata – Divining the Future of Italian Wine in a Place that Time Forgot – Pt.I
• A Day with Michael Brajkovich at Kumeu River
• Struggling in Rioja’s Shadow

WINE PLACES

• Wine grapes and cotton bring sustainability to Texas farm
• Arabian Whites: Promoting Wine in the Middle East