NEWS FETCH — November 16, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Memorial Celebration Set for DP&F Managing Partner Greg Walsh who died unexpectedly at age 42
• What’s The Better Wine And Spirits Play? Constellation Vs. Brown-Forman?
• Interest in buying restaurants persists, despite weak sales
• Sales of U.S. Wines Up 4% in October
• 4 pillars of security that will help the cannabis industry reach $50 billion by 2026
• Chinese police find 14,000 bottles of fake Penfolds wine in counterfeiting scam
• Americans No Longer Prefer Male Boss to Female Boss
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• TODAY: Help Napa & Sonoma Rebuild: Major Symposium for North Bay Leaders & Doers
• More bad news for on-premise sales: Americans of every age group continue to spend less eating out
• This is where wine business gets done! With 6,500 exhibitors from 60 countries, ProWein 2018 is the world’s most important platform for the international wine and spirits sector. Click to learn how you can be part of it*Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Firefighter health risks prompt new study after North Bay fires
• Give a Happy Thanksgiving to Wine Country Fire Survivors
• Napa Valley Winemakers Optimistic as Famed Wine Region Begins to Recover
• Fresno State showcases initial ag lab renovations
• Cuvaison Announces Partnership with FINE Design Group
• Why a winemaking review now is critical for learning and planning for next year *Sponsored link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Timeline: The Long History of California’s Delta Tunnels Plan
• ABID Conference Call for Speakers Now Open *Sponsored Link*

AMAZON

• Amazon, Whole Foods lower price — again
• The Seven Stages of Drinking at Whole Foods

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• AB InBev Teamed Up with Portland, Oregon to Fight a Craft Brewery

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• How an Importer Overcame Obstacles on Her Path to Success
• London Wine Competition Partners with Hellmann Worldwide
• Ag leaders warn administration not to pull out of NAFTA

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• 214 permits issued for wine sales at Arkansas grocery and convenience stores

MARKETING & SALES

• Common Ground: Beverage producers are looking across categories for new marketing and branding ideas

MEDIA MATTERS

• 10 years writing about cheap wine on the Internet: Haven’t we gotten rid of you yet?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Ongoing Tale of the Gutter Snipes of Natural Wine World
• Interview with Italian Winemaker Piero Masi
• González Byass releases £1,000 pre-Phylloxera #wine
• Underdog Varieties – Wines that deserve a second chance *Sponsored link*