NEWS FETCH — December 22, 2017

TOP NEWS

• Millennials consume almost half of all wine in the U.S.
• Southern Glazer’s claims new zero tolerance stance against pay-to-play
• China’s Wine Glass is Half-Empty
• ‘Good News’ on the Thomas Fire Lines, All Evacuations Lifted
• Despite mobile hype, desktop and tablets still book the highest value ecommerce orders
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Southern Glazer’s nailed with $3.5 million “Pay for Play” fine by NY State
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Bulgarian wine exports up by almost 13% this year

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Fred Franzia: SJV Is Critical for Nation’s Wine Industry
• Atlas Peak Mountain prospers after the fires
• Alcoholic Beverage Importers and Distributors Conference To Happen With USA Trade Tasting*Sponsored Link*

AMAZON

• Amazon has combined the leadership of Prime Now and Amazon Fresh under one rising-star executive

DROUGHT/WATER

• Officials quietly solicit contracts on ‘twin tunnels’ project despite lawsuits, lack of permits
• After California’s most destructive fire season, a debate over where to rebuild homes
• California is still dry and December is almost over. Is it too soon for the D-word?

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Campari buys Bisquit Cognac from Distell for 52.5m euros

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• China-Australia ties ebb as populism spreads
• Growers Waiting out NAFTA Saga as It Sails Into 2018
• EU and Mexico say they are ‘very close’ to new free-trade deal

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• 2017 Power 100 top price performers: French victory
• Sotheby’s global wine sales hit $64M

DATA & TRENDS

• The future of the wine industry

HEALTH

• Are reduced-calorie wines worth it?
• IPAs Are Giving You Man Boobs

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Wineries Decry Rule-making Slowdown

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How consumers choose wine tasting experiences
• Will Consumers Pay More for Sustainably Certified Wine?

MARKETING & SALES

• Developing trends
• Pernod Ricard Anticipates Big Benefits from Display Advertising in 2018

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin Fights Back From $13,000 as Selloff Enters Fourth Day

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• It’s Time We Talk About Sexism in the Alcohol Industry

MEDIA MATTERS

• Quotable Wine Quotes of 2017
• Facebook Watch, independent media, referral traffic: What’s doomed in media in 2018

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Alcohol, oak and scores: another viewpoint

WINE PEOPLE

• A Finger Lakes native on that other New York wine region

WINE PLACES

• Finding Puglia’s Soul in Negroamaro

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• $1M seized from Indiana liquor store facing federal charges
• NY: LERGP strives to help grape growers with any challenge they face

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Frost, cover crops, & ice nucleating bacteria
• Tartaric stability as a quality tool: between opportunities and evolutions (video)

DOWN UNDER

• Tiny New Zealand keeping up with huge demands for its wines

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Hong Kong’s wine open door policy
• Chinese Wines: The Quest For Quality And Prestige In Ningxia
• The world’s biggest wine drinkers live on a tiny island in the middle of the South Pacific Ocean

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Discovering the wines of Tunisia

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The three wise men go Christmas shopping

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• U.S. hops set acre, volume, value records
• How Beer Sales Reps Navigate a Crowded Market
• Whisky can help explain the concept of deep time