NEWS FETCH — January 31, 2018

TOP NEWS

• Treasury Wine to overhaul US network
• Yellow Tail wine again finds way around Super Bowl ad exclusivity
• Alt wine packaging (cans, Tetra): Tiny share, big growth
• California’s proposed public pot bank is a disaster waiting to happen
• Sonoma County to sue PG&E over October fires, seeking up to $25 million in damages
• Here’s how to avoid costly mistakes by managing your barrel inventory with bar codes – Click now to learn how. *Sponsored Link*

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Cuvaison Estate Wines lawsuit statement
• Ex-employee sues Napa’s Cuvaison Estates for alleged age discrimination, fraud
• Looking for wines to import into the U.S.? Find international producers on “Route USA” at the ProWein 2018 trade fair. Click to lean more. *Sponsored link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• 2017-18 Michigan grape growing seasons: A year in reflection and a year in projection
• OZ: Are contracts holding back winegrape prices?
• Exhibitor Registration for 2018 International Bulk Wine and Spirits Show in San Francisco is now open! Register now and save $400*Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma Country’s First Female Winegrowers President Karissa Kruse Advises: Don’t Settle
• Amador’s wine profile continues to grow
• Dallidet Adobe in SLO to become hub for wine history

DROUGHT/WATER

• Drought deja vu: California snowpack at 30 percent of normal
• Rain’s Below Average and Snowpack Is Meager; But Don’t Worry — Things Are Going to Get Worse

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• North Coast winery tackles the direct-to-consumer sales dilemma

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• Santa Barbara Turn-Key Production Facility
• 74+ Acre Paso Robles AVA Vineyard for Sale, Red Varieties
• Paso Robles Starter Vineyard for Sale, under a million

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Core markets outperforming expectations for TWE
• China boosts Penfolds owner Treasury Wine Estates
• TWE delivers 37 per cent profit growth

DISTRIBUTORS

• Looking to grow your distribution in the US? Here is how USATT can help!*Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Naples Winter Wine Festival Rings in 2018 with $15 Million for Charity

DATA & TRENDS

• Ten Trends That Will Determine Your Drinking In 2018

HEALTH

• Mediterranean diet may reduce risk of frailty in old age

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Sommelier Belinda Chang Predicts 2018 Will Bring a Return to Wine Classics
• Life After Being a Sommelier

MARKETING & SALES

• It’s not just bitcoin: Look at all the stuff Facebook won’t let you advertise.
• Luxury Is Dead, Long Live Luxury: Industry Executives Reveal Myths And Realities Of Today’s Luxury Market, And How To Thrive In 2018
• What’s Ahead for Marketers and Influencers in 2018?

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Influencers don’t really influence anything or anyone!
• Facebook Zero: What’s New And What’s Next For Social Media Marketers
• Brands With Business Profiles on Instagram Can Now Schedule Organic Posts

PAYMENTS

• Facebook is banning all ads for bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and ICOs

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Lidl has a new Facebook tool which helps you pair wines with food

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• At Home & At Work in Wine Country: Seasonal workers settle into the wine community as year-round vineyard staff

MEDIA MATTERS

• The wine blog. Where from here?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Measuring Phylloxera’s Impact on the World of Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Jim Sweeney: Helping channel wine country

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• If We Want Things To Change For Women In The Kitchen, We Have To Change Our Culture

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: Pindar, Duck Walk Vineyards welcome new winemaker
• Rising Utah liquor sales fueled by more non-Mormons, tourism

ACADEMIA

• OZ: New home for grapevine virus testing

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Grape growing research must not ignore the research involved in winemaking

EUROPE & THE UK

• Burgundian producer Gilles Jayer has died

DOWN UNDER

• Wrath about grapes: critics angry after New Zealand winemaker uses Australian fruit
• Australian wine industry in strong position
• OZ Agribusiness Outlook 2018: Farm sector tipped to benefit from improved global economic conditions
• BBR HK’S marketing head joins Barossa Grape & Wine Association

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Craft brewers don’t need to sell out to survive, but partnerships and investments are a must