NEWS FETCH — March 12, 2018

TOP NEWS

• What Will the Wine Business Look Like in 2028?
• “Click and collect” grocery shopping is a growing thing. How is wine going to handle that?
• Craft wine: Does it exist? Can it exist?
• Troubling Implications of the New Wine Tax Law
• UK Wine prices ‘could rise by up to 30%
• 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)

• Trans-Pacific Partnership signed: ‘world will be drinking more Australian wine’
• 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

• Crémant sales soar as experts dub the sparkling wine a rival to prosecco

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Healdsburg’s Banshee Wines finds peace from deal with billionaire wine owner Bill Foley
• Tonight: Wine Women to host author James Conaway book signing
• Covenant finds adventurous grapes for its premium kosher wines in Lodi
• Neighbors challenge increased visitors at Caldwell Vineyard in east Napa
• Temecula Valley Wine country started when one man saw potential for growing grapes
• Grow Your Distribution with USATT This May. Only Few Spots Left. Become an Exhibitor By Feb 28 and Save $200 + Get 2 Day ABID Conference Ticket Included *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Big wages paid by marijuana industry eating into restaurant hiring pool
• Wholesale cannabis prices tumbled in 2017 — and they have yet to hit rock bottom
• Is legal cannabis a danger to pedestrians?
• Cannabis Drinks Expo Launched By Beverage Trade Network will bring the global Cannabis drinks industry into one roof. Get more information here. *Sponsored Link*

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Purpose of Social Media for Wineries *Sponsored link*

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australia takes on Canada over ‘problem’ wine exports

DISTRIBUTORS

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

MARKETING & SALES

• The Purpose of Social Media for Wineries *Sponsored link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Wine-Searcher App gets a Spring Makeover

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• AI Seen as Greater Job Threat Than Immigration, Offshoring

MATTERS OF TASTE

• An Esteemed Italian Grand Cru Is Producing Sparklers at Supermarket-Friendly Prices
• Battle on for soul – and future – of America’s Napa Wine Country
• Sixteen days in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
• Drinking and training for a half marathon: When only wine will do
• A New Retail Shop-Wine Bar Hybrid Shakes Up Charleston’s Wine Scene

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Winegrape phenology & ripening dynamics

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Sparkling drives growth as inflation bites down on average prices

DOWN UNDER

• The rise and rise of New Zealand wine

AROUND THE GLOBE

• “There’s no reason India can’t make some of the best wines in the world”
• India’s Craft Distillers Are Shaking Up the World’s Biggest Whisky Market