NEWS FETCH — April 12, 2018

TOP NEWS

• Good decade for California wine, fresh market grapes
• California Cabernet Getting Too Hot to Handle
• Napa wine industry gains traction for strict bottle labeling laws
• These California counties have the most to lose in a China trade war
• Wine industry loses two respected colleagues
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Even before Chinese tariffs, California wine exports dipped slightly
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Beaujolais exports boom boosted by entry-level
• Tyson Stelzer’s Australian Sparkling Report 2018 (PDF)
• OZ: Growers need to prepare for vintage 2019

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Federal funds awarded for October fire disaster relief
• California: 109.1 million boxes of table grapes in 2017
• Shortage of warehouse space drives construction in Sonoma, Napa, Solano counties
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis producer signs five-year deal with Quebec’s alcohol distributor
• Cannabis Drinks Expo Launched By Beverage Trade Network will bring the global Cannabis drinks industry into one roof. Get more information here. *Sponsored Link*

DROUGHT/WATER

• California’s 2-tunnel delta project back on track with SoCal water district’s vote
• Klamath Farmers Ask Federal Judge To Kickstart Irrigation Season

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Kentucky DTC Shipping Bill Expected To Become Law This Week
• Wine sales in Texas after the Walmart lawsuit
• NJ: Chatham Winemakers Obtain Out of State Winery License from New Jersey; Could Deliver Wine to Your Home

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?




PUBLIC COMPANIES

• MillerCoors finally responds to Stone Brewing’s trademark suit

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• A legendary Australian winemaker is fighting to save his 180-year-old family farm with a crowdfunding campaign

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• California exporters worry that ‘scuffle’ could become costly trade war with China
• Exporters gauge impact of China trade dispute
• Top NAFTA negotiators meet this week

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• WineBid Reaches Over 100k Registered Collectors Worldwide (Caution: grandiouse, self-congratulatory language ahead)
• Bordeaux 2017 Vintage: Taking the Good with the Bad at En Primeur
• ‘Glorious Bordeaux’ to lead Sotheby’s sale

HEALTH

• Did Drinking Give Me Breast Cancer?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• More on Prosecco Wars
• TN Gov. Bill Haslam says he’ll sign legislation allowing Sunday wine sales after Senate passage

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Isabelle Legeron MW: why it matters what wine we drink

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• How to identify common wine taints and how Amorim tries to help

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Captain Morgan has no plans to return to Snapchat as it maps out new routes to millennials
• DJ Khaled Confronted About Promoting Alcohol On Social Media

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin spikes 14% in less than an hour

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• How Self-Driving Cars Will Change The Wine Industry

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Ninth Circuit decides pay gap cannot be based on past salaries

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is There a Middle Way Through Wine’s Naturalist Divide?

WINE PEOPLE

• Meet the Women Winemakers of Portugal
• The Unstoppable Daniel Johnnes
• Chrishon Lampley Talks About Building Her Wine Business
• Tastemaker: Mike Drash | Chankaska Creek Winery, MN
• Markus Niggli: Dazzling in Red
• Three sisterhoods of wine
• Mac McDonald of Vision Cellars Interview: Part Three (video)
• Stu Smith, Winemaker (podcast)
• Winegrower Lee Hudson (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• America’s Next Must-Visit Wine Region Is Where You’d Least Expect It

WINE TOURISM

• Here’s how Indian travellers are exploring wine tourism around the world

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• USEPA Region 9 Enforcement Priorities to Remain Mostly Unchanged

EUROPE & THE UK

• Everything you need to know about Rioja’s new rules
• EUIPO confirms validity of Bottega trademarks

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: Sad news of Mike Kreft’s passing

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The fastest growing craft breweries in the US