NEWS FETCH — May 8, 2018

TOP NEWS

• New Hampshire halts wine shipments to state customers; national organization calls it ‘gangster tactics’
• Outlaw Wine? 19 Crimes Succeeds by Breaking All the Wine Marketing Rules
• Chinese police seize fake Penfolds, Swisse, Blackmores in multi-million-dollar counterfeiting crackdown
• Meal kits: New but fast-growing opportunity for paired wine sales
• 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)

• Napa Valley Walt Ranch vineyard project court ruling appealed
• Submissions now open for 2018 USA Wine Ratings: Where wines are judged by Quality, Value and Package *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• China’s wine imports soar in Q1
• This Year’s IBWSS San Francisco Theme Is “Bulk Up Your Bottom Line” *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Joseph Phelps Vineyards Appoints Ami Iadarola Chief Financial Officer
• Garagiste Wine Festival comes to Sonoma
• Workshop planned on Napa fire prevention and best practices
• Stone Brewing – Napa Opens in California’s Wine Country
• How to Design Your Winery Website to Connect and Keep Customers *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Understanding the Legal Issues Around Cannabis-Infused Alcoholic Drinks
• Cannabis Drinks Expo Launched By Beverage Trade Network will bring the global Cannabis drinks industry into one roof. Get more information here. *Sponsored Link*

AMAZON

• Microsoft CEO says Amazon and Google are rigging the system against retailers

DROUGHT/WATER

• Push on to get twin tunnels finalized by year’s end

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• NAWR Statement on Liquor Commission’s Abuse of Power And Arbitrary Blocking of Wine Shipments
• Pizza Hut Expanding Beer Delivery Pilot To Nearly 100 Restaurants In Arizona And California

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Domaine du Grand Mayne launches crowd-funding campaign

DISTRIBUTORS

• Discover new and exciting products at the 2018 USA Trade Tasting. Get your visitor pass today and avoid $40 gate fee. *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Cellars Aid Health At Heart’s Delight Wine Tasting And Auction In DC

DATA & TRENDS

• Drizly data: Wine’s YoY market share growth tapered off slightly in April 2018, growth driven primarily by rosé

HEALTH

• Moderate red wine consumption has a slightly protective effect against prostate cancer

MARKETING & SALES

• Today’s wine consumer wants more direct engagement
• Joe Fattorini on the art of producing great…and not s**t content
• Martini & Rossi Appoints Fabio Raffaelli as First North American Brand Ambassador

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• APCOR leader declares ‘historic moment for cork’

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Chinese social media to play pivotal role in new Australian wine marketing push
• Why It’s Time to Update Your Instagram Hashtag Strategy

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Why more Australian winemakers are using virtual reality to attract international tourists

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Industry Experts Target Labor and Other Growing Industry Pain Points
• I quit my six-figure salary & corporate career to study Champagne in France

MEDIA MATTERS

• Earned media takes effort

MATTERS OF TASTE

• We don’t want our wines to taste nicer, but truer
• Slicing and Dicing Sauvignon Blanc Wines
• The Pale and Uninteresting Problem with Rosé

IN MEMORIAM

• Rod Smith Remembrance

WINE PEOPLE

• Spotlight: Jacob Schneider
• Frederic Panaiotis – Ruinart (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• The Pioneering Family-Run Wineries of Washington

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Texas grape-growers in high spirits despite challenges because of weather
• TX: Big spending liquor interests keep The Salt Lick from making wine
• Colorado Is Home to Some of the Country’s Best Wines

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• What You Need to Know about Organic Grape Production

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wine And Science Blend At This Rosé Research Center In Provence
• Co-op announces UK’s biggest Fairtrade wine deal
• A ‘Nobile’ Idea: How winemakers in Montepulciano are demanding respect

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Canned wine shelved following Victorian patent dispute
• NZ: Havelock North’s Te Mata track to remain? Mediation back on the table for controversial track

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• India submits further evidence in effort to extradite Mallya

LATIN AMERICA

• Chile: High and Mighty

SOUTH AFRICA

• DGB appoints Stephan Joubert as new group winemaker

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Where Is America’s Craft Beer Capital?
• Beer consumers in emerging markets offer a flavorful, flourishing future
• BrewDog appoints Jason Marshall as its new CFO