NEWS FETCH — June 6, 2018

TOP NEWS

• At $53 million, Drizly places #4 in winetech funding, but #1 in the total number of investors.
• Napa County voters deadlocked on vineyard development restrictions
• After-Hours TV: The Cutting Edge of DTC Sales
• Shannon Ridge Family of Wines Purchases Nice Wine Company
• New tasting room openings now increasing at twice the rate of new wineries – Trend started 2003-07
• 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)

• California Domestic Wine Revenue Successfully Endured A Decade Of Retail Flatness
• Vivino surfs to online prominence atop a wave of Euro Cash
• Submissions now open for 2018 USA Wine Ratings: Where wines are judged by Quality, Value and Package *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• 2018 best vintage in Western Australia for 25 years
• Exports of Crémant de Loire wine to the UK soar
• This Year’s IBWSS San Francisco Theme Is “Bulk Up Your Bottom Line” *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County prepares to raise vineyard assessment for farmworker housing
• Why big time producers like Ridge and Neyers are mining Lodi for Zinfandel
• Leaving Wine Country and the High Cost of Success
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Colorado governor vetoes bill allowing marijuana “tasting rooms”
• 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

• Drought declared in fourth Oregon county
• Klamath farmers fear midseason water shutoff
• And then there were none…Are the Delta smelt finally extinct?

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Brown-Forman reports 5.6 pct rise in sales
• Walmart Takes A Swig Of The $62 Billion Wine Industry With Its Own Bottling
• Taco Bell is serving frozen rosé in an attempt to tap into a millennial obsession

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Aussie Trade Minister Steven Ciobo downplays risks to China trade as industry anxiety persists
• Ag exporters gauge potential impact of trade dispute

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

• Auction of Washington Wines grows Private Barrel lots by 55 percent

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR 2017

• Canon 2017 released
• Rauzan Segla 2017 released
• Giscours 2017 released
• Brane Cantenac 2017 released
• “Classy” Calon Segur 2017 released
• Issan 2017 released
• Bordeaux 2017: Buy! Buy! Buy?
• New Bordeaux 2017 releases: Latest releases bring ‘optimism’ to campaign

HEALTH

• Why It’s So Hard To Recover After Drinking As You Get Older
• Have scientists discovered a simple formula for preventing Alzheimer’s?
• Change a-brewing as health-conscious Brits snub booze

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Senators urge increase for specialty crop research

MARKETING & SALES

• ‘Educational’ pop-up rosé wine mansion to open in New York
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• NY: Hudson Valley Cabernet Franc Coalition Launches Distinctive Bottle Seal, Marking Authentic Signature Wines From the Region
• You Don’t Really Know What’s in Your Wine. These Winemakers Want to Change That.

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 2018 Vineyard Economics Seminar program on Monday, June 18, 2018
• Vinexpo Hong Kong confirms its position as Asia’s leading trade fair

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How to Use Social Media to Boost Your Company’s Other Marketing Efforts
• 5 Ways to Optimize Your Instagram Feed
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

PAYMENTS

• How PayPal is targeting the ‘underserved’ market

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book highlights science, history of wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Putting Wine Faults into Perspective
• Why Old Vines Really Matter
• Defining what makes a wine dry

WINE PEOPLE

• Fine wine collector Hardy Rodenstock dies

WINE PLACES

• Pence Vineyards Proves a Point
• A Journey Through Long Island’s Wine Country
• Inside Marchesi Antinori: A Winemaking Company That’s Over 600 Years Old

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Spotted Lanternfly Found in Virginia Grapes

ACADEMIA

• OZ: New centre to build wine industry’s competitive edge

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Success against Pierce’s disease show the value of funding research

EUROPE & THE UK

• London’s urban wine boom gathers pace
• The Douro Valley is ‘Disneyland’ for winemakers

DOWN UNDER

• South Australia’s wine industry’s $4.46m research boost

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: Their first wine developed a cult following: what’s next?

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Heineken USA Makes Beer Industry History, Naming Maggie Timoney as Its New CEO