NEWS FETCH — June 11, 2018

TOP NEWS

• Global alcohol consumption decline may have stabilized, but data show no proof of a reversal of decline
• Millennials reverse urban migration, head for suburbs. What does this mean for Drizly & brick-and-mortar retailers?
• Napa’s Measure C race still close after a new batch of votes is tallied
• Why Is DRC the World’s Most Coveted Wine?
• Hardy Rodenstock, Wine Collector and Alleged Counterfeiter, Is Dead at 76
• 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)

• At $53 million, Drizly places #4 in winetech funding, but #1 in the total number of investors.
• Google’s inability to deal with fake accounts & content makes reviews UNtrustworthy
• Submissions now open for 2018 USA Wine Ratings: Where wines are judged by Quality, Value and Package *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• U.S. 2018 Wine Exports Uncertain
• The 10 Most Popular Wine Grapes in the U.S.
• 2018 vintage for Northwest wine growers tracks ahead of hot 2015
• International demand for organic wine grapes
• This Year’s IBWSS San Francisco Theme Is “Bulk Up Your Bottom Line” *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Probe finds PG&E power lines sparked deadly 2017 California wildfires
• What’s at stake in Napa County’s Measure C vote on vineyards and oaks
• Napa innkeepers sell historic home to wine business owners
• Napa Valley’s Beaulieu Vineyard to do historic remodel, increase visitation
• Anderson Valley Mourns the Passing of Jeff Hansen
• Shopping carts, trash appear near Lompoc’s wine tasting rooms
• Table grapes: Zaninovich remembered for pursuit of grape knowledge
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

CA WILDFIRES

• PG&E May Face Criminal Charges After Probe of Deadly Wildfires
• PG&E Equipment Tied to Some of Deadliest Wine Country Fires

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• 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

• Twin Tunnels $11 billion water project up for re-vote after backroom dealing revealed (podcast)
• California drinking water tax dies in budget compromise
• Dozens of Water Systems Consolidate in California’s Farming Heartland
• SGMA struggles to overcome marginalization of disadvantaged communities

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?




PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Bayer completes Monsanto acquisition
• AB InBev ceases funding of controversial alcohol study

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australia softens foreign interference measures, but China ties seen further strained
• EU slaps 25% tariff on US whiskey and bourbon

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

• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Bordeaux 2017 gathers pace

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR 2017

• Montrose 2017 released
• Leoville Barton 2017 released

DATA & TRENDS

• Actual wine consumption versus the recommended maximum

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Prosecco Loses Some of its Sparkle
• What do numbers have to do with it?
• Thanks To Millennials, Rosé Is Here To Stay
• Sangria Knocks Mouton Off Top Spot for most searched for wines on Wine-Searcher

MARKETING & SALES

• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The secret trigger that makes you reach for your favorite bottle of wine

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWein 2019 Specialist Article No. 1: China’s Wine Future
• Pa. pulling out all the stops for national wine conference
• Full Slate for Wine Packaging Conference

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin price falls but doesn’t flatline

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Uber applies for patent that would detect drunk passengers

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• What Anthony Bourdain can teach us about life and business

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Winemakers master the details of “terroir” before creating their liquid art
• Storing wine on its side is bullsh*t, says scientist
• Does somewhereness matter in wine?
• Striking lucky with light
• Can (or Should) a Wine Be Life-Changing?
• High Altitude Wine Is the Latest Trend in Wine Snobbery
• Sauvignon Blanc ‘becoming like plastic surgery’

WINE PEOPLE

• Meet The Founder Of A New Boutique Wine Service That Can Get You Wine Within An Hour
• Sixth-generation winemaker Jeff Bundschu would bring a pinot home to mom
• This Father-Son Winemaking Duo from Napa Valley Is Crushing It
• Beaujolais vigneron Louis-Benoit Desvignes (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Discovering Franciacorta: Cork On The Road

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WI: Branches Winery near Westby expands production and features

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change expandes the suitability for wine production to higher altitudes and to northern latitudes in Europe wine regions. Recent findings from the Life-ADVICLIM project
• Champagne Lanson commits to sustainable future

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New Insight Into Why Pierce’s Disease Is So Deadly to Grapevines
• Viticultural considerations during bloom and early fruit development
• Opportunities for new methods of genetic improvement of grapevines

EUROPE & THE UK

• Meteo Protect signs up more French wine makers to parametric insurance
• All change at Capion

DOWN UNDER

• ARLP challenges inspire change
• The one about the Uruguayan winemaker in the Waitaki Valley

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• How to protect your wine brand in China
• Selling Wine Online to China
• India is ‘the new China for wine’ suggests research head
• Penny-pinching imbibers fuel higher alcohol drinks in Japan
• China: 2017 was ‘a challenging year’ says ASC CEO

LATIN AMERICA

• Why Aging Wine in Neutral Vessels is on the Rise in Argentina and Chile
• Madeleine Stenwreth MW on Argentina’s white revolution

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Byzantine wine press uncovered at Zippori National Park, Israel

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Brewers see future in high tech, weak beer, cannabis brews
• Purpose, health and sustainability will define the future of the beer category