NEWS FETCH — June 18, 2018

TOP NEWS

• Examining the Fallout from Napa’s Measure C
• Rombauer Vineyards shows how luxury wine can raise prices in discount world
• In Sonoma County, people are five times more likely to be arrested on drunken-driving charges coming from a home than from a winery or brewery
• Users hate sites/apps that track them. They will hate you too for using personal data to target ads
• 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)

• U.S.- Canada Wine Trade Argument Has Been Fermenting Since 2015 (& the US is not the only country with a beef
• Lot 18 funding: $44.5 million good enough for 6th place in winetech venture funding
• Submissions now open for 2018 USA Wine Ratings: Where wines are judged by Quality, Value and Package *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Argentina’s Vintners Say 2018 Harvest Delivers Best Quality Since 2013
• This Year’s IBWSS San Francisco Theme Is “Bulk Up Your Bottom Line” *Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California to list chlorpyrifos as a toxic air contaminant
• Why big time producers like Ridge and Neyers are mining Lodi for Zinfandel
• Drinks design agency Denomination opens for business in San Francisco and appoints Meghan Read as Business Director
• CAWG Announces 2018 Awards of Excellence Recipients (PDF)
• Lodi rising: The region’s wines are taking off and the world is watching
• Napa Land Trust protects more Lake Berryessa land from development
• Gambling on a California split has its allure, but it’s too much hassle — and a ‘real threat’
• 11 Essentials to Keeping Customers Engaged on Your Winery Website *Sponsored Link*

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

• Peter Kiel Joins DP&F Land Use and Water Law Groups
• Reclamation increases 2018 Central Valley Project water allocation for South-of-Delta ag contractors to 50%
• Decades-old project to raise Lake Mendocino dam gets a boost

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Ancient River Could Flow Again in Tucson, Thanks to Recycled Wastewater

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco reports highest growth in seven years thank to Booker takeover

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Anjou : Jo Pithon sells his winery
• How crowd-funding helped Phillip Addis revive ailing French vineyard

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• California farmers, politicians won’t feel full impact of Trump tariff wars until fall
• Fraying Australia and China relations face testing times in Canberra

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 draws to a conclusion
• Last Batch of Wine From Burgundy Producer Jayer Fetches $35 Million

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR 2017

• Bordeaux 2017 Vintage Priced Mostly 5% to 20% Below 2016 Levels

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Wine Retailers Are Out Numbered At The Table
• Recent USPTO Trademark Decisions Relating to Alcohol Beverages
• Wisconsin Supreme Court: Wine Distributors Not Protected by Fair Dealership Law
• VA: Judge allows lawsuit challenging happy-hour rules to proceed

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Not all retailers cherry-pick the best critic scores for their wines
• Follow-up: Just because it’s a cheap wine doesn’t mean it’s worth drinking
• Charting the evolution of today’s wine consumer
• The Bi-Coastal Post-Retirement Italian Wine List Report

MARKETING & SALES

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

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• A New Conference Plans to Bring Women in Wine Together for a Positive Change
• Australia to host Master of Wine Symposium in 2022

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

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

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• US communities can suffer long-term consequences after immigration raid

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Airroir takes flight
• Should wine and food get divorced?
• Days in the sun for famously scorned varietal

WINE PEOPLE

• Fifth-generation California vintner Joel Gott could really go for a mezcal
• View from a California winemaker: Bryce Willingham of Ravage Wines
• Meet the 26-Year-Old Sommelier Behind Maude’s Coveted Wine Collection
• A Day in the Life of the NoMad’s Thomas Pastuszak
• Patrick Cappiello Shifts From the Floor to Wine Brokering
• Dads Who Make The Wine World Better

WINE PLACES

• The World’s Best Places for Growing Riesling
• Why You Should Skip Napa And Bordeaux For Their Next-Door Neighbors

WINE EDUCATION

• Mastering Wine’s Toughest Challenge

WINE TOURISM

• 2018 Washington State Wine Tour Guide

ACADEMIA

• CO: Morgan Community College wine-making program drawing ‘significant interest,’

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Lactic acid bacteria from Patagonian red wines

EUROPE & THE UK

• Pancho Campo and Interpol
• Record high number of new UK based wine producers opening
• Dom Pérignon cellarmaster Geoffroy to hand over reins in 2019
• UK: Gaining the youth vote
• UK: Red Squirrel grows buying team
• UK: Jascots appoints new head of sales

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine Australia to open Chinese retail stores with AliBaba
• WinItaly? Simone Incontro on a ‘comeback’ for Italian wine in China

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Hidden instructions discovered on ancient wine cup

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Beer Institute Examines the Marijuana Industry During Annual Meeting
• Craft breweries are exploding in NYC
• Texas project seeks new corn strains for whiskey