NEWS FETCH — July 10, 2018

TOP NEWS

• US Wine industry gets $8.5 Million from USDA, Wine Institute Ranks #1 with $5.6 million
• Australian government spends AUS$67.8 Million to support its wine industry
• Turning the Tide on Corruption in Wine, Beer and Spirit Sales
• Napa’s Cabernet Dependency Deepens
• 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)

• How Much Did Wineries Really Make in 2017?
• Online reviews of your local business need to be very recent (less than 3 months) to influence consumer decisions
• Winc (Formerly Club W) comes in at #7 In WII’s Winetech funding survey
• Submissions now open for 2018 USA Wine Ratings: Where wines are judged by Quality, Value and Package *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• This Year’s IBWSS San Francisco Theme Is “Bulk Up Your Bottom Line” *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• Firefighters gain ground, some evacuations lifted: Northern California fires update
• Holiday Fire in Santa Barbara burned 100 acres, containment up to 95%
• Why California’s fire season is off to worst start in 10 years
• PG&E customers would pay some Wine Country fire costs under bond proposal

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• E. & J. Gallo Winery Sponsors a Survey of Consumer Trends
• Vintage Wine Estates promotes Terry Wheatley to President
• Winery under construction off Highway 101 near Factory Pipe in Ukiah Valley
• Free Training – Connect and Convert Your Winery Website Visitors *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*

AMAZON

• Should Your Business Have An Amazon Alexa Strategy?

DROUGHT/WATER

• All-time high temperature records set throughout Southern California, including Los Angeles

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Most Vital Tool in a Winery Tasting Room
• Vine Wine Club Founder Benita Johnson on Retail Reality
• Buying local: Delaware’s efforts are mixed blessing for wine industry
• Spotify and Jimmy Brings reveal paired music and wine delivery service
• The Rise Of The Five-Minute Shopping Trip

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco’s UK chief steps back due to illness
• New Global Marketing Director for Pernod Ricard Winemakers
• ALDI tops most trusted Aussie brands list from Roy Morgan
• MillerCoors CMO David Kroll set to leave as brewer struggles to grow

DISTRIBUTORS

• Paillard quits over Palmer ‘betrayal’
• Discover new and exciting products at the 2018 USA Trade Tasting. Get your visitor pass today and avoid $40 gate fee. *Sponsored Link*

DATA & TRENDS

• Some Big Picture Thoughts on Where Our Industry is Heading in the Next Few Years
• Wine’s share of all alcohol sold on Drizly is up 3% for the second straight month

HEALTH

• Actions of green tea and red wine compounds may slow neurodegeneration
• Drinking coffee when you’re drunk won’t help you sober up, according to an addiction professor
• Why Does Alcohol Give You Diarrhea?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• 9 Ways to Upsell Wine
• The Proof Is In Their Palates
• Sorry Mr Parker, but the world has moved on

MARKETING & SALES

• Free Training – Connect and Convert Your Winery Website Visitors *Sponsored Link*

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Three Social Media No-Nos For Wine Producers
• Snapchat code reveals team-up with Amazon for ‘Camera Search’
• Why Influencers Fail to Disclose Commercial Relationships and the Brands that Enable Them
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

MEDIA MATTERS

• Carrie Dykes Joins The Cork Report as a Contributor
• The Tribune’s Ruth Ellen Church Was Ahead of America on Wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Varietal focus: Sauvignon Blanc

WINE PEOPLE

• Going 10 Rounds With Sommelier Rafe Gabel
• Michael Twelftree Podcast
• Wine Writer Esther Mobley (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• How Portland became the most exciting place in America to drink wine

WINE EDUCATION

• What does it take to become a Master Sommelier?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Oregon wine leader King Estate promotes winemaker Brent Stone to COO
• Arkansas liquor stores see drop in sales following grocery wine expansion

ACADEMIA

• This lab studies the social interaction of yeast

EUROPE & THE UK

• Brexit wines: who’s for a glass of chateau du border chaos?
• Burgundy wine marketing board to nurture accessible wines
• Managing A Champagne House — The Philipponnat Way
• Money, Taste, & the Future of the Italian Wine Industry

DOWN UNDER

• Marlborough Wineries Aim to Protect Reputation
• Seppeltsfield announces investment in Australian Whisky

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Azerbaijan eager to open wine houses in China

SOUTH AFRICA

• This SA farm made a name in organic wines – now it is going vegan
• Innovative wine makers raises the profile of local wines
• On Cape wine during the 1660s

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Baby Mouse Wine

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Why Brewers Are Turning to Can Conditioning
• Whisky Festivals and Tourism Are The Whisky Industry’s New Frontier
• Interest Brewing In Kombucha As Healthy Beer, Soda Alternative