NEWS FETCH — July 13, 2018

TOP NEWS

• Premium Winery Sales Growth Declining – Silicon Valley Bank
• New Water Restrictions to Leave Calif Farmers High & Dry
• WSWA Says It Supports Legalized Cannabis If Regulated Like Alcohol
• E. & J. Gallo Winery Announces Three-Year Strategic Partnership With Alibaba Group
• Bremer Family Winery: Rogue or victim of excessive Napa County legal action?
• 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)

• Calif bulk wine sales slow, wineries scrambling to clear space for 2018 crush
• US Wine industry gets $8.5 Million from USDA, Wine Institute Ranks #1 with $5.6 million
• Google’s inability to deal with fake accounts & content makes reviews UNtrustworthy
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• English winemakers praise ‘near perfect’ conditions in heatwave
• Europe: 2018 growing season – wet, wet, wet
• Dramatic hailstorm in western Aude
• Inventories tided Rhone Valley over after small 2017 crop

WILDFIRES

• California Wildfires Were Terrible Last Year. Will This Year Be Worse?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• New vineyard for 77-year-old Sonoma wine icon
• UPDATE: Small Napa County winery takes on Google in court for abusive “reviews” from fake accounts
• Chateau St. Jean unlocks the Valley’s first escape room
• Experts and Grapegrowers Gather for the 10th Organic Winegrowing Conference at Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery
• Why Restaurants and Retailers Need a Bulk and Private Label Strategy *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

• US Raises Odds of El Nino This Year
• The Valley floor is sinking, and it’s crippling California’s ability to deliver water
• How Communities Are Turning Stormwater From a Liability to an Asset

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• BevMo! Rolls Out One Hour-Delivery Service Within San Francisco
• A New Virginia License Signals Potential Advancement for Online Beer Sales

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Italy won’t ratify EU free-trade deal with Canada
• U.S. and China may resume trade negotiations

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

• How To Make “Fine” Wine More Inclusive, Worldwide: Questions Of Race And Taxes
• Burgundy sizzles at London sale
• Liv-ex most wanted: top 50 most searched for wines in 2018
• 80-year-old Moutai auctioned for US$300,000 in China

DATA & TRENDS

• What’s the Next Big Thing for Big Data and Wine? Look Up. Way, Way Up.

HEALTH

• Wine Is Full of Healthy Polyphenols. But What’s a Polyphenol?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• A glass of wine on the plane is tempting. Here’s why you should dodge the urge

MARKETING & SALES

• How One Rep Uses Accounting Tactics to Make the Sale
• Hendrick’s gin: How to do a TV booze commercial
• Nine Useful Tips For Connecting With Generation Z Consumers
• Free Training – Connect and Convert Your Winery Website Visitors *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Randall Grahm’s Wine Packaging Successes and Missteps
• Amorim says it intends to eradicate TCA by 2020
• As the use of growlers increases, it’s important for producers to be aware of the rules

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Dominus Estate owner to headline Napa Valley wine M&A conference Aug. 29

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• UK: William Grant & Sons report highlights impact of social influencers as spirits value growth overtakes wine and beer
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Workers can become dangerously overheated at temperatures below official limits

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Brian Croser on natural (or ‘accidental’) wines
• Chardonnay – the chameleon of wine?
• What’s the deal with orange wine?

WINE PEOPLE

• Q & A with Candice Reinertson of Riverstar Vineyards
• Australia’s only Japanese winemaker serves no wine before its time
• Winemaker Maggie Harrison (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Exploring the geology of Gigondas with consultant Georges Truc
• The milla de oro (golden mile) of Ribera del Duero
• Bonaccorsi: Etna’s first-and-always
• A Closer Look at Washington’s Walla Walla Wine Region

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Indiana wine and grape industry doing just ‘de-vine’
• Ontario Tories promises to fund health-care, expand beer and wine sales

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• A little good news on climate change

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Going digital at the weighbridge
• Under-vine cover crops show their value
• Monitoring the vineyard from all angles
• Roundup under the gun in the US

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wine and Spirits Consulting Agency Brindiamo Group Opening Europe Office

DOWN UNDER

• New Zealand’s Vidal Estate closes Hastings winery
• OZ: ‘Optimisation’ underpins the Riverland’s vision
• OZ: Women in Wine launch pilot national mentoring program

SOUTH AFRICA

• Baboon hunting permits for Constantia wine producers causes controversy

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Coca-Cola subsidiary to distribute alcohol in Kenya

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• North Bay craft breweries lift beverage industry’s spirits
• America Is The Craft-Brewing Melting Pot Of The World