NEWS FETCH — July 17, 2018

TOP NEWS

• Legal pot won’t hurt wine says new study
• Wine critic smackdown: Asimov looks at demonization of experts.
• San Saba Winery founder Dr. Mark Lemmon dies at age 94
• GDPR Personal data compliance is a major headache & not progressing well
• 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)

• Wholesalers! Get over your irrational “theft” grudge against tasting room wine sales!
• US Wine industry gets $8.5 Million from USDA, Wine Institute Ranks #1 with $5.6 million
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• China looks north to sate its ice wine demand

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Stoller Wine Group formed to leverage economies of scale for its four existing brands
• Robert Mondavi Winery Winemaking Team Evolves for the Future
• JCB opens new Healdsburg wine-tasting room
• Why Restaurants and Retailers Need a Bulk and Private Label Strategy *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabiniers launches full line of THC-infused beverages
• 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

• Amazon’s 2 most powerful rivals just decided to team up

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Sovos Announces Resource to Track Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Rules

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Australian Vintage: investing against the curve
• Heineken seeks to remove Mallya from United Breweries Board

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Scheid Family Wines Reports First Quarter Results And Restatement Of Fiscal 2018 Results
• Vranken-Pommery Monopole – Revenue for the first half of 2018 €94.8m – Recurring business up 6.3% – Priority to margins

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Japan, EU Sign Trade Deal to Eliminate Nearly All Tariffs
• Trade Wars Dampen Spirits
• US challenges ‘illegal’ American whiskey tariffs

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Wine Futures: Is Investing Right for You?
• Top 10 traded wines by value in 2018: Haut Brion 1989 leads

HEALTH

• Buzz alcohol bracelet tracks ability to give consent
• Alcohol Concern: beyond the dry month

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• When a beverage worker gets a DUI

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Language of Wine Lists
• Building a better wine list

MARKETING & SALES

• A fine wine strategy that works: Austria
• Sparkling wine to soar into new markets
• Is wine a good or a service?
• Transforming a Passion into a Digital Business
• Free Training – Connect and Convert Your Winery Website Visitors *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine and Grape Scientists Meet near Philadelphia
• Vineyard Team announces 2018 Sustainable Ag Expo’s featured speaker
• Lodi: Leaders in the industry talk about opportunities for women in wine and agriculture at TEP Talk

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Instapaper Unpins Itself From Pinterest, Becomes Separate Company Again
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Record-breaking fine expected this week could put Google’s business model at stake

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Richard Hemming MW on the golden age of wine
• Understanding hydrogen sulphide and sulphur dioxide
• Varietal focus: Tempranillo
• What Is Carbonic Maceration in Wine, and Why Does It Taste So Damn Fun?

WINE PEOPLE

• Carmen Estrada Escaped Spreadsheets to Focus on Wine
• Marie Menger-Krug – Winemaker At Motzenbäcker

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NJ wine growers say road signage prohibitions are keeping them hidden

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Olivier Dauga unveils sustainable French wine projects

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bruno Paillard ‘won’t re-think’ resignation
• German wineries launch new classification for sparkling wine
• Georgia: Winery By & For Women Gets EU Support
• BREXIT: “Frictionless trade”: What the white paper tells us
• Italy: Genagricola expands into forestry

LATIN AMERICA

• A slice of Europe in the Andes

SOUTH AFRICA

• Cape of Good Hopes
• Graham Beck appoints a Business Development Executive for the USA

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Is white wine the best fix for red wine stains?

OLIVE OIL

• Olives with radiofrequency to avoid thefts

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Why Collectors Are Now Insuring Whiskey
• Will Travel for Craft Beer: 8 Luxury Hotels that Brew Their Own