NEWS FETCH — July 25, 2018

• Vinventions restructures company finances, moves into #1 position in wine investments ahead of Wine.Com
• Sonoma’s Wind Gap Wines Sold to Charles Banks’ Former Wine Company
• Big Alcohol Prepares For The Green Wave
• Is Granholm II Coming to the Wine Industry?
• Burgundy won’t be making Pinot in 20 years
• Nxivm sex cult case: Seagram heiress among four women arrested
• 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)

• France’s AXA Millésimes Buys Outpost Winery in Napa Valley
• Wine Direct (formerly Inertia Beverage Group) edges out Winc for #7 in US funding
• 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

• Italian Harvest Report – 2018
• Veraison spotted in Napa Valley grapes
• 5 Easy ways to increase bulk wine sales *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• Gov. Jerry Brown proposes changes in utilities’ wildfire liability
• California panel to probe growing wildfire costs
• How Wildfires Affect California’s Water Supply

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• BevMo and Minibar Delivery to Partner on Alcohol Delivery in California
• Ca Water Commission Approves Investing $2.7 Billion in Eight Water Storage Projects
• Eberle Winery hires new Tasting Room Manager
• California wines contain Fukushima radiation, and it’s not a bad thing
• Why Restaurants and Retailers Need a Bulk and Private Label Strategy *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• US wine distributors eye the cannabis market
• Americans Say Marijuana, Vaping Less Harmful Than Tobacco
• 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 Prime Day stirred up grocery shoppers
• Yext integrates with Amazon’s Alexa to supply hours, addresses, other business info

DROUGHT/WATER

• California should abolish state water agency
• UC to team with Israel for ag water research
• Why a water board plan should worry the whole state

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard defends Korea license amid controversy
• Wealthy shoppers dismiss trade fears to fuel LVMH

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Paumanok Vineyards to acquire Palmer Vineyards on Long Island
• French Giant Gets Napa Outpost
• These are the world’s fastest-growing and shrinking economies. (Only 4 are expected to decline)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Beer, wine, & spirits: Packaged imported grow +9.3% by value over last 12 months through May 2018, packaged exports decline -16%
• USDA announces 3-prong approach to aid farmers
• No direct payments to produce growers in tariff relief plan
• California farmers skeptical about farm aid

DISTRIBUTORS

• Coppola’s Inglenook signs deal with Bordeaux merchants
• 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

• Italy 100 – the 2018 slowdown

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Are Nonalcoholic Drinks Here to Stay?
• Pink drinks and Gen Z are poised to take over in the beverage market

MARKETING & SALES

• Selling wine in a world that thinks Africa is a country
• Free Training – Connect and Convert Your Winery Website Visitors *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Why are Rosé Bottles Crazy with Shapes and Packaging?
• Lightweight glassware is the future

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Navigating Winery Vendor Consolidation

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• One of Instagram’s biggest influencers wants influencers to know the end is near
• A Guide to Improving Your Winery Website to Sell More Wine *Sponsored Link*

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• 5 high-tech solutions to challenges with wine

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How To Immigrate To The U.S. By Selling California Wines
• WA: Housing plans for H-2A guest workers upset some neighbors

MEDIA MATTERS

• Why the future of media consumption and distribution will not be fully online

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Does Barolo need sub-zones to bring new life to its wines?
• The age of the generic varietal
• What Do We Mean by “Minerality”?
• Movement with ‘natural’ wine
• Top Notes of Poo
• Why Sylvaner Should Be Your New Summer Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• From medicine to wine at Gratus Vineyards: Thomas J. Wargovich, M.D.
• The story of Jeff Morgan and why the world’s best kosher wine has “dual citizenship”

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Yelp adds health inspection scores for restaurants, and restaurateurs are not happy

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Katie Nelson takes over for Juan Muñoz Oca at Columbia Crest
• WA: Insect and disease scouting surveys underway
• NJ on alert for spotted lanternfly

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Chicken plastic and wine leather – giving waste new life
• Molson Coors on sustainability: ‘Changing the way industry has operated for decades is always a challenge’

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How Nate Ready is Reenvisioning Genetic Diversity in the Vineyard

EUROPE & THE UK

• The need to continue defending copper in Brussels
• INAO authorizes use of anti-hail netting in French vineyards

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Bourbon Distillers Are Betting $1 Billion That International Drinkers Will Save Them From the Next, Inevitable Bust
• New public cultivar aims to ‘Triumph’ in hop market
• FL: Researchers Try Growing Hops For Beer In Hillsborough
• Foraging for Wild Beers