NEWS FETCH — July 31, 2018

TOP NEWS

• Americans still prefer beer over wine and spirits – Gallup
• Retailers Spar With Total Wine Over Coupons
• Wages: Is the De Minimis Rule dead in California?
• NZ winemakers convicted for illegally selling bulk red wine and dodging taxes
• Drunk Americans spend a total of $30B online each year — but what they drink impacts how crazy they get
• Scroll down for our Wildfire Coverage
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• FedEx, UPS confiscating & destroying some shipments of wine from New York
• Vinventions restructures company finances, moves into #1 position in wine investments ahead of Wine.Com
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Germany set for earliest harvest on record
• Hail, Floods and High Winds Threaten Italian Crops
• Champagne limits yields to 315M bottles in 2018
• South Africa 2018 harvest “most challenging” in living memory
• Bordeaux 2018 – a game of two halves
• Export markets shine for Rhône Valley
• 5 Easy ways to increase bulk wine sales *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• Mendocino Complex fires in Mendocino, Lake counties remain unchecked, surpass 68,000 acres
• Containment of rural Napa county wildfire reaches 65%
• Firefighters mopping up Steele Fire near Napa’s Lake Berryessa
• Deadly blaze near Redding claims 6th life; firefighters gaining some headway
• Fire explodes in Lake County, forcing new evacuations in Kelseyville and Finley
• California wildfires: How many fires are burning and where are they?
• California’s raging wildfires are creating lightning-filled volcanic clouds
• A perfect storm of factors is making wildfires bigger and more expensive to control
• Nearly $2 billion set for producers from 2017 wildfires

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sale of Napa’s Outpost Wines to AXA Millésimes of France is complete
• Napa supervisors to decide Dry Creek-Mount Veeder winery case after Planning Commission rejection
• Experts Confirm There Are No Concerns About California Wines Due to Fukushima
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis leasing activities slows a bit North Bay
• Spirits and cannabis – a joint venture?
• 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

• CA ag groups urge board to reject flows plan

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard names new global marketing director
• Möet Hennessy’s Premier Chinese Wine Experiment
• Diageo North America Recognized for Diversity Leadership and Inclusion

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• American farmers want trade partners not handouts – an agricultural economist explain

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

• Wine should be managed as an asset

DATA & TRENDS

• Alcohol Drinkers Change Their Attitudes

HEALTH

• Is it safe for breastfeeding moms to drink alcohol?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Visualizing Wine Reviews

MARKETING & SALES

• Diageo launches “most sophisticated and complex” ad campaign ever
• Free Training – Connect and Convert Your Winery Website Visitors *Sponsored Link*

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• The IKEA of Italian Food & Wine? Welcome to FICO Eataly World
• Italian wine trade bodies join forces on new Vinitaly advisory board

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

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

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• H-2A usage in WA may increase 60 percent

MEDIA MATTERS

• Confessions of a Wine Writer

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Rock wine: the dry whites of Santorini

WINE PEOPLE

• Cathy Corison Leads by Example
• Lea Rouyet, winemaker at Château Roquefeuille
• Q&A: Michael Caines MBE and James Matyear

WINE PLACES

• The Waconia Wine Triangle: How a Twin Cities suburb became a hotbed for cold-climate wines

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Walla Walla County planners set workshop on new winery classification
• Texas Makes Its Way on the Wine Industry Map
• WA Wine Research Priorities Pt 1 (podcast)

ACADEMIA

• South Africa: Stellenbosch University Department of Viticulture and Oenology hosts Brettanomyces short course

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Familia Torres to plant trees in Chilean Patagonia to mitigate effects of climate change

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The story of a Chardonnay clone
• Natural Habitat Can Help Farmers Control Pests, But Not Always a Win-Win

EUROPE & THE UK

• Why Italy and Prosecco will continue to drive sales in premium on-trade
• Heat Wave Hits German Farmers as They Request 1 Billion Euros

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Making multiple GI claims
• OZ: A reminder of the export process

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Africa: It’s One Of The Biggest Growth Markets In The World For Wine, And We’re Getting It Completely Wrong

OLIVE OIL

• Olive Oil Increasingly Popular Among Douro Wineries

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Craft Beer Flagships Are Necessary, Not Nostalgic