NEWS FETCH — August 8, 2018

TOP NEWS

• US Wine Industry’s Achilles Heel? Labor
• Calif allots $170 Mil cap-and-trade revenue for wildfire prevention
• Record-breaking Mendocino Complex fires now at 292,692 acres
• Sexism Sparks Token Wine Gestures
• China wine imports not slowing down
• Wine condoms now a million-dollar business
• 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)

• Move Over Millennials, It’s Gen Z’s Turn to Kill Industries
• Mendocino Complex fires now largest in state history
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Hail, floods and a tornado threaten northern Italy’s 2018 harvest
• Heat brings relief for French vineyards

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• In a U.S.-China trade war, what are the stakes for the Central Valley?
• UC Davis Global Climate Action Summit
• Water regulators help target black market marijuana farmers in Southern California
• U.S. Dept of Labor Agrees To Consent Judgment With Grower Following Farmworker Death
• Petaluma waterfront winery plan scrutinized

WILDFIRES

• Wildfire ravagee Yosemite-area tourist industry
• Homes in these California Counties are at the greatest risk of wildfires
• Wildfires are up more than a quarter in Europe – with the heatwave-hit north seeing huge increases
• It’s probably a good time to buy a mask and change the filter on the air conditioner

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• 3 arrested for refusing to evacuate marijuana farm
  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

• Farmers tap free-market ideas in bid to rescue aquifer

PUBLIC/LARGE COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard moves into global e-commerce

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• US Ag Economy Barometer falls 26 points in July
• Organic brewery’s crowdfunding campaign gives investors 10% off beer
• East London Liquor company secures Waitrose listing after £1.5m crowdfunding windfall

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Can you bring cheese into the U.S. from Europe? YES YOU CAN!

DISTRIBUTORS

• Chuck Kane named chief operating officer of Chopin Imports
• Bill Corbett named chief executive officer of Zamora Company USA
• 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

• Bordeaux trade share continues downward trend

DATA & TRENDS

• Grocery Shopping Shortcuts Aren’t Everyone’s Bag – 81% shop in store

HEALTH

• Middle-Aged, Moderate Drinkers May Be Less Likely to Develop Dementia
• e-bikes, health and wine
• No Good Can Come From Serving Alcohol Until 4 a.m.

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Minnesota and Iowa will Begin to Collect Sales Tax from Some Wineries

MARKETING & SALES

• WA: Wine marketers billing state as ‘The New Epicenter of Wine’
• Natural Grocers expands craft beer and wine offerings to Portland

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 6 Ways to Care for Your Feet in the Service Industry

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Berger on wine: Wine tasting 101
• Lodi’s single-vineyard wines (Part 1: west side growths)
• A Quick Tour of the Land of Super Tuscan
• Organic, natural, biodynamic… What next for wine?

ACADEMIA

• Chinese university link boosted with dual Masters in wine

BEER, CIDER & SPIRITS

• Gin Finds Itself in a Strange Spot: The Belle of the Ball