AUGUST 23, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Napa wine M&A market remains ‘robust’ despite rising vineyard, grape prices
• Calistoga vintner Jim Summers dies
• Compliance with California Prop 65 – The August 30, 2018 Deadline is Approaching!
• Ste. Michelle CEO Baseler retires after 17 years at the helm
• Wine needs a way to ride the massive eGrocery wave
• Legal marijuana could be worth $47 billion in the US alone, according to a Wall Street analyst
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Aussie wine exports up 20% led by 55% increase to China (U.S. down 8%)
• eSkye Solutions moves up to #4 in wine-tech funding. Overall rankings adjusted by new data.
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Almonds, grapes and poultry top the list of most valuable commodities produced in Fresno County
• Landmark vintage expected as wine grape harvest begins in Napa and Sonoma

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Liv-ex interview with Bill Harlan, part one: Napa Valley and the Californian First Growth
• Field of sunflowers honors Napa Valley vintner Leslie Rudd
• Harlan Estate Plays the Long Game
• Dame and Daou Partner to Promote Paso
• Healdsburg set to limit future downtown hotels, require affordable housing offsets on new projects
• Sales Training for Hospitality Professionals now available
• New Nonprofit Mentors Women in Wine & Spirits Industry
• Orchard Supply Hardware closing all stores
• Riboli Family of San Antonio Winery adds new hospitality center

WILDFIRES

• Verizon throttled Mendocino Complex firefighters’ data
• For B.C. winemakers only ‘time will tell’ if smoke from wildfires has tainted this year’s grapes
• Lake County wineries see ‘minimal impact’ from wildfires

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Wine and Weed Turn Frenemies in California
• Could Smaller Pot Companies Be Targets After The Constellation-Canopy Deal?
• 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

• ‘Exchange Pools’: Los Angeles Provides Innovative Groundwater Strategy
• Stage Set for Uncivil War Over Water in California

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Dublin San Ramon Services District: Recycled water plant expansion complete, residential fill station not reopening

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• Tuscan-Style Villa On The Market In Sonoma For $16 Million

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• TWE teams with key baijiu brand Luzhou Laojiao in China
• Penfolds takes a gamble with fortifieds

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Historic Château Masburel sold to UK buyer

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• How close is U.S.-Mexico NAFTA deal?

DISTRIBUTORS

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HEALTH

• Alcohol sales would fall nearly 40% if everyone in England drank within guidelines, research finds
• Where to Now for Alcohol Health Research?

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Helpful TTB manual & book for wine label requirements
• Bigger wine glasses: Marketing ploy, health risk, or just coincidence?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Iconoclastic Magazine Publisher Marvin Shanken Adapts In A New Era Of Media
• Marissa A. Ross Doesn’t Talk About Wine The Way You’re Supposed To & It’s Changing The Whole Wine World

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How Touch Might Influence How A Wine Tastes
• Zinfandel – The fascinating history of ‘California’s grape’
• What You Need To Know About Cognac, The Trendy Spirit Coming Off A Record-Breaking Year
• Myths of the Wine World #2: No Wine is Worth More than $100

WINE PEOPLE

• Jon McDaniel: Moving From the Floor to Wine Event Promotions
• Lodi’s Scott McKenzie is building his family’s tradition
• Jim Regusci Podcast

WINE PLACES

• The original ‘cult’ wine: How I discovered California’s strangest vineyard
• Kosta Browne: A New Chapter for a Sonoma Legend

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Total U.S. restaurant count dips 1%

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: What’s Happening with North Fork Wines? News and Notes from Wine Country

ACADEMIA

• UK: Plumpton College creates wine brand manager position
• UK: Lucy Chilvers on her life changing Plumpton College opportunity

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Why The Biodynamic Wines Of Talmont Are Unique

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Webinar Series promotes Precision Viticulture
• Can drones make better wine? Pollen Systems launches service to analyze vineyards from the air

EUROPE & THE UK

• Rhône coops chase cru margins to balance tough market
• Padilla Named U.S. AOR for Ribera del Duero and Rueda Wines

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• How a Desert Region in Western China Built a Wine Industry From Scratch

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• This wine bottle lock stops people from stealing your wine

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Can Liquor Have a Local Taste? They’re Banking on It
• Leap of Faith: Is Craft Beer the New Church?
• Brewdog suffers ‘painful setback’ despite record half year results