AUGUST 24, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Winemaker Patrick Foley dies at 31
• Cannabis could outpace US wine revenues in 10 years.
• Safest level of alcohol consumption is none, worldwide study indicates
• Champagne’s Black Market in Bold Health
• 2018 Summer Data Shows Hard Seltzer Bubbling, Rosé Up, And Beer/Malt/Cider So-So
• Big data supports consistency of ratings by expert wine tasters
• 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)

• Napa wine M&A market remains ‘robust’ despite rising vineyard, grape prices
• 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

• Wine crush begins in Yolo County
• Wine grape harvest begins gradually in Monterey County
• Soggy Season for Grape Growers in the East
• Tasmanian winegrapes crushing records
• France toasts 25% wine production jump after terrible 2017
• Italy’s 2018 harvest has begun
• Watching wine happen during Oregon’s annual grape harvest

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• US trade war worries North Coast wineries
• Justin Vineyards will remove 13 oak trees for Paso expansion — but is planting more
• LA’s First Winery Since Prohibition Opens Tasting Room Next Spring
• Eric Guerra joins Vineyard 29 as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer

WILDFIRES

• Napa County tourism rises from October wildfires

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• 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

• Winter 2019 Is Coming; and It’s Going to Be Warm?
• Jolting California officials, Trump administration looks to rewrite rules for Delta water

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• DTC Sales – 4 Things That Will Improve Your Conversion Rates

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• About China’s tariffs on U.S. wines

DISTRIBUTORS

• Discover new and exciting products at the 2018 USA Trade Tasting. Get your visitor pass today and avoid $40 gate fee. *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• The Global Gender Gap In Alcohol-Related Deaths
• Irish women rank near top of global drinking league as ‘wine o’clock’ culture takes toll on health
• British women now among top drinkers in the world

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• It’s Lit — The Unfortunate Trend of Exploding Cans in Craft Beer

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• A bill outlawing forced arbitration now on Governor Brown’s desk
• Thousands of farmworkers live in SLO County. But there isn’t enough housing for them
• Want To Work In A Vineyard? French Wine Growers Seek 2018 Harvest Labor
• Bobby Stuckey’s Tips for Finding Balance at Work—and in Life

MATTERS OF TASTE

• These are the ideal temperatures for beer, wine & other beverages

WINE PEOPLE

• Legend of Napa, French fine wine Christian Moueix
• Unfiltered: Ruben Desport: Alain Ducsse at The Dorchester
• Sir Ian Botham: How I fell in love with wine thanks to the BBC’s John Arlott
• Fred Merwarth – Hermann Wiemer J. Vineyard (podcast)

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• This Invasive Bug Could Hurt Pa. Beer and Wine Production
• NJ Growers on Guard for Spotted Lanternfly Invasion
• MD: Proposed Smithsburg-area winery, banquet facility gets zoning approvals

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Interview: Soil Health
• Vineyard sprayers: Applying knowledge
• 2018 Grapevine powdery mildew fungicide resistance survey at Michigan State University

EUROPE & THE UK

• No-deal Brexit a ‘grisly prospect’ says Food and Drink Federation
• Brexit casts shadow over New Zealand exports as wine body reports ‘muted growth’

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s 1919.com allows app users to place orders for sommelier service

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Meet The Startup Seeking To Bring Fine Heritage Cider To The Masses
• Strategies for Selling More Cider by the Bottle
• Would you buy a bottle of lab-grown whiskey?
• Beer Institute Releases July 2018 Domestic Tax Paid Estimate