SEPTEMBER 11, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• $15 million in new funding elevates DRINKS into Wine Tech Funding Top 10
• U.S. Wine Consumption Nears 350 Million Cases, Driven By Sparkling, Rosé And Premium Wines
• U.S. Wine Sales: Five Surprising Facts
• “It’s Like Mansplaining, But For Race”: What The Wine Industry Can Learn About Black Consumers
• 45% Of U.S. Alcohol Consumers Regularly Buy Wine, Says TABS Analytics
• 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)

• Jeff Hill’s secret fraud trial indicates he may be an informant. Court removes indictment travel ban for job, but Hill has lost job
• Breakthru Strikes Exclusive Cannabis Deal In Canada
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• ‘Near-perfect’ wine harvest this year in Wash. state
• Cooler temperatures bode well for Lodi grape harvest underway

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Dutton disagrees with anti-sustainability movement link
• Vineyard Professional Services to expand into Santa Barbara
• Working vintners, chefs can earn master’s degrees at new Culinary Institute of America, Sonoma State University programs
• After weathering quake, landslide and fire, Hess Collection reopens historic wine cellar

WILDFIRES

• All evacuations lifted for Snell Fire in Napa County, Cal Fire says
• To prevent wildfires, Edison seeks $582 million from ratepayers for grid overhaul
• Delta fire map update: California’s fastest growing wildfire spreads to 47,110 acres

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*

AMAZON

• Amazon is stuffing its search results pages with ads

DROUGHT/WATER

• Strange bedfellows? Westlands and San Francisco share common ground
• Crisis at Lake Powell Looms Large as Long-Term Drought Reaches Upstream

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Dollar strength defining trade dynamics

DISTRIBUTORS

• How E-Vino uses e-commerce to connect buyers & bulk producers
• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Appoints Vic Conti to Vice President and General Manager of Ohio
• Discover new and exciting products at the 2018 USA Trade Tasting. Get your visitor pass today and avoid $40 gate fee. *Sponsored Link*

HEALTH

• Not to Scare You, But … We’re All Going to Die
• Remember when a glass of wine a day was good for you? Here’s why that changed.
• Médoc Marathon: The race with breaks for wine, steak and ice cream

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• UKIPO rejects one opposition but accepts another in wine TM case

MARKETING & SALES

• Smart Branding Key to Future Wine Sales
• Divisive political positions can determine how much Millennials will like your brand

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Petainer Unveils New Leadership Team

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• The Wine And Spirits Show announces new wine and spirits exhibitors
• Why I’m Attending the 2018 Wine Bloggers Conference

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• The app that wine-loving parents will adore

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Evolution of California Chenin Blanc
• Understanding Disgorgement and Dosage
• Varietal focus: Mourvèdre

WINE PEOPLE

• Unfiltered: Nicola Perrone, Orrery

WINE PLACES

• OZ: Movement in Macedon
• Podcast: Exploring Spain

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OK: Grant application now open for promotion of grape or wine production

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Resistant Vines Could Mean Less Vineyard Sprays

EUROPE & THE UK

• A call for science-based review of the European court’s decision on gene-edited crops
• Les Caves de Pyrene lists long lost Manseng Noir grape variety
• Lord Ashcroft invests further £2.7M in English wine

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Bordeaux Scores Victories in Battle Against Counterfeit Wines in China

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Belgian sour beer is at risk from climate change