SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Data In Aggregate Is Noise
• Wine wins for gifts & special events, but still losing overall preference share
• El Niño on the Way? Scientists Say Most Likely
• The Wine Industry’s Secret Epic Fail — Misused Human Resources
• Big safety testing failure rate for California pot products
• 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)

• $15 million in new funding elevates DRINKS into Wine Tech Funding Top 10
• Jeff Hill’s secret fraud trial indicates he may be an informant. Court removes indictment travel ban for job, but Hill has lost job
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Swiss wine exports grew in value by 93%
• 2018 Loire vintage – well underway and accelerating – quality high

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Oakville vintner Linda Neal joins Peace Corps, heads to Morocco
• Small private college in NM abandons ‘prestige’ tuition pricing, thanks in part to $50 million pledge from Warren and Barbara Winiarksi

WILDFIRES

• Greater containment reported on Snell Fire in Napa County
• B.C. Wineries Testing for Smoke Taint
• Azari Vineyards organizes a different kind of fundraiser for fire victims

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• 6 Things to Keep in Mind When Fundraising for Cannabis
• ‘It’s going to be really exciting to see this new category develop’ Cannabis players Vertical and Form Factory look to new product launches
• Longtime Tobacco Supplier Sees the Future in Cannabis
• 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 Business On Track To Hit $25B By 2021, Analyst Estimates

DROUGHT/WATER

• The groundwater manager’s dilemma: How to comply with new California law without changing water rights

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Would You Drink Beer Made With Recycled Water?

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Rabobank: Could growing Chinese middle-class temper trade war?
• Trade talks progress between U.S. and European Union
• Tariffs Hit Fruit Growers Hard at Harvest

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine investment: Wine over art
• Cognac Sale Promises Angels’ Delight
• South Africa: Wine sales buck recession at the 44th Nederburg Auction

DATA & TRENDS

• What wine trend needs to die?

HEALTH

• Why Is Anyone Falling For This “Fraternities Are Banning Hard Liquor” Thing?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• 7 Tips for Building a Sparkling-Wine List That Pops
• Wine selection is key to successful hotel F&B programs
• Three Secrets to Finding Wine Bargains, from O.G. Négociants to Bespoke Curators
• Walt Disney banned alcohol, but now theme parks say ‘drink up’

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Champagne in space: Zero-G bottle lets tourists drink bubbly

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• How Will Blockchain Technology Change Wine?

MEDIA MATTERS

• If you’ve been procrastinating, just stop that with George Rose’s “Vineyard ~ Sonoma County”

MATTERS OF TASTE

• In praise of underrated grenache

WINE PEOPLE

• Julien Fayard Is a Wine Whisperer Worth Watching

WINE PLACES

• Why China Should Be Your Next Wine Destination
• The Swiss Wine Vacation We All Need to Take

WINE EDUCATION

• Celebrating a major milestone for three instructors at Napa Valley Wine Academy

WINE TOURISM

• Wine trails: A lesson in cooperation

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Diners order slightly less when restaurants list calories

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Don Panoz, a serial entrepreneur who helped build Georgia’s wine-making industry, has died
• 5 New Washington AVAs on the Horizon
• Carolina Farmers Brace to Face Down Hurricane Florence
• Idaho’s Wine Scene has Endless Potential

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Growers try carbon farming to help combat climate change

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Bad invasive bug hitchhikes to NY from Pennsylvania

EUROPE & THE UK

• Greek high court removes ‘unbearable’ and ‘unjust’ wine tax
• Vignerons de Tutiac and the Vignerons d’Uni-Médoc join forces in strategic alliance
• Soave’s Consozio sets the course for its 2,500 producers
• Bordeaux wines showcase their biodiversity

DOWN UNDER

• What’s in a name? A look into awareness of Australia’s wine producing regions

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China passes first law against fake goods sold online
• China: Pigeon Hills symbolizes new shift for Ningxia

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine: Pay more or the industry gets it

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Electrolyte-Infused Brews and Race Day IPAs: Inside the Brave New World of Sports Beer