SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• California wine among $60 billion in US goods hit by new China tariffs
• U.S. Spirits Market To Outperform Beer And Wine For The 7th Consecutive Year
• Direct-Shipping Goes Mainstream
• Heritage Wine Brand Lapis Luna Acquired
• Do you and your neighbors live longer than the U.S. average? This interactive tool will show you
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• $15 million in new funding elevates DRINKS into Wine Tech Funding Top 10
• Wine’s Pyramid Of Influence & How To Make It Work For You
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• 2018 Loire Harvest: An Early Harvest with Favorable Quality
• CO: Heat, drought having little impact on Western Slope wine grapes
• Claude Giraud: 2018 is the Vintage of Whole Bunch Vinification in Champagne

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Kern holds its top spot as nation’s leading agricultural county
• Gross crop receipts rise 10 percent in Tulare County
• J. Lohr Names Steve Peck Director of Winemaking
• Napa County names new agricultural commissioner

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• South Africa has legalized cannabis use
• 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

• Record summer heat across much of CA retreats; some deeper thoughts on El Niño
• Monsoon Storms, Key to Recharging Groundwater, May Become Less Common
• Drought affected about 90% of German territory in 2018

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• San Marcos Creek Winery seeks successor

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Tesco launches Jack’s discount chain to rival Aldi and Lidl
• Aldi, Instacart launch national partnership
• Wine Ought To Be Refreshingly Fizzy, Says Treasury Wine Estates

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Res Fortes winemaker buys Domaine de L’arpege

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Sonoma County Wine Auction kicks off with party at Paradise Ridge
• How to Buy and Sell Rare Wine at Auction
• HDH’s biggest auction nets US$16M

HEALTH

• Alcohol-free months are all the rage – but will a sober October lead to long-term health benefits?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Tasting Room Encounters Gone Horribly Wrong

MARKETING & SALES

• Alliance between drinks giants and tech firms could let people opt out of alcohol ads online

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Elouan Wines Draw Ire in Oregon Over Labeling
• Willamette Valley Conjunctive Label Law Is a Mistake
• Wine labels a complex issue

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo announces upgraded venue and new features for 2019
• Welcome to Sommelier Summer Camp: TEXSOM
• WBWE 2018: the bulk wine trends driving global wine industry
• ProWein confirms event dates
• New exhibitors announced for the Wine & Spirits Show
• Thoughts added to Rutherford Dust’s Panel Regarding Women in Wine

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• What it’s like to be a wine trainer

MEDIA MATTERS

• Proven, written by experts, here’s the clickbait title that screams “this works!”

WINE PEOPLE

• Chris Van de Laar: The road to becoming Grape King

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Quality Brick-And-Mortar Is Key To Success In Online Grocery Delivery

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Red Mountain’s Wine of the Future
• Oklahoma sees shortage as switch to stronger beer approaches

ACADEMIA

• Ohio university to offer degree in beer, wine making

EUROPE & THE UK

• France: Appellations can now carry out varietal R&D
• No deal Brexit “not acceptable” for drinks trade
• Port wine? Feta? Brexit may spell trouble for famed EU names
• France still reigns supreme in wine portfolios
• Hard Brexit could be “disastrous” for overseas producers
• EU’s Barnier says Brexit talks’ priority is to protect farmers specialties

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Why Wines of Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova Are A Hot Topic