OCTOBER 1, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• More good news for wine retailer DTC shipments on Friday as federal court rules MI law invalid
• Canada Set to Resolve U.S. Wine Dispute in Revised Trade Accord
• Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Business Survey Needs Your Participation
• DEA could be loosening up on Cannabis Derived Drugs
• MORE DETAILS: Michigan’s Protectionist Wine Shipping Ban Ruled Unconstitutional By Federal Court
• 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)

• WX Brands – Winetech funding #10: Edges out DRINKS. Probably ranks higher but the data is too hazy to know
• Napa Valley’s 2018 Winegrape Harvest Builds Balance at a Steady Pace
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Wet weather poses challenges for Connecticut vineyards
• Yakima, WA: Wine grape harvest looks good, but results won’t be known for some time
• Tablas Creek/Paso: Harvest 2018 at its mid-point: moderate to good yields and outstanding quality under ideal weather conditions
• Bourgogne export volumes grow by 4%

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma Locals Continue to Struggle with New Winery Construction
• Sonoma County farmworker advocate receives prestigious award from Mexican Consulate
• Napa County planning to test new cell alert system for emergencies
• Carriage house renovation begins at Wine Spectator property in downtown Napa

WILDFIRES

• Substantial early-season rainfall in California to dampen explosive wildfire conditions

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Bringing an AOC to Luxury Humboldt Cannabis
• Cannabis-laced drinks could be a $600 million U.S. market by 2022
• 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 planning to open up to 3,000 cashier-free stores by 2021

DROUGHT/WATER

• California Almonds Bloom After Going ‘Nuts’ Due To Drought

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Court Battle Crucial for Interstate Wine Shipping

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• This Map Shows Why Trump Couldn’t Kill Nafta

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Announces Closing of Joint Venture Transaction with Jarboe Sales Company in Oklahoma
• Discover new and exciting products at the 2018 USA Trade Tasting. Get your visitor pass today and avoid $40 gate fee. *Sponsored Link*

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Kanonkop sets new record at Cape Winemakers Guild Auction
• Sotheby’s leads Asian wine market
• Fort Bragg wine event raises more than $1.4 million
• Nedbank Cape Winemakers Guild Auction 2018 sales figures
• Château Pétrus Drives Record Breaking $1.5 Million Fine Wine Auction at Heritage
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – festive bubbles

HEALTH

• Beer, Blackouts And Bad Behavior: Key Facts Everyone Should Know About Alcohol
• More evidence that nutrition studies don’t always add up

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Changes in Oklahoma’s liquor laws take effect today
• The Farm Bill is Expiring! Now What?
• Tax Cut 2.0 Push Seen Ending in Whimper, But There’s Always 2025

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Four things to know about the rose boom (and that don’t have anything to do with Instagram or memes)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Oregon wineries seek conjunctive labeling, a protective measure taken by other wine regions
• Oregon winegrowers fight to unravel California winery’s tangled web of labels
• Barefoot, Gallo wine labels use all new flexo printing technique

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• If your web site is not smartphone ready, you’re toast
• U.S. sues after California signs net neutrality law

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 5 big risks for wineries, vineyard businesses
• Federal Court Rules in Favor of North Carolina’s Farmworker Unions
• Investing in Relationships: A Conversation With A Sustainable Wine Cofounder And Her Investor

MEDIA MATTERS

• A tale of two (wine) media
• Winemag.co.za celebrates its 25th anniversary

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is an imitation wine better than a fake?
• Grape clones and varieties are not always what they seem
• The Messy Business of Additives in Wine
• Wanderers in search of a path
• Wail Watching in the City of the Angels

WINE PEOPLE

• California wine pioneer Richard Sanford interview
• Washington wine rising stars: Keith Kenison
• Behind the wine, vineyard managers work the fields to shape the vintages

WINE PLACES

• Slipping Inside Bordeaux’s Most Exclusive Wineries
• Valpolicella: Where Winemaking is King Even When Negligent

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Northeast: Do you NEWA?
• Virginia Tech professor launches wine lab in downtown Blacksburg

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• How Wineries and Distilleries Are Addressing Climate Change

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Synergistic effect of mixture of two proline-rich-protein salivary families (acidic and basic) on the interaction with wine flavanols

EUROPE & THE UK

• Do We Really Need Another Bordeaux Category?
• Sparkling wine sales surge on the back of France’s World Cup victory
• Gusbourne reports ‘steady progress’

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• How Australians are helping China become the world’s biggest wine maker
• Female wine drinkers in India are on par with male drinkers

SOUTH AFRICA

• How South Africa has the confidence to push itself to new heights

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Raising a glass to three generations of Iraqi winemakers

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The creators of “Titanic” apologized for the drowned wine, but not for the dead people
• What is the science behind Jesus turning water into wine? How do the laws of physics apply here?

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• France has (finally) discovered craft beer