OCTOBER 2, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Does any break from the strict traditional three-tier system mean the system is dead?
• B.C. wine and dairy industries worried about future under USMCA
• Thieves steal entire vineyard of grapes in Germany
• The Importance of TTB Updates: Officers, Directors and Shareholders – Oh My!
• Wine Institute Applauds Market Access Gains Made in U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
• 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
• More good news for wine retailer DTC shipments on Friday as federal court rules MI law invalid
• 10 Things to Remember When Creating Your own Private Label Brand *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• How the Tuscany 2018 vintage is shaping up
• Harvest and Crush Mishaps You’ll Never Forget

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Paso Robles winery is opening its first tasting room — at Thomas Hill Organics

WILDFIRES

• California wildfires: Why October is the most dangerous month
• October wildfires force many to leave Sonoma County
• California winery blames ‘smoke taint’ from wildfires in canceling Rogue Valley grape contracts

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• North California’s cannabis industry weathers a tough summer of new rules, business hiccups
• When’s the Right Time to Sell Your Cannabis Company?
• Creating Positive Marijuana Awareness Should be Part of Every Cannabis Branding Initiative
• 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 Raises Minimum Wage for All U.S., U.K. Employees

DROUGHT/WATER

• Napa County looking for wetter year in 2018-2019

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• I Took Legal Advice From Wine Wholesalers and Only Got This Tee Shirt

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands Promotes Mallika Monteiro to Chief Growth Officer

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• How is ‘new NAFTA’ different? A trade expert explains
• NAFTA 2.0: Multilateral free-trade deals are good after all
• California table grape exports to China drops 40 pct

DISTRIBUTORS

• Silverado Vineyards moves to Pacific Southern Wine Company
• 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

• For wine auctions, it’s been another very good year
• Liv-ex 100 index gains 0.08% in September
• Rare vintages from the personal cellar of Robert Drouhin to go on auction

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Oregon winery claims whiskey maker is infringing on its good name

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Driving future value in wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Welcome to the Jungle – The Survival Guide to Selling Wine in Manhattan
• This is how online ad networks can spread malware. Maybe you should protect visitors to your site by hosting your own

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Church and State winery pulls unsavoury ‘Boys Will Be Boys’ labels

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Technology is changing the wine industry, from the vine to the glass

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Examining the Gender Gap in the Champagne and Sparkling Wine Business
• California to Require Public Companies to Have at Least One Woman on Their Boards of Directors by 2019

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Book Reviews: Colorful Rosé & Dynamic New Zealand

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Inside One Winery’s Quest for Sulfite-Free Wine—What It Means and Why It Matters
• Building Better Barrels
• The red Bordeaux grapes of Lodi

WINE PEOPLE

• Winemaker Spotlight: Jim Close, Gamble Family Vineyards
• Jo-Anna Partridge, VP of Operations, Pernod Ricard

WINE PLACES

• Six Wine Cities on the Rise

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• 4 New Willamette Valley Sub-AVAs on the Horizon
• WA: Tempranillo and paella? It could happen at Kennewick’s Columbia Gardens

ACADEMIA

• WSU receives $5.6 million to target pests, fungus

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Green Wine: Where Are We Now?
• Feds see a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100

EUROPE & THE UK

• Saint-Émilion Classification under the Gun Again
• Mas d’en Gil achieves Vi De Finca classification
• Vin De France Post Impressive Half Yearly Numbers for 2018
• Cava still fizzing despite Catalan troubles
• Domaines Auriol support wine growers as they switch to organic
• Tim Atkin & Sarah Jane Evans on why Rioja is on a roll

DOWN UNDER

• Forget champagne – we’ll serve Aussie sparkling, says pro-Brexit pub baron
• OZ: ACCC to study the wine grape industry
• OZ: Tasmanian wine sector to grow its global profile thanks to government support
• Wineries can save with Caps Australia compressed air audit

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Head of Thiénot Group Asia departs
• HK needs to step up its wine provenance checks

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: Paralympian wins case against wine farm that refused entry to his guide dog
• History of grape varieties in the Cape

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Russia’s Newest Billionaire Made a Fortune From Cheap Booze

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• ‘World’s highest vineyard’ is in Tibet, says Guinness World Records

OLIVE OIL

• Unusual Weather Leads to Dismal Olive Harvest in California