OCTOBER 4, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• MailChimp could cancel you for violating this “Catch 22” rule that every marketer ignores
• Sunridge Nurseries, Inc. Appoints New President of Company
• Wine and spirits sales hit $11.3 billion in travel retail
• How much alcohol is safe? New study says one drink per day linked with increased risk of death
• 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
• The California wine industry is a big winner in new trade deal with Canada and Mexico
• What Makes a Good Sommelier? *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Burgundy 2018: Biggest white wine harvest ever
• Germany sees biggest wine harvest since ’99 after hot summer
• Idaho vineyard harvest: Wine grapes back on track after poor 2017
• Australian wine exports to Germany grow by $10 million in one year
• Prosecco bigger than Champagne
• Wine Production In Italy Continues To Increase

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma County Vintners hires Michael Haney as permanent executive director
• CK Mondavi and Family Appoints Randy Herron as Head Winemaker
• Move over, Paso. SLO County has a new top wine destination
• How To Build a Wine Program That Creates A Loyal Clientele *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• Smoke taint or smoke screen?
• One Year After the Fires: Remembering & Looking Forward

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Constellation Brands beats on a booming beer business, says its investment in a Canadian cannabis producer is a ‘significant growth opportunity’
• Building a Hospitality Business in the New Cannabis Frontier
• Infusing Wine Events with 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*

DROUGHT/WATER

• Drought & Floods: Opposite weather extremes split the U.S. East and West
• Is Groundwater Recharge a ‘Beneficial Use’? California Law Says No.
• The $8.9 Billion California Water Bond That Has Environmentalists Divided
• Bureau of Reclamation selects four projects to receive $2.3 million to improve water efficiency in Central California

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• B.C. Wine Industry Stands Firm Despite Trade Deal

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bonhams breaks whisky world record again

HEALTH

• A grape constituent protects against cancer

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Our vanishing Master Sommeliers [satire]

MARKETING & SALES

• In a Crowded Marketplace, It Pays to Take the Road Less Traveled
• Why small brands are stealing the spotlight

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Co-op claims UK supermarket first with introduction of Helix corks
• Ball Corporation invests over 100m euros at new Spanish site
• Ardagh Group Introduces 500ml Celebration Beer Bottle for Craft Brewers

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo Explorer shines a global spotlight on Sonoma County, Calif.
• Wondering About Wine Bloggers and the Wine Bloggers Conference

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook tests Snap Map-style redesign of Nearby Friends

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• European Web and Mobile Wine Production Software Firm acquires U.S. Cloud-based Counterpart
• Meet the farmers of the future: Robots

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How Sokol Blosser Designed a Purpose-Driven Business

MEDIA MATTERS

• Henry Jeffreys is charmed by the irrepressible wine expert Oz Clarke
• DRINK PINK: A Guide to the World’s Best Rosés ~ by Larry & Ann Walker

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Winemakers Favor Wild Ferment
• Rare Bottles, Classification, And Innovation: 3 Fresh Reasons To Try German And Austrian Wines
• Sicily is the undiscovered terroir fro Syrah
• Creating a Wine World Without Borders

WINE PEOPLE

• Living the good life in the valley: 10 questions with Tracy McArdle, Good Life Wine Collective
• The Wine Makers – Randall Grahm & Robert Joseph (podcast)

WINE EDUCATION

• Nine things I wish I knew before I started the WSET Level 3 award

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How We Invest In Farmland: An Introduction To Nuveen’s Global Agricultural Sustainability Approach
• Taking the Concept of Vine Variability to New Levels

EUROPE & THE UK

• Greece: 2019 draft budget does not include wine tax, sources say
• Hospitality boss calls for tax reform after ‘mixed messages’ at Tory Party conference

DOWN UNDER

• Storms drench Australia’s parched interior, but won’t break drought

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Chinese American entrepreneurs to build ‘China’s Napa’ with US$72M
• Mouton Cadet to double sales in China to hit five million bottles

AFRICA

• Drinking to forget: Farewell to Africa

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Craft Beer Community Broadens Its Reach
• Pushing the Boundaries of Beer with New Yeast Strains
• Inside a craft brewery boom: How New York’s beer business works