NOVEMBER 12, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• California wildfires ‘not particularly’ affecting wine country
• Death toll rises to 29 in Butte County wildfire
• DTC seen as financial salvation for wineries, but revenue growth is erratic
• North Coast wineries bullish on organic grapes to drive growth
• Diageo to sell 19 brands to focus on premium ones
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Kuvée brings in $8.25 million before biting the dust at #16 in WineTech funding
• Napa Valley Vineyard Owner Al Frediani Dies at 96
• What Makes a Good Sommelier? *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Does Gallo produce 1% of the world’s wine?
• Australia shipping 234 million bottles of wine a year to China
• NZ wine exports to the US on the rise
• Rabobank Wine Quarterly Q4: NZ update
• At 709 million bottles/year, Paris is a beacon for global wine consumption

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• A Potential New Winery Ruffles Some Feathers In Rural Napa
• Tommy Svendberg Leaves Vinfolio and Joins Soutirage as Wine Director
• Temecula area businessman, RCWD Board of Directors President Ben Drake has died
• Debra Dell Zygielbaum dies in fatal collision on Highway 121 in Napa County
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WILDFIRES

• California’s most destructive wildfire should not have come as a surprise
• Woolsey Fire: Santa Ana Winds Returning As Containment Grows To 15%

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• What American Tourists Need to Know About Canadian Marijuana Legalization
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AMAZON

• Amazon Go: Confessions Of A Habitual User

DROUGHT/WATER

• As California’s Groundwater Free-for-All Ends, Gauging What’s Left
• Developing El Niño and California’s Upcoming Wet Season May Be Good News for the Fire Risk

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PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Alibaba smashes 11.11 records once again with over $30bn in sales
• Pabst says MillerCoors is trying to put it out of business

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Ag Economy Barometer jumps 22 points from September to October

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Alibaba Expects Strong Sales of U.S. Goods During Singles’ Day Despite Trade War

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Talking Trade – Bordeaux recovering
• Sotheby’s to offer ‘glorious’ collection in London and NYC
• Geneva sale sets new Christie’s record

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• TTB Industry Circular: Industry Compliance with Trade Practice Laws and Regulations

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Rise of Private Wine Labels
• How Caleb Ganzer Keeps Wine—and Tastings—Fun
• Chinese don’t care about food and wine pairing
• Five Great Wine Experiences

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• O-I to acquire 49.7% stake in Empresas Comegua for $119m

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo to host first exhibition in Shanghai
• Wine Bloggers Conference rebrands as Wine Media Conference

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Advertising option to make H-2A easier
• Labor Department abandons Obama-era ’80/20 rule’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• This simple trick will make any glass of wine taste better
• You don’t drink the same wine at home
• It’s Tension Not Harmony that Makes Great Wine
• Wine versus food (in surprising and important ways)
• Thanksgiving means nouveau wine — and not just from Beaujolais

WINE PEOPLE

• Frederic Moreau of Loire Propriétés
• Working a first harvest – Ben Matthes and Cameron Laurent (podcast)

WINE EDUCATION

• Restoring the “Master Class” for the Wine Trade

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Modern Cooperage is Barreling Along

EUROPE & THE UK

• ‘Prime’ English vineyard sites identified

DOWN UNDER

• Welcome to the wine regions of Australia

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• In China’s Himalayas, A Wine “Flying Above The Clouds”

AROUND THE GLOBE

• What now for Lebanese wine?

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• After years of big growth, Colorado craft beer is slowing