NOVEMBER 26, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Wines $20 and under make up 51.1% of the market by value and all are growing.
• Majestic Plans to Build Brexit Stockpile of European Wines
• The unstoppable rise of direct-to-consumer wine selling
• China busts US$14.4 million worth of fake wines
• California winemaker Fred Franzia is cultivating a sale of his $2.1M desert estate
• California’s deadliest fire is 100% contained
• 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)

• WSWA files amicus brief in Supreme Court case
• Malibu Coast AVA Devastated By Woolsey Fire – Some structures saved by vines
• What Makes a Good Sommelier? *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Soave hails vintage as a success despite ‘tricky year’
• Rioja yields on of largest harvests on record
• Climate change ‘creeping up’ on winemakers and putting pressure on grapes, says scientist

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma County’s tourism chief sees visitors coming here for cheese and the wine
• Why Napa’s hotel occupancy is up by double digits for October
• The Prisoner winery opens
• How To Build a Wine Program That Creates A Loyal Clientele *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• Camp Fire damages could top $7 billion. Will PG&E get more protection?
• 2017 Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program (WHIP)
• Instagram influencers are using hashtags about the devastating California wildfires to promote products

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Why Santa Barbara’s Idyllic Wine Country Embraced Cannabis Farms
• Oregon needs a separate state agency for legal pot
• 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

• The folly of unimpaired flows for water quality management
• Delta Tunnels opponents score a victory

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Beware the wine consumer champions
• WSWA’s nemesis Alex Tanford interviews with Irish Liquor Lawyer about Byrd and challenging the system and the potential of legal upheaval.

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Naked Wines US sales overtakes UK as Majestic eyes international growth
• Does Majestic Wine Have The Right Business Strategy For Brexit And Beyond?

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Global wine adulteration: Bruker AIC President warns “wine forgery is on the rise”
• Is Your Wine Collection Insured? Probably Not
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Italy’s trade share breaks records
• Bordeaux – “Off” vintages charge ahead
• The youngest winemaker raises a quarter of a million dollars
• NZ: Hawke’s Bay Wine Auction confirms record $265,500 raised for Cranford Hospice

DATA & TRENDS

• The genealogy of grapes

HEALTH

• How to Stay Healthy and Sane During the Holiday Crush
• Is alcohol bad for you? It depends on the drink and how you drink it

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• TTB to publish regulations Monday on labeling and advertising (link to unpublished version – PDF)

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Can panelists’ sensitivity be improved?

MARKETING & SALES

• The US wine market: Six consumer groups
• Organic wine market growing fast but to remain niche
• Is A Subscription Model In Your Company’s Future? It Had Better Be!
• Black Friday: Online Neck & Neck With Brick & Mortar

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• TTB Steps into Oregon Wine Label Spat

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ConeTech to present 100% de-alcoholising wine tech at WBWE
• World Bulk Wine Exhibition goes to China for an ‘unprecedented’ edition

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin sinks below $4,000 as the crypto market takes another hefty beating

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Flexitarian wine
• The masters of Merlot
• What they do best
• Family Values are alive and well in the World of Fine Wine
• Wine And The Epiphany Of Depth
• Coffee’s bitterness is a natural warning system
• Who do we think we are?

WINE PEOPLE

• Joe Campanale on Working as a Winemaker-Restaurateur
• Unfiltered: Daniele Chelo, Clos Maggiore

WINE PLACES

• The 18 wine regions of Oregon, from green valleys to the high desert
• Ontario’s wild ride

WINE EDUCATION

• Richards resigns from the IMW
• WSET expands qualifications to Kenya, Macedonia and Slovakia

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NJ: Judge rules restaurants, clubs can advertise BYOB status
• NY: Wegmans Chain, 5 Affiliated Liquor Stores Fined $1M-Plus

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Sustainability Produces Good Small Winery Financial Performance
• New US report says that climate change could cost nearly $500 billion per year by 2090
• Bigger wildfires. Worsening droughts. More disease. How climate change is battering California
• Comprehensive Government Climate Report Warns That Warming Planet Threatens U.S. Water Security

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Why New Grapevine Suckering Methods May Work for You
• Are Your Vineyards Smart Enough to Beat the Heat?
• Does Canopy Climate Impact Spotted Wing Drosophila Pressure?

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bordeaux leads the way for organic wine sales in French supermarkets
• A new association for Chianti Classico
• UK government consumption of English and Welsh wine increases

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: New technology to track grape development for better harvest
• OZ: Craggy Range appoints new chief winemaker
• Australian Vintage first wine company to sign landmark renewable energy deal
• OZ: Houghton Wines moves production to Nannup

LATIN AMERICA

• New coastal vineyard in Argentina planted at more than 45° South

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Russian wine tastes are changing

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The future of California craft brewing is small. What does it mean for Sacramento?
• France enters world of whisky-making
• How Ancient Techniques Are Driving the World’s Trendiest Beers
• Beer Institute Releases October 2018 Domestic Tax Paid Estimate