DECEMBER 6, 2018 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Corona Maker Invests $100 Million to Boost Female Entrepreneurs
• No joint alcohol/pot sales or product infusions says Calif ABC among other key testimony takeaways
• Napa Valley’s Boisset Collection buys Oakville Grocery stores in Sonoma, Napa counties
• Can grocery store private label wine save cheap wine from itself?
• Premium wines push strong performance from E&J Gallo
• “Winabis,” A Green Wine With Notes Of Cannabis, Is Available Online (but not legal for sale in Calif)
• 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)

• Vino Volo displaces 5 companies, vaults to #14 in top wine tech venture fundings; Wine.Com gets even bigger at #1
• VinoVolo landed $17 million before being bought
• Wine Institute and Compli Launch Wholesale Rules Compliance Portal
• What Makes a Good Sommelier? *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• 2018 Wine Harvest Report: Sonoma Sings of an Ideal Year
• Ribera del Duero recovers with bumper 2018 harvest
• 2018 Rhône Harvest: Hot Summer, Happy Vintners

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The Wine Expo Trade Show Is Today At The Sonoma County Fairgrounds
• Sonoma County entrepreneur has heart to help wineries with cardiac emergencies
• New Prop 65 and BPA warnings for Calif online sales & DtC shipments
• Executive Speaking Experience – new class schedule for 2019 in Napa
• How To Build a Wine Program That Creates A Loyal Clientele *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• In Canada, you can study marijuana production for college credit
• What Cannabis Businesses Can Learn from the Sex-Toy Industry
• Cannabis Drinks Expo Launched By Beverage Trade Network will bring the global Cannabis drinks industry into one roof. Get more information here. *Sponsored Link*

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

DISTRIBUTORS

• Distribution into Wisconsin Is Now Available to ANY Maker
• 10 Skills You Need to Be a Successful Sales Rep
• 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

• Liv-ex 1000 gains 1.7% in November
• Bordeaux 2016: Cheval Blanc, Haut Brion and Cos d’Estournel
• Mouton Rothschild to fund Versailles restoration

DATA & TRENDS

• The Latest Breaking Trends As Seen By Global Wine Execs
• Wine Enthusiast Podcast: Future Wine Trends

HEALTH

• The Absolute Best Way to Minimize a Hangover, According to a Doctor

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Changes to the California Brewpub License – and Recent ABC Enforcement Actions
• How Prohibition Shaped American Wine Country
• 10 Things That Might Surprise You About Prohibition

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Music affects wine perception — Even among experts
• Changing Christmas dinners opening doors for vegan wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Butternut Wines Continue Double-Digit Growth in 2018

MEDIA MATTERS

• Somm 3: Yes, You Must See This Movie
• The Most Influential Wine Writers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Myths of the Wine World #4: Most Red Wines are Aged in Oak Barrels
• ABV: How low can you go?
• ‘You say Syrah, I say Shiraz’ – why wine names matter
• Do You Know About This Tuscan Fail Safe Practice?

WINE PEOPLE

• How one woman is turning Chinese wine into your next must-have drink
• Molly Williams Hodgins – Napa Valley College (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• British Columbia’s Budding Wine Scene

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Farmstead is an ambitious grocery delivery startup wit plans to defeat Instacart

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Wa.: Vote on tasting rooms delayed, wineries opening in Maltby
• Ga.: Farm winery public hearing displays passionate debate

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change offers sparkling prospects to English winemakers

EUROPE & THE UK

• Muscadet wines introduce a hierarchy… for real
• Greece: SETE to Support Wine Tourism Initiatives

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Singapore wine merchant sues buyers for purchasing stolen wines

LATIN AMERICA

• Sommeliers on opportunities for Chile in The Buyer & Chono Wines debate

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: R300-Million merger puts Cape wine giant on track for long-term success

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• European microbreweries double over five years: helping boost beer volumes and variety
• DSM – The craft revolution in brewing “not slowing down”