JANUARY 9, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Constellation Brands Plunges Most in Six Years on Forecast Cut
• Friends of Supreme Court See Trouble Brewing Part 2
• The TTB Wants You To Comment on Labeling and Advertising Rules
• Interview, Part 2: Rick Tigner, Jackson Family Wines
• Tips to stay compliant when adjusting Bottled Wine Inventory on your TTB 5120.17. Click now to learn more! *Sponsored Link*

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Claims about harms from organic wine & farming are junk science from a stealth corporate misinformation group.
• The up-and-coming founder of a Sonoma County Direct-To-Trade wine business is a convicted felon & instigator of a possibly illegal wine scheme
• How To Sell Wine Into Restaurants Effectively*Sponsored Link*

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County winery permit enforcement deadline spurs scramble for professionals
• PG&E given “junk” rating, electric chief exits, shares slide
• Hard cider on the rise in Sonoma County
• California’s Foie Gras Ban May Finally Stick

THE SHUTDOWN

• Updated: Federal shutdown has mixed impact for farms, ranches

WILDFIRES

• Newsom orders aim to bolster wildfire preparedness

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis Predictions for 2019

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands opens -7% after guidance disappoints
• Constellation Posts 8.6% Sales Growth, But Forecasts Full-Year Decline For Wine And Spirits Unit
• Naked Wines drives Christmas sales at Majestic Wine
• Anheuser Kush? Beer Giant To Invest $100 Million in Developing Marijuana-Infused Drinks

DISTRIBUTORS

• Cuvaison Partners with Frederick Wildman and Sons

DATA & TRENDS

• Interactive Chart of the Last 27 Years of District 3 Pinot Noir Prices, by Percentile
• Wine Guy: Look back, look forward, drink in the present
• Seven ways wine will change in 2019

HEALTH

• Defining a “standard drink:” (It’s a LOT smaller than you think!)
• Why Does Wine Give Some People Headaches?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Seek the Different Wine, Not the Best

MARKETING & SALES

• Yet another new website wants to revamp the world of fine wine
• Singer Pink Sold Out Her First Batch of Wine in One Day

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Why You Should Tap Into Primal Thinking To Build Family And Personal Brands

MEDIA MATTERS

• Aridus winemaker offers video wine reviews

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine Flavors: What’s Right? What’s Wrong?
• Master Sommeliers share wine tips and guilty pleasures
• How an Advanced Somm in Boulder Finds Value Bottles that Overdeliver
• Cape White Blend: An important and popular category
• Clemens: Wine aging brings deeper flavor, texture
• Smoke Gets In Your… Sinuses (San Francisco International Wine Competition 2018 Results

WINE TOURISM

• The ultimate wine bucket list for oenophiles looking for unusual wineries around the world in 2019
• Maipo Valley, Chile | 10 Best Wine Destinations of 2019
• Wine Enthusiast Announces Annual Top 10 Wine Destinations for 2019

WINE EDUCATION

• Brock U wants to teach you all about wine and grapes

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Refining Wine
• Wine Words: May the New Year be green
• Adelaide wine research centre looks at climate challenges and grape cell death

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New move to protect Victorian vines
• Looking ahead to ag tech opportunities

EUROPE & THE UK

• Austrian wine scandal – setting the record straight

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Brut Force follows Corkscrew in Rollicking Hilarity, Outlandish Intrigue, and rooting for Felix Hart, Again

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• What Are Bottled-in-Bond Spirits, and Why Are They Suddenly Everywhere?
• Cheers to a Record Year for American-Grown Hops
• Anheuser-Busch’s ‘Not-So-Soft Drink’ Enraged 1978 America
• Kentucky Peerless Names Caleb Kilburn Master Distiller