JANUARY 14, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• PG&E talking to banks on multibillion dollar bankruptcy financing
• Constellation Elects CEO Newlands to Board of Directors
• What your wine choices say about the way you think
• How Agriculture is Growing in Age of the Connected Consumer
• VSPT boosts Argentine portfolio with acquisition of wine brands from Pernod Ricard
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Moderate drinking good news drove wine consumption. What’ll happen now that Anti-Alc forces are in control? Some answers may come next week.
• Wine is facing serious challenges: Stay ahead with SVB’s 2019 State of the Industry Report
• Claims about harms from organic wine & farming are junk science from a stealth corporate misinformation group.
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma to build pagoda to honor Chinese laborers
• What happens when a casual wine drinker sits in on the Chronicle’s esteemed wine tasting panel?
• Measure C Aftermath Divides Napa Residents
• Mick Roberts Named Director of National Sales for Fort Ross
• Beckstoffer Vineyards Expands in Lake County
• Napa County hits The Prisoner winery with code violation notice
• Inside the Growing Role of Social Media Influencers in the Wine Industry *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• North Bay residents face new risk after wildfires: insurers dropping their homeowner policies
• Why wildfires pose an existential threat to California tourism

REAL ESTATE

• Half a Million Price Reduction, Paso 100 Vineyard Acres

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• WSTA calls for wine tariff suspension if ‘no deal’ Brexit
• WSTA calls for wine tariffs suspension to avoid ‘no deal’ price hikes
• Ahead of vote, UK PM May warns it would be catastrophic to halt Brexit

WINE CRIME & IDIOCY

• Woman rides cart, drinking wine from Pringles can — then is banned from Walmart
• Savoy dodger ordered to pay £1,750 for winE

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Publishes its 2018 Philanthropy and Volunteering Update

DATA & TRENDS

• Could 2019 Bring Big Change to Wine?
• Wine trends 2019: Ones to watch

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The Curmudgeon and the Three Tier System

MARKETING & SALES

• The wine retailer’s New Year’s resolutions 2019
• AB InBev trials drones, advanced computer vision and AI in retail
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PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Paulo Amorim receives Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole award

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 5th International Symposium “Rencontres Internationales Du Rosé”

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Consumers Can Verify Wine Quality on the Blockchain With VeChain Tech

MEDIA MATTERS

• The meaning of environmental words matters in the age of ‘fake news
• Mike Dunne’s perspective on San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
• A Talented New Voice in Wine Kicks it Into High Gear

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why You Should Drink Organic Wine
• Cold Temperatures Perfect For Picking Grapes For Ice Wine
• Eager to Ditch Its Bulk-Wine Past, Puglia Embraces Native Grapes and Hip Hop
• Jefford: Wine and coffee – Waking up the new year
• An Oregon Wine Tasting and the Lure of a New Road
• How to match wines to a vegan diet
• Vin de réserve explained
• Tasting The Past
• Game of Thrones fan makes real-life Dornish wine, Imp’s delight
• The Deceptive Complexity of Moscato d’Asti
• Chile in a Case
• Ga Ga Over Glou Glou—Yes It’s Baby Talk

WINE EDUCATION

• This School For Wine Adds An Online Wine Sales Management Course

WINE TOURISM

• Wine Festivals to Look for in 2019

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wales to grow beverage industry with focus on well-being and sustainability

EUROPE & THE UK

• Jago steps down as CEO of Berry Bros & Rudd
• Sweden’s Blooming Wine Scene Is Challenged By Regulations More Than Climate
• Bolney Wine Estate merges with Pookchurch
• Babydoll wines positioned for UK growth

DOWN UNDER

• Industry fortunes heating up in southeast Tasmania

OLIVE OIL

• The Honey Olive Grove: A Sustainable Solution
• Testing New Ways to Plant Olive Groves Near Madrid

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• RPC Group launches new vending cup recycling initiative
• AB InBev’s ZX Ventures invests in US tech company Pensa Systems
• Somersault introduces adult soda line with design by Denomination
• British brewer Gen!us launches ‘light’ craft beer with 72 calories