JANUARY 15, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Global Wine Market: Storm Clouds Gathering?
• SVB’s 2019 State of the Industry Report is tomorrow: Register to participate in the live videocast
• U.K. Parliament Is Set for Big Vote on Brexit Today
• Oregon Legislature to consider laws protecting wine industry
• Restaurant wine faux pas and wine app fails
• Tips to stay compliant when adjusting Bottled Wine Inventory on your TTB 5120.17. Click now to learn more! *Sponsored Link*

PACIFIC GAS & ELECTRIC BANKRUPTCY

• Pacific Gas & Electric – Bankruptcy-Related SEC Filing
• Possible PG&E bankruptcy would halt liability suits for North Bay fire victims
• PG&E bankruptcy Q&A: What does it mean for me?
• California shows little interest in bailing out PG&E

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.
• Claims about harms from organic wine & farming are junk science from a stealth corporate misinformation group.
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Brutal cold has arrived, and so has the 2019 Upstate NY ice wine harvest

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Future Leaders aims to inspire wine industry workers
• Sonoma Valley crash injures six, including winemaker Ty Caton
• California storms bring fear of devastating mudslides
• Evacuation Order For Santa Barbara County Announced for Tuesday Morning
• Inside the Growing Role of Social Media Influencers in the Wine Industry *Sponsored Link*

THE SHUTDOWN

• Government Shutdown Causes FDA to Suspend Many Food Safety Inspections
• Government shutdown has to end soon
• Rock & Brews Restaurants Offers Free Food To TSA Employees Working Without Pay

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• How cannabis, sake and tech will change wine in 2019
• Napa’s GVM Law buds cannabis division from expertise in wine business

AMAZON

• Whole Foods Won’t Open Any More ‘365’ Stores

DROUGHT/WATER

• People will be saying ‘atmospheric river’ a lot on Wednesday. Here’s what that means.
• Districts sue to block minimal flows decree

CONSUMER SALES: DTC

• Free shipping is STILL the #1 motivation for online shoppers! Yes, wine is heavy, but this is the anchor that weighs down DtC
• Texas Introduces New Filing Frequencies for DtC Wine Shippers

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Truett-Hurst Commences Tender Offer to Purchase up to 1,000,000 of its Shares
• Why Treasury Wines shares surged last week

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• USL to sell Four Seasons, associated wine brands to Grover Zampa

DATA & TRENDS

• Wine isn’t resting on laurels this year | Food

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Wine Shipping Gets its Day in Court

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Sommeliers Offer California Wine and Food Pairing Tips During Restaurant Month
• The fundamental problem with wine scores
• A new study shows that wine experts differ by geographic region

MARKETING & SALES

• Military Commissaries are Latest Battleground in Fight for Shelf Space
• How To Sell Wine Into Restaurants Effectively *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Potato wine? Not in Idaho, where they’re making great chardonnay and other California favorites
• How do you know if a wine’s gone bad?
• Finger Lakes wine region earns more worldwide recognition
• Walla Walla Vintners makes winemaking change
• Joanne Gibson: The TWO celebrated producers of legendary Constantia wine

WINE EDUCATION

• Science of wine intrigues Austin College students

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• ConeTech: The tech removing the booze from your favourite wine
• Keeping the stink bugs out of the system

SOUTH AFRICA

• Distell to launch new premium wine company

TRADE OLIVE OIL

• Building an Olive Oil Destination in Úbeda

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Prohibition-era origins of the modern craft cocktail movement