JANUARY 17, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Supreme Court Justices Express Skepticism of Tenn Liquor Law – Oral arguments yesterday, transcript available
• U.S. wine has steadily lost American market share to imports. Now struggling to hold on to 65%
• Constellation Brands Has a Wine Problem and a Weed Problem
• Searching for the wine industry’s holy grail (aka: There must be an ark around here somewhere!)
• Merciless millennials target wine as next victim
• Another worker dies at a KY Bourbon distillery
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ICYMI

• SVB 2019 State of the Industry: 7 Headwinds, 7 Tailwinds
• Free shipping is STILL the #1 motivation for online shoppers!
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine Gets a Bold Reboot with Napa’s Next Leaders
• Napa County to start tackling post-Measure C environmental issues
• UC Davis Sources on PG&E Bankruptcy and Utilities
• Truett-Hurst, Inc. Announces Appointment of New Director of Winemaking
• Can Santa Barbara Cope with Climate Change?
• Inside the Growing Role of Social Media Influencers in the Wine Industry *Sponsored Link*

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Flying Dog to Partner with Green Leaf Medical on Revolutionary THC-Infused Cannabis Beer

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Tennessee’s weird liquor law should be struck down. But expect more wine cases to come.

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Truett-Hurst May Be Delisting, And Makes A Tender Offer As A First Step.

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Napa is suddenly abuzz with winery and vineyard sales
• 2018 another record year for food and beverage acquisitions

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• EU digs in over fight to rename Australian wine and cheese
• Harbour Bottling enters Chinese markets as love for SA wine grows
• Cognac Export Figures 2018
• UK farmers prepare for trade crisis matching disruption during World War II

DISTRIBUTORS

• Is distributing homemade gun files like distributing wine?

HEALTH

• Wine vs. Health in 2019 (OMG We’re All Going To Die!)
• Wine is different from other alcohols, not responsible for binge drinking

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Restaurants Downsize Wine Lists to Make Best Price,

MARKETING & SALES

• How Family Wineries Will Get Your Attention In 2019
• Napa premium wine industry challenged to appeal to millennials
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PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Convincing the fine wine category to adopt greener packaging is a slow process

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• A new law gives farmworkers more overtime pay for working fewer hours, but will they really get more money?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Objectivity and Loving Attention
• Minerality In Wine Profiles: Rocky and Slippery

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Santa Barbara Struggles to Adapt to Sea-Level Rises
• Cracking the Climate Change Brain Barrier

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• $4.7M to Study Storing Greenhouse Gases in Soil

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Distilling on Tribal Lands Is Now Legal in the U.S.