JANUARY 22, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Global Wine’s Lost Decade
• Venture investments in wine – 2019 gets started: Top 48 total approaches $1 Bil – + Vinebox & Wine.com update
• Treasury Wine quandary in industry-wide China slowdown
• Prohibition and the Klan, Oregon wine, Millennials and wine
• US Supreme Court wine regulation ruling not expected till June
• Top tips to aspiring young winemakers from Chris Thomas of Dowie Doole. Click now to learn more! *Sponsored Link*

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Boomer numbers are on the decline, but the survivors are stepping up their wine drinking hold up their #1 position
• How To Sell Wine Into Restaurants Effectively*Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Australian wine exports up 10%
• Ship shape: Bulk wine battles back
• South Africa records export value growth but sliding volumes
• Domestic market keeps NZ wine industry in healthy condition

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Devilishly low Calif unemployment rates will make it almost impossible for companies to hire people this year
• House passes bill that aids Lake, Mendocino county grape growers
• Sonoma to limit, reduce downtown wine tasting rooms
• Calif Wine Country Vying to Become Major Truffle-Growing Region
• Joseph Phelps Vineyards Appoints La Place de Bordeaux
• Inside the Growing Role of Social Media Influencers in the Wine Industry *Sponsored Link*

BREXIT

• French wine and spirits would suffer the most from a no-deal Brexit
• Wetherspoons scraps THIRD of beers and ALL European wines after orders from Brexit-backing boss

WILDFIRES

• California wildfires: A challenge for state legislators — how, and whether, to save PG&E

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Booze Wholesalers Selling Cannabis Is Like Letting the Sharks in Pool

AMAZON

• Amazon vs. eBay: The Future of Online Shopping
• Amazon will soon lose the biggest reason to pay for Prime (AMZN)
• Amazon Go, One Year Old, Has Attracted a Host of Cashierless Imitators

DROUGHT/WATER

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• It’s not 2009 anymore. DTC software is modernizing: Commerce7 (video)

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Sparkling Australian wine exports lose their fizz as Chinese economy slows

DISTRIBUTORS

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Burgundy reaches record prices and market share in 2018

DATA & TRENDS

REAL ESTATE

HEALTH

• Many migraine sufferers wary of alcohol as a headache trigger

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• A Latino Wine Company Is Challenging Perceptions in Washington, D.C.

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

MARKETING & SALES

• Fairtrade wine mean fair pricing?
• The No 2 Problem in the Wine Sales Game
• How To Sell Wine Into Restaurants Effectively *Sponsored Link*

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• From canned wine to chili Kahlúa, what’s new in booze?

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Attica’s Wine and Gastronomy Introduced to the Dutch Market

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The Dangers of Overpersonalization
• User problems with parallax Web design

PAYMENTS

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

MEDIA MATTERS

WINTER WINE

• Ice Wine From Canada and New York State – Winemaking In The Extreme
• Frozen Grapes on Old Mission Peninsula Ready for Ice Wine Harvest

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Rediscovering Cahors’ Black Gold
• Which wines have the most tannins? How can you tell?
• Creating “Modern Chic” Wine Cellars with Glass & Acrylic
• Monte Belmonte Wines: How NOT to Open Wine Like an Ah-So
• Canadian Cabernet Franc Wines Soar To Stunning Heights
• What To Drink On A Pacific Island Paradise

TASTELESS (RETCHING EXCESS)

WHY IS THIS STILL A THING?

WINE PEOPLE

• Robert Henson, Peachy Canyon Winery winemaker featured in ‘Wine Enthusiast’

WINE PLACES

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET awards record number of Diploma graduates
• Global wine education redefined with the launch of Australian Wine Discovered

WINE TOURISM

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

ACADEMIA

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change: Fladgate calls on wine industry to take action

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

EUROPE & THE UK

DOWN UNDER

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

LATIN AMERICA

SOUTH AFRICA

• Wine grape harvest only slightly larger than last year

AROUND THE GLOBE

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

OLIVE OIL

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Six beer festivals to look out for in 2019
• Russian post offices selling beer to raise funds