JANUARY 23, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Supreme Court’s Wine-Regulation Case Focuses On Protectionism
• Stopping China’s Flood of Fake Wine
• Prosecco Producers Accused Of Adulterating Their Wine
• Are We Prematurely Panicking about Selling Wine to Millennials?
• Nachos with $80 wine? Why not!
• 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)

• Venture investments in wine – 2019 gets started: Top 48 total approaches $1 Bil – + Vinebox & Wine.com update
• Devilishly low Calif unemployment rates will make it almost impossible for companies to hire people this year
• Tasting room traffic down in Napa/Sonoma/WA up in OR/VA. Flat in WA & Recovering in NY
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• China drives Australian wine exports rise in 2018
• Australia’s wine sector could hit bottleneck
• Aussie backstop will safeguard Australian wine exports post-Brexit
• 2018 Harvest Reports: Long Island White Wines
• South African exports grow in 2018
• Another strong year of growth for Australian wine exports

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• N San Joaquin Valley irrigation districts suing to block water board’s decree
• BMI Signs DAOU Vineyards to New Wine and Song Partnership
• Brakesman new Director, Spring Mountain District
• Hinman & Carmichael Names Erin Kelleher Partner, Welcomes Gillian Garrett & Tsion Lencho to the Firm
• Inside the Growing Role of Social Media Influencers in the Wine Industry *Sponsored Link*

THE SHUTDOWN

• Government shutdown delays opening of new Oceanside wine business
• Your Rosé May Be Late this Year: Wine and the Government Shutdown
• Government shutdown creating delays for imports

WILDFIRES

• Washington State unveils plan to better prevent and respond to wildfire
• Fire camera mounted above path of deadly Sonoma County blaze
• Grazing helps California tackle wildfire

PG&E

• Why a PG&E Bankruptcy Could Change Climate Calculus
• PG&E bankruptcy: Effects on California counties, cities taxes

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis presents valuable new industry for NY
• Cannabis Advisory Group Meeting Sonoma Ct

AMAZON

• Amazon’s automated grocery store in San Francisco has some empty shelves thanks to sudden Munchery bankruptcy
• I Tried to Block Amazon From My Life. It Was Impossible

DROUGHT/WATER

• SLO County lakes and reservoirs get a boost from storms
• OZ: The heat is on: vineyard managers brace for scorching conditions
• Glaciers Are Retreating. Millions Rely on Their Water.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Chinese drinkers drive global demand for McLaren Vale wine
• EU compromise put forward in Australian Prosecco debate

HEALTH

• Alcohol destroyed their livers. Now, they’re increasingly getting new ones

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• LVMH is suing a wine merchant over 10-year-old trademark dispute
• Oral Arguments in Tennessee Case

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The WSET Honors the Most Graduates Ever and the First Female Master of Wine

MARKETING & SALES

• Winemakers make the best customers
• Airport Tasting Rooms Are on the Rise
• Obstacles Emerging Wine Regions Must Overcome
• With new creamery, kitchen, Va. vineyard makes more than wine
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MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Women in Wine: Breaking the Glass Ceiling in France
• Oracle’s bias against women, blacks and Asians costly: feds

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Answering some of those ‘is-it-true’ questions about wine
• Here’s a look at some interesting wine facts worth knowing
• Wine myths, part IV: ‘Old vines’ equals better wines
• Understanding the Role of Sugar in Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Horse breeding, wine making, fishmongering and biotech research — footballers’ interesting side projects
• Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2019: Striving for Quality and Uniqueness
• How Monika Caha Carved a Niche for Austrian Wine

WINE EDUCATION

• Free online wine courses launched by Wine Australia

ACADEMIA

• Walla Walla Community College lands grant from wine auction

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wine by-product may boost carp health, immune response

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Evaluating Site Impacts on Pinot Noir from Different West Coast Locations

DOWN UNDER

• Wine making to return to Brisbane after 160 years

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• New Café Named After Campus Cat UC Davis

OLIVE OIL

• Millenary Olive Trees in Spain Named Global Agricultural Heritage Site

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• How Do You Say “Hoppy” in Arabic? The Brewer Creating Craft Beer Culture in Jordan
• Normandy Meets Kentucky: Calvados Boulard Launches V.S.O.P. Bourbon Cask Finish
• Six of the Best American-Made Brandies You Can Buy Right Now