JANUARY 28, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Vintners must ‘future-proof’ wine for the digital age
• Calif wine: Do we have a supply problem or a demand problem?
• Wine industry is fading from consumer consciousness
• Consumer online searches for whiskey catch up to wine
• Gerard Basset obituary
• 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
• New DTC Report long on data tidbits, marred by errors and unsupported claims, short on context or actionable info
• How To Sell Wine Into Restaurants Effectively*Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Newest generation pinned down: This is where Millennials end and Generation Z begins
• English sparkling wine to go global after record grape harvest as vineyard eyes Asian markets
• China’s wine production drops by nearly 40% in 2018

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Shutdown on hold, North Coast wineries and distilleries hope approvals begin to flow soon
• Tulare’s Agri-Center prepares for World Ag Expo
• Napa County says vineyard mudslide blocked road due to code violation
• Thousands with burned lots in Sonoma County are confounded by their futures
• Inside the Growing Role of Social Media Influencers in the Wine Industry *Sponsored Link*

WILDFIRES

• Cal Fire report on origin of Are Tubbs fire sparks contentious debate
• PG&E isn’t to blame for the Tubbs Fire, but Sacramento can’t let the company off the hook

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• High Style launches California’s first THC beer
• Weedmaps’ Grip on the High-Flying California Pot Market
• Cannabis Investment

AMAZON

• How To Stop Amazon From Swallowing the Internet

DROUGHT/WATER

• State Water Project boosts allocation to 15 percent
• Well owners looking at fees for their groundwater usage
• The Colorado River equation, the drought plan and why things have stopped adding up

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Munchery, Sprig: What went wrong with on-demand, artisanal food

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The stockbroker who made wine pricing transparent
• Sotheby’s announces ‘highest-estimated’ wine sale in history

DATA & TRENDS

• Biased Algorithms Are Everywhere, and No One Seems to Care
• World wine consumption ranked by city
• Top 30 Wine Exporting Countries
• Food, flavor, and wine consumer trends 2019

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Atlas Brew Sues Over the TTB COLA Shutdown

MARKETING & SALES

• UK still ‘litmus test’ as global benchmark for wine brands
• Connecting consumers to wine through images
• Should you stop drinking prosecco for ethical reasons?
• Envoc-Developed App LA Wallet Wins ATC Approval for Alcohol and Tobacco Purchases in Louisiana
• Now Your Groceries See You, Tool !Walgreens Tests New Smart Coolers
• How To Sell Wine Into Restaurants Effectively *Sponsored Link*

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Are Organic Grapes Better
• How to really use Marsala wine
• Reinventing What Wine Is Supposed To Be: Wine From Chile, In China
• The World’s Best Places for Growing Chenin Blanc
• Pouilly-Fumé: In the Shadow of Sancerre
• The Rise of Australia’s Other Grapes
• Revitalizing Spain’s Lost Vineyards
• Ancient wine cellars discovered in Egypt’s Nile Delta

WINE PEOPLE

• A Day in the Life: Chris Cannon Remakes a New Jersey Landmark—and Himself
• Bon vivant Michael Jemison

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• From grape to wine: a focus on seed tannins.
• Biodynamic Fake News

DOWN UNDER

• Uncertain future for Houghton winery
• A new chapter for fine Australian wines
• Tasmanian wine producers look to a warmer future

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa and land grab

CRAFT BEVERAGES: BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Great Notion Brewing Company’s James Dugan Is Motivated by Hops