FEBRUARY 19, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Latest statistics reflect steady movement towards premium (and redder) wines
• French still wine export volumes fell by 9.8%
• Auction House Sales Break Records
• Your social media results will improve if your brand engages consumers in these 7 ways
• Kentucky bourbon industry worth $8.6 Billion
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Temecula’s Keyways Vineyard and Winery Hit with $11 Million fine in sex-harrassment verdict
• Millennials love Beatbox, But did Mark Cuban buy into the future or another Annie Green Springs?
• BeatBox bests Saucey, moves into #16 position in Wine Tech fundings with $15.87 million
• Dogs hot on the trail of “corked” cooperage make their way to the North Bay
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• South Africa: Cool Chardonnay Harvest on De Wetshof Sees Excellent Quality in Lower Yields
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Federal commission accepts MID, TID plan for river flows. Will state water board agree?
• Brown was obsessed with twin-tunnel vision. Newsom has a more realistic view
• CA: The good and bad from recent storms

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• How AB InBev is recycling alcohol waste from its low and no-ABV beer production
• Caroline Henry on Bioenergetic Wines in Champagne

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Reviewing Constellation Brands Inc. and Brown-Forman Corporation’s results
• To protect its business, Kroger is building an Amazon-style flywheel

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• New Zealand Fears China Might Give It the Cold Shoulder

BREXIT

• Ellis Wines to stockpile two months’ worth of goods as uncertainty continues
• British supermarkets battle to secure stocks as chaotic Brexit looms

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• iDealwine notes rise of natural cult wines at auction
• HDH first sale bring in US$8M
• Macallan 1926 Peter Blake to lead Bonhams auction

DATA & TRENDS

• Global Trends in Wine: The who, what and how
• OZ: Six wine trends to watch for in 2019

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Food and wine pairing is bullsh*t

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWein appoints new fair director
• Austin Conference to Showcase Wonder Women of Wine

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How that “wine influencer” might very well be a fraud

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Society launches new videos to appeal to YouTube generation
• NZ wine to be showcased in new podcast series

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Deconstructing Rosé: Simplicity is Complicated
• Why Bordeaux is Best Kept Boring
• Who Is King Of Sauvignon Blanc, France Or New Zealand?
• Sauvignon blanc is ‘as ageworthy as Pinot Noir’

WINE PEOPLE

• Soldera: The “stubborn genius” and “heretic” of Brunello. Remembrances of an iconoclast winemaker
• Interview with Tresider Burns, New White Rose Estate Winemaker
• Meet Our Friend, Winemaker, Sommelier, and Award-Winning Author, Rajat Parr
• Meet Lorri Hambuchen: Professional wine taster, educator at Pulaski Tech’s culinary center

WINE PLACES

• This Winery In Germany Lets You Stay Overnight In A Wine Barrel

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• How bad restaurant employees, customer revolts, miscalculations can sink the business
• Why Thomas Keller Thinks Farm-to-Table Is Absurd

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Wine resort project promises hotel, housing development in Terrace Heights
• Canada: Will the hospitality industry be left high and dry by alcohol moderation trend?
• Connecticut governor proposes new ‘sin taxes’
• New owners plan to move historic riverboat to Ohio winery
• Quebec municipal leaders want deposit-return system expanded to wine and water bottles

ACADEMIA

• AL: Auburn University to build $94.5 million culinary education center, hotel

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Rootstock research showing progress

EUROPE & THE UK

• Scandi face-off
• Portugal’s penchant for a premium “bargain”
• Rhône: Lesser-known areas and grapes are helping the region up its wine game
• Wales minimum unit pricing plans move forward
• Wine Importers MD Billy Bell Birse-Stewart steps down
• GCA calls on wine and spirits industry to complete supplier survey
• Was Burgundy the only wine region impacted by Napoleonic Code?

DOWN UNDER

• Review of South Australia’s Container Deposit Scheme raises real concerns for wine businesses

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Henry Tang mulls planting vineyards in Hong Kong

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• What Type of Wine Drinker Are You?

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Why is it called a ‘cocktail’?