FEBRUARY 26, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Teeter-Totter Sues Palm Bay International/Wine Over Mouse, Elephant & Seesaw
• Oregon May Soon Tighten its Wine Law for Wines Produced or Bottled in Other States
• California attorney general looks to expand new data privacy law
• If your data can’t give you an SCV (single customer view) you’re dropping a big relationship ball.
• Growth In The Wine Auction Market Is Driven By Asian Consumers
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• National Consumers League, CSPI + 67 other groups petition TTB for ingredient labeling for AlcBevs
• 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

• $1 Trillion in debt – mostly student loans – may keep Millennials away from wine for a long time
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Downtown California Wine Country tasting rooms help rural vintners get noticed
• E. & J. Gallo Winery Continues To Bolster Luxury Spirits Portfolio With Addition Of Gruppo Montenegro
• Merry Edwards’ Next Chapter: A Pioneer for Women in Winemaking Looks Back, and Moves Ahead
• Film series brings notable wine business players into the classroom
• “SF Bay Area Dirt broker” gets 30 Months In Prison For Illegal Dumping In Wetlands And Other Protected Waters
• Piechota Architecture uses salvaged materials for Silver Oak Winery in northern California
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Fast-growing pot seller MedMen faces lawsuit by former insider
• Marijuana stocks to watch: CannTrust makes its case as a major pot operator
• CBD Is Taking the Cannabis Industry Mainstream
• Are Weed Moms The New Wine Moms?

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DROUGHT/WATER

• ‘Everywhere will get drenched’: Storm to hit Santa Rosa with up to 5 inches of rain
• Assessing the Lovely Rainy Chilly 2018-2019 Winter So Far at Tablas Creek
• CA agencies plan for water rationing under SGMA

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wine & Climate Change: Groundhogs, Gulliver & the Porto Summit Challenge
• Climate change is the new reality for the French wine industry

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Connecticut Wine Shipping Ban Could Be Removed With New Legislation
• Wine.com Corners the Premium Market

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Stars Realigning — Constellation Brands Prep to Adjust Wine and Spirits Brands as Ballast Point Struggles
• Aldi puts trust in ‘affordable luxury’

BREXIT

• U.K.’s Theresa May Is Said to Consider Delay to Brexit Date

DISTRIBUTORS

• Empire Merchants Launches New Craft Distribution Arm
• The Chain of Custody from Vineyard to Glass

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Château Lafite Rothschild To Auction Rare Wines Of Perfect Provenance
• Petrus leads the way at Bonhams sale
• Fine wine investment: Digging for gold
• Screaming Eagle 2016 released – “positively stunning”

DATA & TRENDS

• Using Data And Tech For Marketing In The Wine Industry: Interview with Paul Mabray (podcast)

HEALTH

• Spain was just ranked the healthiest country in the world, and the Mediterranean diet could have played a role
• ‘Wine in Moderation’ – a unique international movement

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Why Entrepreneurs Should Care about Government Policy
• Rosen Law Firm Files Securities Class Action Lawsuit Against Molson Coors Brewing Company

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine talk: To score or not to score
• Finding the right wine expert to help you select your next bottle

MARKETING & SALES

• Gen Z uses channels to start social relationships with retailers

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Ardagh to differentiate premium & sustainable packaging to meet European demand
• Consumer groups criticize TTB modern alcohol labels
• Amcor unveils Easypeel capsule technology

PAYMENTS

• Court Approves Record-Breaking Swipe Fee Settlement

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Men (and Women!) At Work – The 2019 Australian Vintage Begins
• Washington Grape Growers Witness the Farthest Reaches of “Stupid”
• A Behind The Bar Trend Your Business Can’t Afford to Miss

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine can be honest and authentic without being “natural”
• What Does Socrates Has In Common With Wine?
• Kiwis Still Ruling the Sauvignon Blanc Roost, but Looking Ahead

TASTELESS (RETCHING EXCESS)

• This Wine Straw Lets You Drink Directly From The Bottle

WINE PEOPLE

• Wine Industry Interview: Manuel Louzado – Arinzano

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Handwritten Fonts on Menus Can Make Food Seem Healthier, Says Study

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Increasing alcohol limits in Utah beer gets Senate support
• BC: CNV council corks wine application

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Guidance on produce safety rule letter
• Insects hijack reproductive genes of grape vines to create own living space on plant

EUROPE & THE UK

• Mapping Italy’s Vineyards – The Groundbreaking Work of Alessandro Masnaghetti
• Europe: Commission to launch new market observatories for wine and fruit and vegetables

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: IRI’s drinks predictions for 2019
• OZ: Upgraded tool highlights solution to tricky rootstock selection
• OZ: Trentham Estate continues to support life on the Murray

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African Wine History: Napoleon’s favourite Cape wine – and did it kill him?

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Evolution of Draft Cocktail Programs
• Toilet system ‘tapped out’ and bar almost ran dry on maiden voyage of Brewdog’s craft beer airline