FEBRUARY 28, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Emetry Purchases DTCguru, Expanding Their Direct to Consumer Insights
• Millennials buy more wine online and want it to be organic
• PG&E knew for years that repairs were needed on transmission lines in area of fatal Camp Fire
• How America uses its land
• Costco beat Amazon on internet retail sales satisfaction
• Current road closures and flood conditions in Napa and Sonoma Counties
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Cannabis: AlcBev’s symbiotic opportunity or detrimental antagonist
• Teeter-Totter Sues Palm Bay International/Wine Over Mouse, Elephant & Seesaw
• 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
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• OZ: Late harvest for Margaret River Wine Region due to lower than average temperature
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SONOMA FLOODS

• Storm dumps up to 20 inches of rain on parts of Sonoma County in 48 hours with two more storms on the way
• Sonoma County flooding: Town-by-town summary of storm effects
• Heavy flooding turns Sonoma County towns into islands as Russian River rages
• Map showing flooded areas and road closures around Sonoma County
• Northern California river floods 2,000 buildings

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• After 33 years, Wente Vineyards’ signature restaurant will be going casual
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WILDFIRES

• Here’s how PG&E Fanned the Flames That Made California Burn
• With heavy rain and snow, will California get a break from wildfires? The science is tricky
• Scientists Simulate Forest, Fire Dynamics to Understand Area Burn of Future Wildfires

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• It’s Official: Scientists Can Now Make The Cannabis Psychoactive Compounds Without The Plant
• The Marijuana Advertising Double Standard Is Stifling Our Industry

AMAZON

• Amazon Prime members can choose a weekly delivery date with launch of ‘Amazon Day’
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Atmospheric River Is Pummeling California’s Sierra With Feet of Snow, Topping February Records
• Why aren’t meteorologists talking about El Niño amid California’s wet winter?
• California Touts Desalination, but Take It With a Grain of Salt
• CA IRRIGATION INSTITUTE: Groundwater Sustainability Plan development: How is it going on the ground?
• St. Helena City Council wants 500-foot ag/vineyard

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Organic vs. Natural Wine: What’s the Difference?

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Boost eCommerce Sales with Personalization and Automation
• How Lily Peachin Opened a New Wine Shop in Brooklyn

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• AB InBev: ‘We have the best portfolio to lead the premiumization trend’
• AB InBev predicts strong growth after solid end to 2018
• Heineken USA to reduce staff numbers by 15%

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• U.S. wins WTO dispute against China’s ag policies
• California farmers surviving Trump’s trade war with China, but how long will it last?
• Where does Australian wine attract preferential tariffs?

BREXIT

• Post-Brexit trade deals could pressure Government over duty rises

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The Changing Face of Luxury Wine
• Ten years on: Right Bank 2009
• How the Bordeaux 2018 vintage is shaping up – part two
• Quick fire questions for Dan Nicholl ahead of his role as auctioneer at this year’s Cape Wine Auction

HEALTH

• How does alcohol affect your mood?
• Researchers Discover That Motherhood Is Not a Magical Way to Quit Drinking
• New study sheds light on dangers of drinking while pregnant

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Tennessee Retailers’ Supreme Court Case Has A New Respondent

MARKETING & SALES

• Time to rethink your wine marketing playbook
• 5 ways to introduce a successful private label range
• Navigating the competitive space of low-ABV beverages

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Garçon launches 10-bottle case to slash carbon emissions and costs
• O-I to strengthen its Champagne business with plant upgrade

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• International Fruit Tree Association’s Heuser lecturer: Start with the problem

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Be Careful How ‘Fyre’d’ up You Get About Influencer Marketing
• Facebook and Google will be punished with giant fines in the UK if they fail to rid their platforms of toxic content
• What happens when you get off Facebook for four weeks? Stanford researchers found out.

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Why You Don’t Need Land For A Winery
• Reminder – Cal/OSHA 300A Form due by March 2

MEDIA MATTERS

• Organic viticulture and Slow Wine: how the 2019 guide differs from the previous edition
• Maternity Leave Wrap-Up

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Are We Winning the Battle Against Bad Wine?
• Yes, cheap wine can still be interesting
• Differences between sexes on wine
• Exploring Age-Worthy Wines From Unexpected Regions

WINE PEOPLE

• New York and New Jersey wine distributor Edward Lauber has died
• Calif Millennial Vintners to Watch in 2019
• Interview with Ross Cobb, Winemaker of Cobb Wines

WINE EDUCATION

• Hatch Mansfield joins the IMW’s international supporter community

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• AgriLife Extension experts help Texas wine industry meet grape expectations
• Nova Scotia winemakers are seeing red

ACADEMIA

• Bochman Lab studies DNA replication in yeast, and then uses that yeast to make beer
• OH: Kent State Ashtabula students branch out into making wines
• Wine make you emotional? Apply for this Fresno State study
• Internships in wine, hospitality back in full force for Napa high schoolers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Deadlines approaching for federal crop insurance
• Grapevine Red Blotch Virus May Reduce Carbon Translocation Leading to Impaired Grape Berry Ripening (PDF)
• Should the wine industry use gene technology?

EUROPE & THE UK

• Burgundy loath to share the ‘climat’ statement with Beaujolais
• Can Georgian wine win over global drinkers?

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Creating content for China and other useful insights
• China’s top 10 wine importing countries in 2018 (slideshow)

OLIVE OIL

• Environmentally Friendly Bioplastics Created From Olive Seeds

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Hop Take: Boston Beer Is Big Beer