MARCH 1, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Carbs and legal weed push beer drinkers to wine & spirits
• Solidarity Wine gets snared in Oregon Wine Dispute
• Truett-Hurst buys back 22% of Class A Common Stock
• Gallo to pay civil penalty, make safety improvements to winery
• Food & Beverages rank lowest of all online sales categories. (Big potential or big problem?)
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Emetry Purchases DTCguru, Expanding Their Direct to Consumer Insights
• 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

• Australian wine producers struggling as country records hottest summer on record
• OZ: Cooler weather in Margaret River means harvest up to three weeks later than usual
• VA: CrossKeys Vineyards say 2018 wine will be unique after the rain
• The 2014 Brunello Vintage Overcomes Difficult Conditions
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SONOMA FLOODS

• California’s wine country is facing its worst flood since 1995. Photos show some areas under 8 feet of water.
• Guerneville residents and business owners inspect flood damage to their properties
• With ‘atmospheric river’ winding down, flooding risk peaks and snow removal proves tricky

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine spill shuts down highway near Rio Vista after crash
• Informational meeting on Proposition 65 and violations for wineries at Deerfield Ranch Winery, Kenwood
• Carlton McCoy Joins Napa’s Heitz Cellar as President and CEO
• Bertran to leave Gloria Ferrer
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WILDFIRES

• PG&E Says Its Equipment Is the ‘Probable’ Cause of Deadly Camp Fire
• CA Gov Newsom wants to spend $40 million to hire more firefighters. Why some want to double that

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Vallejo may lower its tax on cannabis products to be competitive with nearby cities
• Thc could replace abv as consumers look to cannabis for an “intoxicating buzz”
• USDA starts process to regulate industrial hemp
• New York City Council Holds Joint Hearing On Marijuana Legalization

AMAZON

• Amazon’s next ad move: AmazonFresh ‘sponsored products’
• Amazon wants to sell “every genuine product in the world.” That’s a mistake.
• Ding, dong, the Dash is dead
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DROUGHT/WATER

• CA: Latest Snow Survey Finds Water-Rich Snowpack
• Scoring the storm: New scale for atmospheric rivers puts Bay Area deluge at nearly ‘Category 4’
• Next Pacific storm to take aim at California this weekend
• Mountain snow still not enough to end Colorado River drought
• Monitoring and Managing Sea-Level Rise Impacts on Tidal Marshes in the San Francisco Estuary
• Russian River hit by severe flooding

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Familia Torres & Jackson Family wineries join together to fight climate change
• How is climate change affecting Australian vineyards and what are growers doing to respond?
• Conventional Wine Has 10X the Glyphosate Level of Organically Grown Wine, But Grains Have 500% More Than Conventional Wine

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board looking to grow online wine and spirit sales through improvements to its e-commerce system
• Dry January Officially Kills Alcohol’s Buzz While Moderate January Offers Opportunity For Moderation

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• The World’s Biggest Beer Company Has a New Strategy: Sell More Beer
• Target Has Announced Its 3rd-Party Marketplace, TargetPlus

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• A 10-year search for the perfect blend: Louis Roederer buys Russian River’s Merry Edwards Winery

BREXIT

• Post-Brexit trade deals could pressure Government over duty rises
• WSTA and LWF reveal results of UK importers Brexit survey

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine merchant Clos & Cru relaunches to target contemporary consumers

HEALTH

• There’s No Need To Panic Over Weedkiller In Beer And Wine

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Modernizing CT liquor laws on tap for lawmakers
• Why You Can’t Buy Alcohol on Election Days in Some Countries

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Smart Consumers Demand More Functional Beverage Options

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• UK: Design company launches cutting-edge 3D prototype service

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• German federal minister Julia Klöckner to open ProWein
• Here’s what to expect from Vinexpo New York
• Wine Paris, finally Paris has a major wine fair
• SD: VESTA Wine Sensory Analysis Workshop April 11-12 in Mitchell

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Will Facebook’s Latest Scandal Affect Its Ad Business?

PAYMENTS

• Is Money The Next Thing To Be Eaten By Software?

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• A Fresh Take On The Gen X Conversation, This Time From Within The Family Winery
• Winemaking: the Next Generation

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Novels ~ If you haven’t read any, what are you waiting for?
• Distracted boyfriend meme meets the wine business
• The first issue of the year of Meininger’s is out – with a difference

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Extreme-Altitude Endeavor
• Puglia’s Promise Beyond Primitivo
• On the increasing difficulty of getting to know world’s more famous wines
• Passions for Rhône
• Is Bourbon Barrel-Aged Wine Actually Wine? (podcast)

WINE PEOPLE

• Interview with Louis Skinner, Winemaker at Betz Family Winery
• The trailblazing winemaker behind a prestigious Australian winery
• Ronan Laborde, optimistic chairman of the Bordeaux Union des Grands Crus
• Winemaker Nicole Salengo Talks Career Choices, Climate Change, And Zinfandel

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET launches ‘roadshow’ for new wine diploma format
• Understanding Italian wines, or attempting to with VIA
• Master of Wine establishes $500 scholarship in her father’s name

WINE TOURISM

• Meet The Tastemaker Who’s Defining Countries’ Entire Culinary Tourism Strategies

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Why Restaurant Groups Are Adding Wine Bars to Their Portfolios

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Wyeast Laboratories expands to wineries
• Canada opens new research winery in Kentville, Nova Scotia
• With Critically Lauded Bottles, New Jersey Wine Is Coming Into Its Own
• Finger Lakes Wines and Grapes: Magazine remarks bode well for region

EUROPE & THE UK

• Portugal: Quinta da Aveleda turns to rosé in £6 million Algarve investment
• UK: Quality drink offer increasingly important in tough casual dining market

DOWN UNDER

• Australian Vintage Limited’s profits up but predicts vintage yields will drop

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African drinks maker Distell’s earnings rise

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Is this a good time to douse people in wine? A helpful guide

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Can Scotch have terroir, like wine? Breaking down effects of grain, water, peat and barrels
• Surging Whiskey Market Spurs Growth in Whiskey Tastings
• Master of Malt investigates data hack