APRIL 5, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Why Constellation’s cheap wine sell-off ia a A Win-Win
• “May” vs “Will” costs Tulsa distributor $100 Mil
• Major study debunks myth that moderate drinking can be healthy
• 2018 California Preliminary Grape Crush Report – April 10
• Wine Institute leaves San Francisco for Sacramento
• California cities sue state over cannabis home deliveries
• Millennials are drinking less beer. So beer is becoming more like juice.
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Shedding cheaper wines should boost Constellation wine & spirits margins 30% — Merrill Lynch
• Thirstie Advances to #17 in WineTech Fundings With $7 Mil Round
• John Duarte is out to prove that junk science unjustly railroaded his federal court case
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Turrentine Bulk Wine Market Update
• OZ: Orange region producers focusing on quality, not quantity as harsh summer takes its toll on volumes
• Wisconsin winemakers see impact from polar vortex
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Permission for a winery lures buyers for Kozlowski farm in Forestville
• Napa Valley lawsuit seeks to expand rights to the esteemed To Kalon name
• Napa Valley Vintners Awards $250,000 Grant to JobCare program
• WineGlass Marketing Launches First Winery-Specific Technology Integration Solutions
• Wine Futures Event Benefits Vineyard Workers
• Lede forms partnership with Priorat
• Visit Mendocino tourism organization opening new office in Ukiah
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Brexit Bummer: Brits Banned From Amsterdam’s Cannabis Coffee Shops
• New Mexico Decriminalizes Marijuana
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AMAZON

• Amazon to launch a constellation of 3,236 satellites to help people who don’t have access to high-speed internet
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Water wins for Eastern Washington
• Districts Applaud Bureau Of Reclamation Lawsuit
• Metropolitan Board workshop compares one-tunnel options to Cal Water Fix
• ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT FORUM, Part 1: Panel shares perspectives on and experience with adaptive management

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Chablis steps up sustainability focus with new methanation system
• Plumpton climate change research could help boost English vine productivity

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation’s Wine Sale Will Likely Be Dilutive For 3 Years
• Beer sales boost Constellation Brands
• Constellation Gain Leads S&P 500 as Mexican Beer Demand Grows
• Spirit giant Constellation Brands is ditching high-end wine and going all in on cannabis (video)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Perpetrators of Crowdfunding Fraud Can’t Hide From The Law Forever

BREXIT

• Brexit’s High Costs for UK Wine Trade

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• America Loves Bordeaux. Just Not Bordeaux Futures
• Investing in fine wine
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Petrus 2015 leads weekly trade

HEALTH

• Scotch Whisky Association doubles support to projects combatting alcohol misuse

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• UPDATE: Grapegrowing and FSMA Compliance

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• 2019 PA Wine Marketing & Research Board Symposium: Presentation Summaries

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Katerina Axelsson of Tastry on Teaching Computers to Taste Wine

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How Barbara Banke Learned to Scale Her Company By Letting Go of Control
• Immigration, border policies compound labor woes

MEDIA MATTERS

• Here’s who owns everything in Big Media today

MATTERS OF TASTE

• This Bright, Bracing Italian Sparkler Could Be a ‘Prosecco Killer’ — if Given the Chance
• Torrontés In The Spotlight: Get To Know Argentina’s White Wine

WINE PLACES

• “Famous” Calabria: The Italian wine region everyone should know, but doesn’t

WINE EDUCATION

• Why the WSET “SAT” is Essential for Every Wine Writer, Blogger, and Industry Professional

WINE TOURISM

• Champagne structures its wine tourism activities

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How Jackson Family Wines’ Top Brass in Oregon Is Shaping the Willamette Valley’s Future
• WA: Locals near future wine resort concerned by what it will do to their community

ACADEMIA

• Sara Spayd receives highest honor from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture
• NC: Viticulture courses open to high schoolers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• On grapevine adaptation to drought: new insights into the genotype-dependent responses to water stress
• How Robots are Taking Over Vineyards
• Aspergillus species associated with wine grapes in Australia: Implications for fumonisins in wine (video)

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Why The Wine Gang is set to put the spotlight on sparkling wine

DOWN UNDER

• The Big Reverb of Australia’s Lo-Fi Wine Movement

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• US craft beer has settled into a ‘more mature growth pattern’