APRIL 8, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Sonoma County vintner killed in crash near family vineyards
• Napa Staff Shortages Hurting Wineries
• Constellation’s cheap wine sell-off portends more consolidation
• OZ: Investors see red as police give up the hunt in $5m wine heist mystery
• Alabama winery reverses course on hosting same-sex weddings after social media backlash
• This U.S. map renames each state with a country of equivalent GDP
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Why Constellation’s cheap wine sell-off ia a A Win-Win
• 2018 California Preliminary Grape Crush Report – April 10
• 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
• Wonderful Company aims for 100% renewable power *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• NZ: Frost wreaks havoc in lower North Island
• Mould fears in Margaret River wine region, 2019 harvest down 70 per cent for some wineries
• Once again April frost hits the Loire:
• Champagne shipments to UK fall by 1m bottles
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa’s Problem is Cars, Not Drought
• Napa County winery, vineyard permit fix-it deadline brings fewer applications
• After marathon hearing, Napa County ready to finalize tree and water quality protection ordinance
• Windsor leaders place big bet on local shuttle service between hotels, breweries, wineries
• The latest chapter in the Napa Valley’s Franciscan wine saga: Sale to E. & J. Gallo
• BrewDog acquires Berlin brewery from US-based Stone Brewing
• When will California’s earthquake drought end?
• C. Mondavi & Family Promotes and Appoints New Additions to Sales Team
• How Sonoma County became a small-town foodie sensation
• Table grapes: Grants awarded to educators in California
• 50 years of Rutherford’s ZD Wines
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WILDFIRES

• Grape and grain but never the twain when stubble fires contaminate vineyards

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Sonoma’s Benziger bridges gap between wine and weed
• Smoking pot vs. tobacco: What science says about lighting up
• California cities sue state over home deliveries of pot
• State investigators raid SLO County’s largest marijuana cultivation
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DROUGHT/WATER

• UC course helps landowners track water use
• California Adopts New, Welcome Wetlands Protection Rules
• Portfolio Solutions for Safe Drinking Water – Multiple Barriers

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• The impact of climate change on grapevine phenology and the influence of altitude: a regional study
• Weighing Up the Value of Biodynamic Wine

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• New Mexico Governor vetoes beer & wine DTC measure
• German drinkers drinking less but trading up

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• NorCal ranch with 2,700 acres and hundreds of years of history listed for $12.4 million

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• EU tax row could cost Diageo £278m
• The maker of Sam Adams is sinking after Goldman Sachs says the beer industry is changing faster than Boston Beer
• Has Treasury Wine Estates Limited Got Enough Cash?
• Moutai reports strong Q1 performance

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• As Chinese Buy French Vineyards, Names Like Château Imperial Rabbit Rattle Purists

BREXIT

• BREXIT implications for South African wine

DISTRIBUTORS

• Pernod Ricard confirms DBR Lafite distribution in China
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BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• 2018 En Primeur: the ideal wine profile… including for Brett
• Bordeaux En Primeur, Social Listening & Artificial Intelligence: The Top 10 chateaux for the 2018 vintage
• Bordeaux 2018: Freshness is the key

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Willamette Pinot auction breaks US$1m mark

HEALTH

• To Combat Binge Drinking, a Search for Chemical Solutions
• There is even more evidence that there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Younger U.S. consumers prefer Australasian wine
• The Rules of BYO
• Is this the best wine in the world? An app with 35 million subscribers says so.
• The Wine Critic’s Job (part 2): Tracking Variation
• Sommelier Roundtable: What’s the Hardest Part of Your Job?

MARKETING & SALES

• WineGlass Marketing Launches First Winery-Specific Technology Integration Solutions

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Pinterest IPO pricing values company at least $1 billion lower than last fundraising

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Five Ways Smartphones are Changing How We Drink Wine
• Britain just laid out plans to end the internet’s Wild West days and take a world-leading role in regulating big tech

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Key-person insurance can save your business from the unthinkable

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Does Great Wine Terroir Exist If No One Is There To Appreciate It?
• A sweet wine revelation that may prove bitter
• Why rosé wine is ideal for innovation
• How A Small Company Finds Intriguing and Unique In-Roads to Success

WINE PEOPLE

• A conversation with Paulo Amorim
• Mike Sauer: Washington Wine Pioneer
• The Maradona of Wine in Naples, Italy
• OZ: Wine people in rich list

WINE PLACES

• Suddenly Winemakers: Rider Cellars, WA
• Bisol’s 10 years of “crazy” winegrowing in the Venice lagoon

WINE EDUCATION

• Vinitaly International Academy welcomes 24 new members

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Can restaurant critics remain undercover?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: Thomas Spotteck is settling in as head winemaker at Lenz

EUROPE & THE UK

• David Parkinson steps down as WineGB CEO
• The Official New Wine Region: Vineyards Of The Surrey Hills
• England: Denbies Wine Estate to quadruple production this year
• Hameau Dubœuf pops cork on Jora Vision’s Mon Beaujolais wine experience

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Phylloxera outbreak simulation drives biosecurity best practice
• Millennials send organic wine sales surging

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• First vineyards planted in Bhutan
• ‘Injurious and dangerous’: Alcohol warning labels entered into force in India from April 1

SOUTH AFRICA

• A tiny beetle is killing an urban forest in South Africa and there’s no solution

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Wine Transformed To Art: Meinklang Sarah Lucas

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Celebrate National Beer Day by Getting Compliance under Control
• Macallan Whisky Master Distiller Moves To Small, Re-Invented Distillery
• 17 Fun Facts About Beer And Taxes On National Beer Day