APRIL 17, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Record 2018 grape harvest a blessing amid strong sales growth
• Wine’s emerging water crisis
• Merlot up again after the ‘Sideways Effect’
• Online takeout heats up, takes toll on delivery players’ bottom lines
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Why Is the Wine Industry Ignoring Black Americans’ $1.2 Trillion Buying Power?
• 2018 California Final Grape Crush Report; Total crush 4.5M tons, up 6.2% from 2017
• Alcopop Party Drink Beatbox leads Millennials to wine by selling the party (and not mentioning wine!) 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
• Wonderful Company aims for 100% renewable power *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Prosecco Leads The Italian Wine Market, But At What Cost?
• Rioja 2018 given the thumbs up from the DOCa despite weather woes
• South Africa: 2019 Harvest by Welgegund winemaker Friedrich Kuhne
• Japan producers hit as wine, cheese imports from EU surge
• Predicting Washington Wine Grape Prices
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• CEO of Francis Ford Coppola’s wine pursuits talks reading the consumer Zeitgeist
• Truck with wine tanks crashes into Napa power pole
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• WA: Lawmakers ease penalties on illegal pot sales by ‘budtenders’
• Why Synthetic CBD Is (Probably) the Future of Cannabis Pharma
• Poor Diet Kills More People than Smoking or High Blood Pressure
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AMAZON

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DROUGHT/WATER

• Funding options for Groundwater Sustainability Agencies
• Trump Administration’s Cold Water War With California Turns Hot

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• A Recent Report Takes A Look At The Global Future For Organic Wine

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Turning (recycled) water into wine

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• Long Island winery Bedell Cellars on sale for US$18m

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard agrees to buy Italian gin brand Malfy

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Female-Founded Bev Receives $7 Million in Venture Funding

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• U.S. hopes USMCA wine win will break open Canadian market

DISTRIBUTORS

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BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Bordeaux En Primeur 2018: Angélus first to release with ‘sensible move’ back to 2015 price

DATA & TRENDS

• Say Hello to Folly Enterprises

HEALTH

• A cardiologist revealed the truth behind red wine’s health benefits
• No, moderate drinking is not as bad for you as smoking
• Mediterranean Diet Linked to Lower Bladder Cancer Risk

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• German study suggests non alcoholic wine should be a priority
• Emirates Airlines Will Allegedly Hide Its Fancy Booze From Greedy Passengers

MARKETING & SALES

• How To Tell The Stories Of Wine (Part Two): The Case Study Of Dueling Pistols

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinitaly Declares a Focus on $7 Billion China Market
• Vinitaly: One Big Italian Family

PAYMENTS

• Brex, the credit card for startups, raises $100M debt round

MATTERS OF TASTE

• You Do Want Wine On the Rocks

WINE PEOPLE

• Remembering Bob Bansberg, a giant among Chicago sommeliers
• Linzi Gay, Clif Family Winery

WINE EDUCATION

• What happens when you pit a Master Sommelier against a Master of Wine

WINE TOURISM

• Lafite puts major investment behind state-of-the art tourism hub

ACADEMIA

• Lake Michigan College wine center gets first license approval

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Novel Study Examines Flight Pattern of Spotted Lanternfly

EUROPE & THE UK

• Proceeds from Mouton ‘Versailles cases’ to go to Notre-Dame
• As The French Cut Back On Booze, Investors Find Growth Opportunities
• Georgia’s ban on foreign landowners leaves farmers in limbo
• English wine needs to move beyond generic ‘white’ and ‘red’ labels, Tesco says
• At $40,000 a bottle, Tokaj winemaker aims to revive royal heritage
• Italy: Masseto now has its own winery

DOWN UNDER

• Australia’s eleventh largest wine export market – United Arab Emirates

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• 7 Things to Know Before Starting a Craft Spirits Brand
• Craft beer and cider makers are using the language of wine
• Sustainable brewing processes: is circular beer the answer?
• Craft beer: Slowing Growth in 2018 was ‘Not a Blip’
• Female lobbyists change face of beer industry
• World’s Two Biggest Beer Brewers in Battle Over Keg Technology