MAY 6, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• The War On Alcohol: Is This Prohibition 2.0?
• Terroir Capital sells the Stellenbosch winery to Third Leaf Wines
• VA: David King of King Family Vineyards Passes Away
• Why online systems for recommending wine seem not to work very well
• When Pinot Noir isn’t Pinot Noir
• Wine Drinking Should Be Pointless: Why It’s Time to Stop Scoring Wine
• Top U.S. wine executive: Let’s make wine so expensive no one will be able to afford it
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• US belatedly gets into private labels
• Calif winegrape acreage up 6.3%, but non-bearing soars 20.5%
• 2018 California Final Grape Crush Report; Total crush 4.5M tons, up 6.2% from 2017
• Wonderful Company aims for 100% renewable power *Sponsored Link*

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• The demand for Australian wine will soon outstrip supply – and it’s due to the drought and overseas demand
• Famous wine region in Romania seriously affected by hailstorm
• Australian Vintage Limited details extent of vintage yield declines
• South African Wine Harvest Report: A Record Low, but Quality Shines (PDF)
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley tourist visits near 4 million, spending tops $2 billion in 2018
• Judy Jordan’s next act: helping young women in Sonoma County achieve their dreams
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WILDFIRES

• PG&E to Napans: Plan for power shutdowns this fire season

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• The Stoned Tourist: Weed-Themed Travel Companies Explode in Canada
• Weed tourism is the new wine tasting in California
• Amateur Investors are Bullish About Cannabis. That Has the Pros a Little Worried.
• Federal agency to offer updated guidance on hemp ingredients in wine, beer
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AMAZON

• Why Amazon’s Willing to Spend Billions on Next-Day Shipping
• The making of Amazon Prime, the internet’s most successful and devastating membership program
• Target wants to build a media business to rival Amazon
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Delta twin tunnels revamp: One eyed-monster is still a monster
• The California Water Model: Resilience through Failure
• Experts tell how water availability affects land values

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Organic Wine’s Deadly Carbon Footprint
• Organic wine sales increasing
• The Business of Sustainability (podcast)

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Australia’s Treasury Wines wins case against ‘copycat’ for imitating brand in China
• How Much Could Premiumization And Acquisition Synergies Affect BUD’s Q1 2019 Results?

DISTRIBUTORS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Pinot, cabernet draw top bids at Sonoma County Barrel Auction
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – En Primeur round-up
• Fine wine investment: Wild horses

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• There’s a Congressional Wine Caucus. And it does a lot more than drink.

MARKETING & SALES

• 5 Ways to Market to That Fickle Group Called Millennials

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Digitally engaged consumers demand verified buyer reviews and ratings & content control
• Twitter is disturbingly right and alarmingly wrong about what you’re interested in

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Generational Succession

MEDIA MATTERS

• Digital Media Is Suffocating—and It’s Facebook and Google’s Fault

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Willie Mays, Christopher Walken & the Next Napa Valley
• Do you pour from a wine bottle for what’s in it — or what’s behind it?

WINE PEOPLE

• A Day in the Life of Alto Piemonte Champion Cristiano Garella
• Understanding Prosecco: Interview with winemaker Stefano Gava of Villa Sandi
• Interview with Beth and Lindy Novak (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Gamble Family Vineyards: It Takes A Good Farmer To Make Good Wine in Napa Valley

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Northwest farms sought for heat awareness project
• Michigan wines, trying to crack global market, look to China
• NY: Extension Specialist Hired By Grape Program

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Psychological warfare in vineyards: Using drones and bird psychology to control bird damages to wine grapes
• From the Cellar to the Cloud: Evolving technology keeps beverage producers in touch with their fermentations.

EUROPE & THE UK

• Is the French wine industry being banned access to the copper smoothing it had secured?
• Norfolk could make a better sparkling wine than Champagne, says owner of expanding Chet Valley vineyard

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Geelong digital marketing guru Dave Chaffey hits wine app milestone

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Key China wine trends explained

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• On the Island of Lost Master Sommeliers (satire)

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Is Australian Single Malt The Next Japanese Whisky?