MAY 9, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• US wine, beer, spirits consumption ‘in a holding pattern’ as public leans toward less alcohol
• Alcohol consumption soars worldwide to 35 billion litres as population swells
• California to ban controversial pesticide, chlorpyrifos, citing effects on child brain development
• North Coast winemakers shifting to machines to harvest grapes as labor woes mount
• The State of Discrimination in Wine
• What even is “wine” anymore?
• Trade hits out at ‘questionable’ Lancet alcohol research
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Treasury Wine shares over-valued by 50% says US hedge fund
• 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
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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Industry reacts to late grape crush report
• As grape acreage expands, industry talks politics
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California Amends Tax Rules for Delivered Sales Affecting Instate Wineries
• What ‘Wine Country’ gets right (and wrong) about wine tasting in Napa Valley
• J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines Names Brenden Wood Red Winemaker
• Napa: New Law Firm Fills Wine Industry Void
• Beverly Hills poised to end most tobacco sales
• Sonoma couple to pay nearly $600,000 for uprooting tree
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TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• It’s tough to take a cannabis business across state lines, even to where it is legal
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AMAZON

• Amazon reveals it was a target of ‘extensive’ fraud impacting seller accounts
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Central Valley Project districts seek ways to enhance water supplies
• Reasonable Use or Waste: A Developing Dichotomy

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• OR Lawmakers release new, ‘almost final’ version of carbon cap and trade bill

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Another Attempt to Let USPS Ship Alcohol

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Walmart is barring anyone under 21 years old from buying tobacco

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Economic Growth To Continue Throughout 2019

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• China’s retaliatory tariffs continue to take a toll
• Planned China Tariff Hikes Could Cut U.S. Growth in Half

DISTRIBUTORS

• Vineyard Cellars appoints Dave Allen as new director
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BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Bordeaux 2018 releases: Pape Clément enters the campaign
• Bordeaux 2018: Fit for a Pape?
• Croix Beaucaillou 2018 released – “outrageously beautiful”
• Armailhac 2018 released

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• South Africa: Nederburg becomes Cape Fine & Rare Wine Auction

HEALTH

• Is Red Wine Beneficial For The Liver Too?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine Scores are Not the Problem

MARKETING & SALES

• Amy Poehler’s ‘Wine Country’ shows what’s wrong with how wine is marketed to women

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• The time’s right for first World Bulk Wine Exhibition in China

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 10% of Twitter users post 80% of tweets
• Only 4% of people trust what influencers say online

PAYMENTS

• If bitcoin is so safe, why does it keep getting hacked?
• Facebook reverses cryptocurrency ad ban amid moves to build its own

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Professional certifications can give you a boost in the job market. But which one is right for you?
• Women Talk: Who Listens?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Country film review: Parodying the ‘snobby’ side of wine
• A documentary tribute to Gérard Colin, the pioneer behind China’s vineyards
• Three books that got me into wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Nailing the Myth of Minerality
• Why some red wines taste ‘dry’

WINE PEOPLE

• Three questions with Evelyne de Pontbriand of Domaine du Closel
• The Remarkable Journey Of Randy Lewis

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Sprawl – it’s not just an urban word

EUROPE & THE UK

• France: Sébastien David petition: an extraordinary success
• UK: Chris Porter to step down from Benevolent role
• WSTA slams Scottish government glass deposit return scheme
• Ireland embarks on massive alcohol reform

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Opportunities for Australian wine in Japan

SOUTH AFRICA

• Changes to the Cape Vintner Classification in continued pursuit of excellence

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Rich Prick Wants a Lower Score [satire]