MAY 13, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Temperature crisis could lead to a major re-shuffle of global wine production and demand
• Father of Cal Poly student killed at El Campo Road calls for winery boycott amid lawsuit
• Where cannabis investors see the next big wave? In precision dosing
• The foolishness of taxing European wine
• The Americans With Disability Act Of 1990 Poses Legal Challenge For Winery Websites Today
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Is Pernod Ricard about to sell Kenwood Vineyards, Jacob’s Creek and other wine brands?
• 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

• Catena Zapata (Argentina) 2018-2019 Harvest Report
• A century of French wine vintages
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County Planning Commission to discuss Matthiasson winery
• Napa County supervisors to talk Lake Berryessa, watersheds
• Sonoma County’s mother-daughter wine teams bring love and collaboration to the bottle
• ‘Harvest Season’ on PBS shows how Mexican migrants are the backbone of California’s wine country
• California Almonds: Another Record-Breaking Crop Predicted
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WILDFIRES

• Smoky business

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Attorneys general from 33 states urge pot banking reform
• Illinois Cannabis Legislation: The cracks in the artwork
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AMAZON

• Amazon to pay employees to start their own package delivery businesses
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DROUGHT/WATER

• Some common questions on California water (Part I)
• May heat shrinks Washington snowpack, raising risk for tight water flows for fish and farmers

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Why Some Wineries Are Becoming ‘Certified B Corp’ — And What That Means
• Uruguay: Bodega Garzón Achieves LEED Silver Certification for Entire Facility

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?

• A Historic South African Wine Estate Is On The Market

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• European Commission fines AB InBev €200m ($224m) for restricting cross-border beer sales

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Twice-delayed tariffs now enacted
• U.S. plans more aid for farmers amid China trade spat

DISTRIBUTORS

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BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Duhart Milon 2018 released
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – a week of En Primeur releases
• Bordeaux 2018: A ‘rare collector’s item’?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Justice Department Files Brief in Antitrust Case Involving Beer Sales in Canada

MARKETING & SALES

• Using the science of mindsets to better understand your customers

PAYMENTS

• San Francisco Joins Other Cities in Banning Cashless Stores

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Combating Ageism in the Drinks Industry

MEDIA MATTERS

• 6 keys to getting more media coverage of your winery or hospitality brand
• Wine writing: Working for free
• Wine Country movie: Sideways in Trump Country
• Behind the Scenes with the Winemakers of ‘Wine Country’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Myth of the Myth of Minerality
• The Sugar-Is-Bad-For-You Campaign Is Ruining Champagne
• The release of the “Paratge”. DOQ Priorat’s newest step up the Burgundian pyramid.
• Why You Should Drink Chenin Blanc from Here, There and Everywhere
• Aligoté is Making a Comeback
• The revolution in Stellenbosch Syrah

WINE PEOPLE

• Wine Industry Interview: Rudi Goldman, “Burgundy: People with a Passion for Wine”
• Take 5 with Phil Cline, Naches Heights Vineyards

WINE PLACES

• Applegate Valley AVA, Oregon In Depth
• France’s Orphan Wine Region Grows Up

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Can Maryland produce an iconic red wine? One maker is determined to find out.

ACADEMIA

• VA Tech Names Winemaking Consultant Tom Payette “Distinguished Alumnus”

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Aromatic evolution of blanc de noirs sparkling wines made by traditional method during twelve months of aging on their lees
• Native fungi are targeting spotted lanternfly

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Consumers shun restaurants at Easter, figures show
• Treasury Wine Estates director Michelle Brampton joins WSTA’s board

DOWN UNDER

• Australian wine sector mourns the passing of Colin Campbell

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Painting of baby with wine removed from N.J. exhibit. Artist blames political correctness.

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Craft Beer and Cheese Businesses Have a Lot in Common, But Only One Is Surging
• VinePair Talks to Jim Koch and Sam Calagione About the Merger