MAY 14, 2019 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• California tourism spending tops $140B in 2018, as Wine Country revenue rises, report says
• Don’t blame recent China tariffs for bad wine export numbers
• US winemakers losing out to Australia and Chile as trade war with China ramps up
• Bayer’s $2 Billion Roundup Damages Boost Pressure to Settle
• How One Family Vineyard is Growing up With Blockchain
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ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Temperature crisis could lead to a major re-shuffle of global wine production and demand
• 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

• France: Cahors vineyards hit by “catastrophic” frost wiping out up to 70% of crop
• UK food and drink exports hit record £5.7bn in Q1
• South African wine harvest: Winemakers see promising results despite low yields
• Global travel retail rises 10% to $75bn
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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Winery owner wants an overpass at El Campo Road, apologizes for handling of lawsuit
• New Scholarship Fund Honors Napa Valley’s Debbie Lewis
• Silverado Farming’s Pete Richmond named Napa Valley wine grape ‘grower of the year’
• California’s Up-and-Coming Grapes
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WILDFIRES

• California may go dark this summer, and most aren’t ready

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• California might triple the number of marijuana shops across state
• From K-Cups to vape carts: Is cannabis the next recycling nightmare?
• Why Do So Many Americans Now Support Legalizing Marijuana?
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AMAZON

• ‘Google is the only winner’: Google’s anti-tracking moves could slow Amazon’s ad growth
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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• California is making a weak effort to turn agriculture into a climate change fix
• Santa Rita says $25m investment in sustainability will pay long-term dividends
• CO2 in the atmosphere just exceeded 415 parts per million for the first time in human history

REAL ESTATE – What’s this new section about?



INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Trade war hinders Sonoma County vintners from boosting China sales
• Fresh China tariffs a worry for US wine producers
• ‘No End in Sight’ for Farmers Feeling Pain of Trade War
• U.S. Readies New Tariffs as Trump Says He’ll Meet China’s Xi
• Will corn, chicken and champagne scuttle a U.S.-EU trade deal?

BREXIT

• Brexit: Still hanging

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HEALTH

• Cutting Back on Sugar? Here’s What Wine Drinkers Need to Know
• AA 2.0: Why the Evolution of Alcoholics Anonymous Needs to Happen Now

MARKETING & SALES

• What is marketing for anyway?
• Tips for Retailers on Selling Low-ABV Drinks
• When wine becomes a brand

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Gérard Bertrand bottles his new brand in a ceramic bottle

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Shaulis Symposium at ASEV-ES focuses on digital viticulture
• Vinexpo Reboots Its Flagship Show in Bordeaux
• Greece: Viniculture at the 21st GiESCO International Meeting

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Will San Francisco ban facial recognition?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Where’s Francis Ford Coppola When You Need Him? (Wine Country review)

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What You Need to Know About Turkish Wine

WINE PLACES

• Behind America’s Unexpected Cool-Climate Wine Region, Michigan

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET marks 50th birthday with worldwide Wine Education Week

WINE TOURISM

• California’s ‘Family-Friendly’ Wineries Welcome Kids to Wine Country

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How the Boston area’s female wine experts are breaking the (wine) glass ceiling
• Tasting rooms spring up across Washington, Oregon

EUROPE & THE UK

• The release of the “Paratge”. DOQ Priorat’s newest step up the Burgundian pyramid
• France struggles to dump glyphosate
• Chapel Down set to plant England’s largest vineyard
• UK: WSTA challenges Gove over proposed deposit return scheme
• Sicily channels tourism to boost recognition of diverse DOCs

DOWN UNDER

• Pernod Ricard Winemakers names Accolade’s Travis Fuller as fine wine director
• OZ: Murray Valley Winegrowers appoints new executive officer

LATIN AMERICA

• Riding the Brazilian wave

SOUTH AFRICA

• SA Wine History: Mothers of the Cape Wine Industry
• South Africa: The New Generation of Wine Ambassador
• Distell appoints Andrea Freeborough as new Head Winemaker

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Bhutan Wine Company Plants the First Vineyards in the Kingdom of Bhutan

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Failed Master of Wine Dissertations [satire]

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Swedish distillery and Microsoft to create ‘first’ AI-generated whisky
• Canada: More brewers and more choice in a fiercely competitive beer market