APRIL 8, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Duckhorn, Vintage Wine Estates and Other Wineries Go Public. What’s the Cost?
• Constellation Sees Beer Outpacing Wine and Spirits
• NielsenIQ launches Omni Shopper Service
• Kansas closes in on the Constitutional abyss
• The (sorta) good news for Constellation wine earnings: Not as bad as expected
• Five suggestions to increase restaurant wine revenue and make wine drinkers happy(Sponsored link, premium paywall)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Champagne exports to the US crash by a fifth as Covid-19 takes its toll
• Ratings & reviews are useless for wine and movie recommendations, so Netflix killed them and embraced Big Data
• Duckhorn eyes potential for more winery acquisitions following IPO
• Sommeliers Choice Awards launches Shelf talkers and Tasting notes for entrants – (Sponsored link)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Rushing Into Ecommerce Can Lead to Costly Mistakes. Here’s What You Need to Know.
• Becoming a Master Sommelier in the midst of a global pandemic (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• French winemakers set candles and straw ablaze to save vines from frost
• German’s bulk wine imports hit ten year low during 2020
• Grow Your Wine Brand In USA with 2021 Sommeliers Choice Awards (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma County grape growers spread their wings
• See how Phase 2 Cellars streamline systems and provide exceptional customer service.

COVID-19

• Restaurants, wineries, gyms welcome more customers inside as Sonoma County eases pandemic rules (possible paywall)

DIVERSITY

• Two scholarships worth £55,000 envisaged

HEALTH

• What Is Clean Wine, And Is It Better For You Than Conventional Wine?

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• California firm finds ‘permanent’ solution to smoke taint
• Napa County considers multi-pronged wildfire prevention, battle plan

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Mosel vineyards are preparing for climate change by sharing their soil with aromatic plants
• Bordeaux vineyards converting to organic gathers pace, after lagging behind rest of country
• Six ways to be a more eco-friendly drinks producer

REAL ESTATE

• Falconer Vineyards Winery and Cidery in Red Wing, Minn., on the market for $1.45 million

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• No New Wine Tariffs, but Glassware Hazy
• Chinese tariffs on Australian wine reduce market demand

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• As Traditional Wine Auction Houses Moved Online During the Pandemic, How Did Established Digital Players Fare?
• Liv-ex 100 up 2.80% in the first quarter

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• One winegrower has chosen to put his bag-in-box in an artistic cylinder

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Twitter said to have held acquisition talks with Clubhouse on potential $4B deal

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Lockdown Saw Rise in Wine Domains and Wine Scammers

MEDIA MATTERS

• A Wine-Soaked True Crime Doc with ‘Fraud, Deception and Intrigue’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Following Malbec’s fingerprints to identify terroir
• Louis Roederer without the bubbles – all change in Champagne
• A look at varietals and blends (possible paywall)

WINE PEOPLE

• Life Lessons with Jay Boberg of Domaine Nicolas-Jay
• Penfolds Chief Winemaker Peter Gago’s Favorite Things
• db meets: Gary Boom of Bordeaux Index
• Eric Asimov of the New York Times on Conversation with Jason (video)

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How stressed are hot grapes?
• With bud break, pruning at top of to-do list

EUROPE & THE UK

• Château Beauséjour to remain in the Duffau-Lagarrosse family

DOWN UNDER

• Cheers to Wine Australia’s US Market Entry Program

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• In the Philippines, Coconut Wine Is a Symbol of Pride and Resistance

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• More Than Half of US Craft Distillers Saw Significant Sales Decline in 2020
• ‘Get ready UK’: White Claw’s CMO reveals the hard seltzer’s global attack strategy