APRIL 13, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wine’s best known right-wing extremist among FBI’s record number of domestic terror arrests
• Calls for Resignation over Sonoma Sex Claims
• Pandemic Boosts Beer & Wine Sales at Convenience Stores
• LibDibbing into Chains: Wine and Spirits Product Placements in Large Retail Chains
• Which Rosés Will Succeed in a Maturing Market?
• Pandemic Anxiety Has Women Drinking More
• Home Wine Deliveries Keep on Truckin’
• Shocking news: Wine tastes better when it costs more money, even when it doesn’t(Sponsored link, premium paywall)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Devastating spring frosts in France and Italy wipe out up to 95% of crop in some regions
• 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
• Final Call To Enter In The 2021 Sommeliers Choice Awards. Submission closes on April 20, 2021 – (Sponsored link)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Alcohol delivery will become legal in Alabama in October
• Top sommeliers on why they take part in Sommeliers Choice Awards (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Australian Cabernet sales surge in UK during 2020, partly making up for Chinese losses
• “Frost even in Sardinia.” Reports of widespread damage as Italian winemakers assess impact from spring freeze.
• French Winemakers Try to Save 2021 Vintage From Late Frost
• Which will be the best restaurant wine in the USA? (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Recall effort of Windsor Mayor Dominic Foppoli faces long road (possible paywall)
• Shannon Family of Wines Hires Two Seasoned Sales Managers
• Yao Ming’s Napa winery is trying to cash in on the NFT ‘gold rush’ (possible paywall)
• See how Phase 2 Cellars streamline systems and provide exceptional customer service.

COVID-19

• How Covid-19 is affecting drinks company share prices

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Dealing with a deluge: Soil-savvy strategies for preventing flooding and erosion on the farm.

AMAZON

• Amazon’s Efforts to Operate Massive Freight Terminal at Dangerous Intersection in Sonoma Valley Delayed

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• The frosty face of climate change
• Sonoma County Winegrowers and Vintners Partner to Host Virtual Panel on Sustainability in Celebration of Earth Day
• Harnessing the power of biodiversity
• Functional Complementarity: Down the pathway of regenerative viticulture
• Xerces Monarch & Pollinator Kits: California
• Mexican university makes biofuel from wine and cheese waste

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• An Intrinsic Calculation For Treasury Wine Estates Limited Suggests It’s 47% Undervalued

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Saint-Émilion classified growth sells for €75 million

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Chinese tariffs plunge Australian wine performance on secondary market
• OZ: Canberra vineyard starts exporting wines to Southeast Asia during 2020 travel bans

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• Enoforum USA Bonus Session: Bio-protection in oenology

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine Club Memberships – Strategically Manage Your Memberships

MEDIA MATTERS

• Podcasting flourished during pandemic. Will it continue to grow as COVID subsides?
• The Manga Series Bringing Wine Culture to the Mainstream
• Wine Wars: Curses, Miracles, and Revenge

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Sauvignon Blanc: This Multitalented, Aromatic Grape Is Growing In Popularity (possible paywall)
• Terroir on a 100-Point Scale

WINE PEOPLE

• As Far Back As The Early 1800s This Visionary Female Entrepreneur Transformed The Champagne Industry (possible paywall)
• Rebecca Palmer on demands & skills of a wine buyer

WINE PLACES

• How Some Noblemen, a Train and a Louse Helped Rioja Become a Global Superstar
• Drinks Atlas: Paso Robles, California

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Bad Faith Negotiating in Oregon’s Alcohol Debates

EUROPE & THE UK

• Explore Carnuntum delivers an insight into Austrian wine
• UK: How Henners is making its mark on English wine
• The “Worst Frost in Decades” Is Decimating French Vineyards