APRIL 21, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Global Wine Consumption Hits a New Low
• 2020 Wine Consumption Up In Brazil, Down In China And Flat In U.S. (possible paywall)
• Black Wine Entrepreneurs Find Passion, Racism & Legacy, Study Shows (possible paywall)
• Calif Governor Newsom Signs New Employee Recall Law (SB-93) – Effective Immediately
• Label designs delivering classic wine reassurance cues continue to have the highest intent to purchase amongst US wine drinkers
• The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• In tribute to Litmus Wines’ Mike Florence

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• What Wholesalers’ Inventory Depletions Reveal About Industry Recovery
• Why a “Netflix of wine” is impossible with current recommendation methods
• Wine’s best known right-wing extremist among FBI’s record number of domestic terror arrests
• Final Call To Enter In The 2021 Sommeliers Choice Awards. Submission closes on April 20, 2021 – (Sponsored link)
• Update: Wine prices 2021 (Premium Paywall)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Top sommeliers on why they take part in Sommeliers Choice Awards (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Vineyard area edges back to Europe as Spain and France rise and China falls
• New Zealand vintage set to be smaller: creating supply and demand tensions for exports
• Frost Strikes Vineyards in Leading Italian Wine Regions
• Which will be the best restaurant wine in the USA? (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine industry suppliers Cork Supply USA, Tonnellerie Ô get new CEOs, new group name
• See how Phase 2 Cellars streamline systems and provide exceptional customer service.

COVID-19

• California COVID-19 sick leave law of critical importance to employers
• The Show Must Go On: How The Wine and Theater Worlds Serviced Hungry Patrons

DIVERSITY

• South Africa’s Kunye brand wants to drive diversity at home & abroad
• Here are three ways to support your employees of color throughout this traumatizing time.

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• OZ/NZ: Towards an early smoke detection network

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Canopy Growth selects Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits to distribue CBD beverage portfolio in the U.S.

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Biodynamics and the pursuit of better wine

REAL ESTATE

• Home of Viansa Winery co-founder on the market in Sonoma for $4,750,000
• Legacy Family Vineyard, Howell Mtn AVA – Ultra-Premium Cab & Zin, Winery Potential, 2 residences. 33 acres + water. – (Sponsored link)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• How more alcohol availability hurts finances for some people

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• China-Australia relations: wine traders eye spirits to ‘survive’ crippling disruptions

DISTRIBUTORS

• Vehrs Distributing Company, Inc., Appoints Blake Darrow Vice President of Strategic Retail

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux en primeur 2020: The négociants’ perspective
• Zachys Hong Kong wine and spirits sale realises HK$36.15m

MARKETING & SALES

• Using place to sell wine, and why sometimes we shouldn’t do it
• Wine, Mind Share and the Media—A Potent Combo Still
• Vin-malin.fr is benefiting from the surge in e-commerce sales

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Are elements of wine label design changing with the pandemic?
• Why wine labels matter
• How are artisanal wine corks made? Inside a cork factory in Sardinia

MEDIA MATTERS

• Sneak peek at the Slow Wine Guide USA 2021 print edition

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Has a Necessary and Optimistic Renaissance of Bordeaux Wine Arrived?
• Wine: The Marriage of Apollo and Dionysus
• Wine’s Invisible Cities

WINE PEOPLE

• Winemaker Nick Lane writes from his new base in the UK
• Michael Terrien – Winemaker and Maine Wild Blueberries (podcast)

EUROPE & THE UK

• EU appellations to be granted rights for dealcoholised wine production
• Germany Introduces A New Wine Hierarchy Based On Geography (possible paywall)

DOWN UNDER

• Wine Weather in NZ: Is La Niña leaving us?
• Western Australia dances with wine’s most maligned (and magical) variety