APRIL 23, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Top DTC varietals all experienced price declines in 2020
• Gallo harvests Sour grapes with South Carolina’s quirky liquor laws
• Krasilsa Pacific Farms Sells Sonoma County for $4.7 Million
• The Single Most Important Measure for Your DTC Program
• Wine industry seeks to rebound from tumultuous 2020
• Drought Emergency for Northern California Wineries
• The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Drought emergency declared in Sonoma, Mendocino Counties (possible paywall)
• 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)
• Ohio regulators: Why can’t wine writers get samples in your state? – Premium Paywall

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Subscription Economy and the Evolving Wine Buyer
• 3 simple ways to keep DTC wine sales increases going
• New Florida Economic Nexus Law to Impact DtC Wine Shippers
• Top sommeliers on why they take part in Sommeliers Choice Awards (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• New Zealand’s 2021 vintage will be about quality, not quantity
• Chile: Santa Rita poised for ‘record-breaking’ 2021 harvest
• Europe’s wine regions seriously affected by frost
• Champagne “lucky” with frost compared to other French wine regions
• Which will be the best restaurant wine in the USA? (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California’s spotted lanternfly watch intensifies
• Wine industry seeks to rebound from tumultuous 2020
• Napa wine shops are the heartbeat of wine culture (possible paywall)
• See how Phase 2 Cellars streamline systems and provide exceptional customer service.

COVID-19

• Losing smell and taste when they’re your job

STARTUPS & NEW BRANDS

• Do Bianchi Natural Italian wholesale and retail launches in California

HEALTH

• ‘I wanted an escape from Suzy homemaker. Wine provided that’

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Two New Approaches to Smoke Taint Mitigation

DROUGHT/WATER

• Marin County is first in Bay Area to impose water use restrictions

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Finding New Life for Wine-Grape Residue
• How are vineyards in California following sustainable practices?

REAL ESTATE

• Legacy Family Vineyard, Howell Mtn AVA – Ultra-Premium Cab & Zin, Winery Potential, 2 residences. 33 acres + water. – (Sponsored link)

AGRIFOODTECH

• First Monarch Tractor Reports to Work at Wente Vineyards

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australia-Canada wine dispute settlement proves value of the WTO

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Promotes Allison Graham to Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Canada

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Charity auction announced in aid of French winemakers

MARKETING & SALES

• Virtual Wine Club Events are Awesome, and Everyone Should do Them

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Can the Wine Industry Benefit From Clubhouse?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Soundtrack Podcast embraces Global Wine audience with Correspondents in eight countries
• The New Face of Slow Wine Guide USA 2021 Launches
• The Gamut and Gauntlet of Questions for Wine Bloggers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Striving for Perfection and Finding Truth: Tasting 20 Years of Vérité
• Premiumisation of Pinotage
• Once Reserved for Vineyard Workers, Piquette Is Your New Drink for Summer

WINE PEOPLE

• Randall Grahm, the man-genius of Bonny Doon Vineyard (possible paywall)
• Nova Cadamatre: The busy life of a bi-coastal winemaker (possible paywall)
• Mount Pleasant’s Matt Brennecke is a winemaking talent decades in the making
• Verticals S2: Tara Gomez (video)

ACADEMIA

• IL: McHenry County College fall class lineup includes new course on wine culture