APRIL 28, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wine brand equity eroding worldwide
• Gallo closer to tasting room deal to bring $400M plant to SC
• Wal-Mart Ends Federal Lawsuit Challenge to Texas Liquor Laws
• Alcohol Marketplaces 2.0 Part 4: Who’s responsible for ensuring legal drinking age?
• Smell Training Is Superior to Steroids in Treating COVID-19 Smell Loss
• Vinexpo announces new wine and spirits shows in New York City
• Acker to Debut First-Ever Burgundy Wine NFTS w/ 2019 Domaine Du Comte Liger-Belair Portfolio
• The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• US Wine Sales Set to Skyrocket
• 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
• America’s Top Wine Buyers to Judge USA Wine Ratings 2021 – (Sponsored link)
• Is Gallo about to change the idea of winery tasting rooms forever?– Premium Paywall

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• 3 Ways Real-Time Software Benefits DtC Wine Shipping
• Bob Paulinski MW: Why I Want to Be a Judge in USA Wine Ratings –  (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• The rise of California fine wine at export
• In 2020, Italy Ranked First For U.S. Wine Imports, 53rd For Exports Behind Togo, Latvia (possible paywall)
• Exports Of Jumilla Wine To The USA Continue Their Upward Climb (possible paywall)
• French Frosts: On The Ground Reports From The Vineyards (possible paywall)
• OZ: Bloodwood 2021: small but well formed
• Bordeaux looks back on its 2020 vintage
• How USA Wine Ratings Judges Wines in the Same Way Consumer Do – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Calif ABC Launches New Online Portal for Mandatory Alcohol Beverage Server Training
• This beloved Marin winery is shutting down, citing California’s drought and climate change (possible paywall)
• California trade group Wine Institute chooses Napa Valley resident as new top communications executive
• Sonoma Valley Vintners and Growers Alliance names new executive director
• Russian River Valley Winegrowers trade group names new leader
• Silver Trident Winery in Yountville names new hospitality manager
• See how Phase 2 Cellars streamline systems and provide exceptional customer service.

COVID-19

• The Small Business Administration announced that Restaurant Revitalization Fund applications will open on May 3
• Does Air Quality Science Provide a Way Forward on Covid Restrictions?
• Mendocino County becomes first in North Bay to move to least-restrictive yellow tier
• Can You Have Alcohol After the Covid Vaccine?
• RIP ‘Cuomo Chips’: New York State To End Rule Requiring Food With Alcohol (possible paywall)

DIVERSITY

• Napa Valley Vintners’ scholarship fund now available to students of color for fall 2021 semester (possible paywall)

HEALTH

• Four reasons why your tolerance for alcohol can change

DROUGHT/WATER

• Sonoma County supervisors declare drought emergency (possible paywall)

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Where the Biodynamic Vines Are
• Cavas de Guarda Superior to be 100% organic by 2025
• IWCA joins Race to Zero Campaign

REAL ESTATE

• Glen Ellen vineyard oasis listed for $2,995,000
• Legacy Family Vineyard, Howell Mtn AVA – Ultra-Premium Cab & Zin, Winery Potential, 2 residences. 33 acres + water. – (Sponsored link)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• The dollar currency and the US wine industry
• Garçon secures £670K investment

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Who Really Buys Fine Wine?

DATA & TRENDS

• Yellow Tail ranked #1 among the top 15 most powerful wine brands worldwide
• Which countries drink the most wine?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The ‘tippling’ point: when does what you pay for wine become too much? (podcast)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The challenge of making your wine label distinctive

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘Epicurious’ To Drop Recipes With Beef In Environmental Move
• New Book Dives into S.L.O. County Wine History

MATTERS OF TASTE

• We Should All Be Drinking More Lebanese Wine
• Depth, Rebellion and Obsession: Heavy Metal Meets Wine
• Intoxication Two Ways
• Powerful Elegance
• The Lost Generation on wine … too much wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Producer Profile: Penny Jones

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Coravin to help hospitality ‘come back with a vengeance’

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington State Wine Commission Allocates $1 Million+ for Research
• OH: Warren winery seeking permission for Sunday liquor sales on next week’s ballot

ACADEMIA

• Announcing the publication of ENOFORUM Web Conference abstracts on IVES

EUROPE & THE UK

• Germany’s Au Naturel Challenge (podcast)

SOUTH AFRICA

• Vinpro legal challenge postponed