MAY 19, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Frequency of wine consumption increasing compared with 2019 levels
• Any amount of alcohol consumption harmful to the brain, finds study
• ‘We can’t pretend like we didn’t just go through a global pandemic’: Alcohol brands cautiously optimistic about new messaging (possible paywall)
• Rabbit Ridge property owners looking for new lender, say value is greater than loan balance
• What’s the Matter with Drizly? It’s Telling Consumers Wines are Organically Grown When They’re NOT
• Boomers lead as record COVID-high % of Americans Feel Comfortable Dining Out
• The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Rabbit Ridge Winery property scheduled for bankruptcy auction in June.
• North Bay vintners raise concerns about new wine brokering/consulting firm run by failed entrepreneur and convicted felon
• The Path To Netflix-Quality Wine Recommendations Leads Through The Doors of Perception
• America’s Top Wine Buyers to Judge USA Wine Ratings 2021 – (Sponsored link)
• Pandemic pricing: Are we trying to buy less expensive wine?– Premium Paywall

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Recapping recent significant changes in alcohol DTC legislation
• Bob Paulinski MW: Why I Want to Be a Judge in USA Wine Ratings –  (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Columbia Crest: Washington’s’ Largest production 2020 wine brand
• Global alcohol sales plummet during lockdown, with South Africa reporting biggest decline
• Wine yet to see accelerated demand for no/low
• How USA Wine Ratings Judges Wines in the Same Way Consumer Do – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County crop report shows ‘devastating’ drop in wake of wildfires (possible paywall)
• Shannon Family of Wines in California’s Lake County names Czerw sales manager for Southeast US
• Sonoma County Planning Commission to hear draft winery events ordinance
• See how Phase 2 Cellars streamline systems and provide exceptional customer service.

COVID-19

• EU agrees to ease travel restrictions on non-EU tourists
• How the Broadway Wine Club’s Founder Kept Lights on and Glasses Filled
• Decanter readers share their Covid experiences

DIVERSITY

• Banks Fight $4 Billion Debt Relief Plan for Black Farmers (possible paywall)
• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Awards First Black Hospitality Initiative Student Scholarship of 2021

HEALTH

• Is Being ‘Wine Drunk’ Really a Thing?

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Cargo sailboat delivers wine by wind from France to Brooklyn

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Lawsuit Claims Wine Retailer’s Website isn’t ADA Compliant
• Laws In The World Of Wine And Spirits: The Good, The Bad, And The Idiotic

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Heineken, Distell South Africa Deal Signals Resilience After Booze Bans (possible paywall)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• George Clooney Buys Provence Wine Estate … or Does He?

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Chile sees exports to China surge by 40%, as it muscles into gap left by Australia
• Vietnam’s Wine Industry and Opportunities for Australian Investors

BREXIT

• Lead time issues ‘probably temporary’

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Champagne sparkles in the fine wine market
• Fine wine trading tips of the week
• Aussie team’s new technique has 100% success rate in determining wine’s origin

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Bordeaux en primeur 2020: After the horse has bolted

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Professional wine tasting notes are for the reader, not the writer

MARKETING & SALES

• Stop Selling to Gen Z

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Why it’s Time to Pop the Top Off Canned Wine
• Time to bottle it on glass?

MEDIA MATTERS

• Damned Good

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Five Facts About the Wine Industry and Success In the Wine Industry
• Champagne Tries to Fix Its Problems
• Winemaker turns to ancient technique, turning grapes into wine in just months

WINE PEOPLE

• Judgement in Paris – Guest: Matt Green, Proprietor, BarVino (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Authentic Paso: Salty Stories – Lone Madrone (podcast)

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Can Dynamic Pricing Benefit Restaurants? (podcast)

ACADEMIA

• NY: FLCC offers new viticulture certificate

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Is the Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter on the Rise Again?
• New technology fights grape powdery mildew at the genetic level.
• Technology to recover and modulate the aroma lost during alcoholic fermentation

DOWN UNDER

• Why is wine brand awareness declining in Australia?
• Australia Wine Brand Power Index 2021
• OZ: $3.5 million to improve Barossa region’s water infrastructure