JUNE 15, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• U.S, EU agree truce in 17-year aircraft subsidy battle
• Properties Previously Owned By Rabbit Ridge Under Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Proceedings, Rabbit Winery is Now a Tenant
• Distorted, Bizarre Food Smells Haunt Covid Survivors [paywall?]
• US/EU Aircraft tariff spat on way to settlement
• Stock up on your favorite wine now: Low inventory and higher prices are on the horizon [paywall?]
• Calif Defies Critics, Emerges From Pandemic As #1 U.S. Economy; 5th Globally
• The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• How to attract ‘happy at home’ consumers back to the on-trade
• Deadlines and dueling appraisals set up Rabbit Ridge Winery property for an existential turning point in mid-June
• Chateau Ste. Michelle & Dr. Loosen 2019 Eroica Riesling Gets Wine Of The Year at 2021 Sommeliers Choice Awards — (Sponsored link)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Barrels, Barrels and More Barrels. Announcing The Barrel Market, Only on LibDib.
• Bob Paulinski MW: Why I Want to Be a Judge in USA Wine Ratings –  (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• 2020 wasn’t a great year for Washington wine. Or was it?
• Sommeliers Choice Awards 2021 results are out! – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley Vintners Leads New Path for Philanthropy in Wine Industry with Collective Napa Valley
• California’s tourism industry geared up to reopen
• Memento Mori in the Napa Valley hires its first director of sales
• California North Coast vintners see visitors, restaurant sales return
• Sonoma County’s Paul Hobbs Wines names new marketing executive
• Napa Valley vintner Suzanne Groth named Wine Institute chair
• See how Phase 2 Cellars streamline systems and provide exceptional customer service.

COVID-19

• Wine industry will never be the same after 2020

DIVERSITY

• Why the Wine Industry Is Betting on Jermaine Stone
• Golden Vines applicants – Diana Hawkins

HEALTH

• Embracing the Gift of Drunkenness

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Docklight Brands Signs U.S. Distribution Agreement With Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits for Marley CBD Beverages and Confections Portfolio
• The rise of cannabis seltzer and spirits, which get you high quicker than edibles

DROUGHT/WATER

• Baby, it’s dry outside: an update on the drought and what it means for vineyards
• ‘Rare, dangerous and deadly’ heat wave tightens grip on western US

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Gotham Project Experiments with Reusable Wine Bottles

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Underground Cellar Secures $12.5M Series A as Their Millionth Bottle of Wine Is Sold
• Accolade on acquisition trail in China in effort to sidestep punitive tariffs

AGRIFOODTECH

• Sensor technology gives growers actual ET readings

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• US and EU lawmakers endorse elimination of wine tariffs and ‘zero for zero’
• What’s stopping the UK-Australia trade deal from being signed?
• Industry welcomes UK’s free trade deal with Australia

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Domaine Leroy Musigny goes for record sale
• How Château Lafite Changed the World of Wine

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Bordeaux 2020: “highly complex,” says Matthew Jukes
• Brane-Cantenac 2020 En Primeur: “absolutely fantastic”
• California collections service – Sell easily on Liv-ex
• Larcis Ducasse 2020 En Primeur: “sensual and ravishing”

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• It’s Time to Stop Laughing Off Wines With Funny Names

MARKETING & SALES

• Anatomy of a Perfect Marketing Email

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How technology can transform your business and staff

MEDIA MATTERS

• Necessary dautel, and what do we write about when we write about wine?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Inside Blaufränkisch’s Global Comeback
• The Problem with #RealWine (podcast)

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Wine giant E. & J. Gallo Winery plans East Coast headquarters in Chester County, SC

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Integrated bunch rot management for winegrape vineyards
• What Is Being Done To Prevent Fungicide Resistance in Grapes
• WSU wine researchers hope natural yeast will reduce sugar content
• The controversy over Bill Gates becoming the largest private farmland owner in the US

EUROPE & THE UK

• Cava’s Last Shot at Survival
• European manifesto: growers of own-rooted vineyards seek endorsement and UNESCO classification
• Bubbling over: Champagne’s new experimental mood
• Looking for bubble: Champagne sales surge as experts reveal why lockdown Scots are just about ready to pop their cork

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Alcohol at home: Rising South Korean drinking-alone trend boosts fruit wine imports but not beer sales