JUNE 17, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Restaurant sales continue improvement in May but guest traffic worsens
• From Bordeaux wine to jamón and Parmesan—what the EU-U.S. tariffs truce means for consumers
• Calif: Regulators approve emergency rules to allow halt of Russian River diversions for thousands of water right holders
• This is how bad the Western US drought has gotten over the 12 years
• The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• US AlcBev consumption up to highest levels since 2002, but wine shows weak gain
• 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

• Kansas adopts new license requirements for fulfillment houses and updates filing frequency for wineries
• Bob Paulinski MW: Why I Want to Be a Judge in USA Wine Ratings –  (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• New Zealand confirms small crop
• Sommeliers Choice Awards 2021 results are out! – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. Announces New Leadership Appointments
• See how Phase 2 Cellars streamline systems and provide exceptional customer service.

COVID-19

• Wine Sales Strategies Shaped and Sharpened by the Pandemic
• Europeans drank less alcohol in first months of the pandemic, survey shows
• What A ‘Post-COVID’ Trip To California Wine Country Is Like Now [paywall?]

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Facing The Fires

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis farm on Santa Rosa Road approved by Planning Commission

DROUGHT/WATER

• Drought prompts Calif to cut off water to thousands of farms, water agencies [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• The Women Winemakers Leading Chile’s Sustainability Efforts

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• New wine labeling law will ‘guarantee authenticity of Texas wine’

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Wine.com Appoints Derek Yung as Chief Financial Officer
• Hennessy Cognac intends to double its profits in 10 years

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Wine Industry Benefits From Resolution Of The Airbus, Boeing Trade Dispute (podcast)
• Australia and UK FTA ‘a win’ for Australia’s producers
• OZ: Canberra to decide ‘very shortly’ on WTO action against wine tariffs

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• One Step Beyond to focus on post-pandemic consumer

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Picking Winners from 2020 Bordeaux
• Bordeaux 2020 en primeur by appellation: St Emilion

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Dosaggio zero, pas dosé, brut nature: some of the wine world’s most misunderstood terms.

MEDIA MATTERS

• Trailer released for Champagne film featuring Stephen Fry
• Wine Can Change Your Life

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Cold Hard Facts About Pale Pink Rosés
• Ancient Grape Varieties Make a Comeback in Lebanon
• Why Low- and No-Alcohol Wines Are Finally Tasting Better
• How Wine Brought Me In From the Outside

WINE PEOPLE

• Unfiltered: Daniel Illsley

WINE EDUCATION

• Mandy Stevens takes chair at The Association of Wine Educators

TOURISM

• WSWA Issues Travel Guidance On How To Spot Fake Alcohol

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Meet Washington’s newest AVAs Part 1: White Bluffs
• Columbia Valley Carves Out New AVAs. What Does It Mean for Washington Wine?

ACADEMIA

• University of Nevada Professor retires after establishing wine grape growing legacy

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Low SO2 Wines: Technologies to Preserve Quality and Increase Shelf-Life (videos)

EUROPE & THE UK

• Evenstad Estates Announces Landmark Burgundy Vineyard Expansion
• Vivino promotes Lincoln to senior commercial director Europe
• Cornwall – a sea change

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Turning olive trees into McLaren Vale wine
• Australia’s growing thirst for alcohol-free wine and beer

LATIN AMERICA

• Pushing quality South America

SOUTH AFRICA

• Digital marketplace for South Africa