JUNE 22, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• How Post Pandemic Wine Consumption Trends Are Shaping Demand
• The Wine Gourd: Is wine for drinking or investing?
• West Coast Heat Wave Next Week
• New Study Asks if “Wine Mom Culture” Is Toxic, Putting Women at Risk
• Inmate reveals how prison ‘wine’ is made using three ingredients
• Billions More in Federal Aid on the Way for Agriculture Producers
• The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Grape insurance fraud allegations, smoke taint damages to oak tanks, and the perils of handshake deals play out in Lake County courtroom
• Fire Season Approaching: Assessing Smoke Taint Has No Simple Answers
• Unlock new opportunities in the bulk wine, bulk spirits, and private label business.— (Sponsored link)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• China-Australia relations: wine is heading to Taiwan and other ‘non-traditional markets’
• Australian wines try to stay in China through cooperation with local vineyards

COVID-19

• Despite Covid Losses, These 4 Wineries Are Still Committed to Giving Back
• Engineering nanobodies as lifesavers when SARS-CoV-2 variants attack

OBITUARY

• Dominique Belluard of Savoie ended his life last week

HEALTH

• Wine & Breastfeeding: Everything You Need To Know About Drinking Wine While Nursing
• Increasing ABV in wine since 1990Increasing ABV in wine since 1990

DROUGHT/WATER

• Drought hurts California’s urban farmers, too

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change could make South Downs ripe for wine-making boom, study finds

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Total Wine Loses Appeal In New York Expansion Bid
• Wine groups laud EU no-tariff resolution

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Gopuff Acquires Kentucky’s Liquor Barn Retail Chain

AGRIFOODTECH

• CNH Industrial acquires driverless ag vehicle company

DATA & TRENDS

• Wine DtC Shipments and Off-Premise Retail

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• A Sommelier Shares Her Most Harrowing Wine Stories
• Online wine tastings vary greatly around the world

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Wine Industry Career Series: Understanding the Three-Tiered System
• NCAE announces opportunity to vaccinate H-2A temporary ag workers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Out of the Shadows: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

EUROPE & THE UK

• Supermarket AlcBev sales soar by £29m

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The First Japanese Whiskey Distiller Made… Bourbon?
• What Are Chill Filtered-Spirits, And Why Does It Matter?