OCTOBER 6, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Wine investments outpacing stock market performances. VWE, Duckhorn Emblematic of Deal-Making Surge
• Flaw found in ‘no safe level of drinking’ claim
• Napa Valley’s Fairwinds Estate Winery sues insurer claiming refusal to pay Glass fire claim
• Angelina Jolie Finally Flips 50% Stake in Chateau Miraval to Stoli Group
• The Alcohol Industry Is Entering a New Golden Age—Here’s Why
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• SVB Survey Early Results: Water Worries
• Silicon Valley Bank’s 2021 State of the Industry Survey is Open
• The existential terror of choosing wine & how consumers will soon be able to avoid it
• Court filing alleges Hugh Reimers conspired with Langtry Farms insider in illegal scheme to sell smoke-tainted wine
• No, Chlorpyrifos was not invented by Nazis and is not related to Zyklon B
• 2021 USA Wine Ratings Winners Announced – (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• What’s Behind California’s Surge of Large Fires?

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• LibDib Expands Into Connecticut
• Quarterly Roundup: Beverage alcohol news you need to know from Q3 2021
• Be part of the biggest gathering of Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits, and Private Label professionals in the US. –  (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Napa Valley harvest report: Entering the home stretch [paywall?]
• Camden County, NJ harvests first crop of wine grapes
• Pinot Grigio harvest officially ends in DOC delle Venezie

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• Humanising The New Normal

DIVERSITY

• The Empowering Story of Las Amigas Cuvée, the First Latina-Owned Sparkling Wine in the Napa Valley

HEALTH

• Keep up the pub invites and don’t ‘sober shame’: how to support a friend to stop drinking
• Millennium Health Study Published In Drug And Alcohol Dependence Highlights Covid-19, Seasonal And Regional Influences On Alcohol Consumption

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Soon, one third of Côte-d’Or estates will be organic
• Warming Threatens California’s Wine Grape Varieties
• As the Climate Heats Up, Can Germany Keep Its Cool?
• Feudi di San Gregorio obtains Equalitas Corporate certification

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Stoli Group building ultra-premium wine portfolio as it snaps up Miraval

AGRIFOODTECH

• MI: Bill could make ‘robo-bartenders’ a reality statewide

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The heart of the wine world welcomes Sotheby’s
• Italy becomes ‘dominant force’ on fine wine market

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How Master Sommelier June Rodil Builds Wine Lists That Are Just as Diverse as Houston
• Wine critic scores

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Côtes de Bordeaux to host virtual trade training event

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• The Inevitable Grift of Slinging ‘Conservative’ Wine and Beer at a Country Driven Mad by Social Media

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• In New Documentary, the Realities of the American Food System Are Laid Bare

MEDIA MATTERS

• White Wine Technology – book release
• Turning the Tables on Stacy Louise Briscoe

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Grand Crus System is a Charming Anachronism
• Zinfandel is the ideal autumnal wine

WINE PEOPLE

• The Business of English Wine (1): James Dodson, Vine-Works
• When it comes to exploring wine, Etinosa Emokpae takes it easy
• Al Brown on why he entered the wine business

ACADEMIA

• Purdue Wine Grape Team aims to improve quality of Indiana-made wine

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Effect of Candida zemplinina oak chips biofilm on wine aroma profile
• Improvement of non-Saccharomyces yeast dominance during must fermentation by using spontaneous mutants resistant to SO2, EtOH and high pressure of CO2
• Forms of Copper in Wine: Analysis and Impact on Shelf Life
• To till or not to till?

EUROPE & THE UK

• EU to extend support for wine, fruit and vegetable sectors
• South Italy’s Silver Lining
• UK: A third of consumers to stockpile drink and food products for Christmas
• UK: Alliance Wine strengthens team with new appointments

DOWN UNDER

• Aussie wine community called on to join Sustainable Winegrowing Australia

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Why is the South Korean wine market becoming more attractive to wine businesses?
• China: Ningxia adds six more ‘second growth’ estates but top tier still vacant
• Winemakers Ask, Is China’s Market Worth It?