OCTOBER 18, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Barbara Dvorak Winiarski has died
• Supply Chain Delays Could Soon Leave Wine Glasses Empty
• US Wine DtC Legal Battles—Time to Calm Down
• Retail, Food Service Sales Rise, Showing Strong Consumer Demand
• Over half of Americans are more likely to shop at businesses with vaccine mandates [paywall?]
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Is The Duckhorn Portfolio Losing Its Bouquet?
• 2021 will be the best year ever for a lot of wineries!
• 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
• 2021 USA Wine Ratings Winners Announced – (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Firefighters get a grip on the Alisal Fire after extreme winds die down

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif: Reyes Winery sees drop in pro­duction due to drought

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Latest on Retailer Direct-to-Consumer (DtC) Shipping
• Be part of the biggest gathering of Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits, and Private Label professionals in the US. –  (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Off-Premise Sales Supported by Premium Wines
• North Coast wine grape harvest wraps up uneventful season

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County OKs climate fix to controversial vineyard project, but environmental groups are skeptical
• Wine industry suffers supply chain woes
• Napa’s Simon DTC Consulting launches for wine business
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• 47% of working adults would be more willing to accept a job offer from a company that mandated vaccines.

HEALTH

• Sensitivity Science: Looking at the role of BA in wine intolerance

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Carbon farming, one of the oldest agricultural practices, is growing on winemakers [paywall?]
• Californian vineyards are using owls to protect vines instead of chemicals
• Viticulturist Mimi Casteel on Her “No-Till” Farming Approach to Combat Climate Change
• Dozen wineries join Jackson Family Wines co-founded climate action group
• UK: Liberty Wines goes ‘carbon neutral plus’

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• What will Treasury Wine Estates’ priorities be for the years ahead?
• Wine.com Appoints Preston Mosier as Chief Operating Officer

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Now available to all: Extended Report – California: “A Golden Era for the Golden State”
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Bordeaux labels lead trade this week

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine packaging and its impact on flavor
• TricorBraun to Acquire Vetroelite

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo Bordeaux make way for ‘Bordeaux Wine Week’

MEDIA MATTERS

• ASVO launches new podcast series
• The Taste of Betrayal On “Succession”

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The duality of-smell phenomenon
• Seeking freshness in the southern hemisphere
• Do the great red wines of Argentina and Chile stand the test of time?
• This “Defense” of Anti-Terroirism is a Disaster
• Wine, Women and Watches – Gathering Joy in the Long Lunch

WINE PEOPLE

• Made By Women In Bardolino: Interview With Claudia Benazzoli
• A Chat With Wayne Bailey of Youngberg Hill/Bailey Family Wines
• Chapel Hill Sommelier Paula de Pano Rejects Wine Bro Culture With New Shop
• The Rothschild behind the reinvention of Sauternes [paywall?]

EUROPE & THE UK

• Who was the first Champagne maker to plant vines in English soil?
• Britain’s excise duties on alcohol to be “radically overhauled”
• Jura’s only hotel is up for sale for £1.2million

DOWN UNDER

• The Real top wineries of New Zealand
• Out of this world tech for Aussie wine

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Atlantic Winery Raises the Fine Wine Flag

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• USA Beer a Virtual Reality for Customers