OCTOBER 28, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Regenerative Disorder: Behind Wine’s Latest Buzzword
• California North Coast benefits from go-rural land purchase boom
• Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office files civil case against vintner Reimers for environmental damage [paywall?]
• Customers are going to ghost you if they don’t trust where your ads or sponsored content appear.
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• On-Premise Sales Recover After Brief August Stall
• Wine Club Winc postpones $75 million IPO. A look at one number might be the key.
• Riboli drilling test water wells for possible Rabbit Ridge Winery Purchase
• The existential terror of choosing wine & how consumers will soon be able to avoid it
• 2021 USA Wine Ratings Winners Announced – (Sponsored link)

DROUGHT/WATER

• NASA Launches OpenET Online to Provide Crop Water Use Data

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Be part of the biggest gathering of Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits, and Private Label professionals in the US. –  (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Turrentine October 2021 Bulk Market Update (video)
• Turrentine October 2021 Calif Grape Market Update (video)
• Supply chain bottlenecks sour wine industry amid bottle shortage
• Shipping delays lead to costlier wine
• Shippers fear ‘catastrophic’ fallout from ‘crazy’ California port fees

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The Prisoner is uniquely positioned to influence change in wine. Will it ditch its problematic aesthetic to do it? [paywall?]
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• Silver Oak Winery CEO: Pandemic Spurred ‘Flight to Quality’ (Video)
• How the pandemic made us more adventurous drinkers

DIVERSITY

• Simonne Mitchelson seeks to further diversity and equity in the Central Coast’s wine industry

HEALTH

• Gastric cells—Plant substance from wine influences acid secretion via a bitter receptor

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• How This California Company Is Drawing Parallels Between Wine And Cannabis [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change hits your wallet: Price of beer and wine expected to rise
• Australian wines changing as industry adapts to warming climate
• Gil Family Estates Expands its Sustainable and Organic Footprint

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Mixed feelings in Bordeaux
• Rise in ready-to-drink cocktails fuels tax fight

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Why is Patagonia now selling wine?

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Job Market Ratings Set Record, but Economic Confidence Slides

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• Let’s Talk about…Willamette Valley Sparkling Wine

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Learning about Aged Wine Can Be Costly. The Solution is WineBid

DATA & TRENDS

• Wine Owners’ Nick Martin: how to master your business’ data

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vineyard to host Arkansas grape growers conference Nov. 4

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Social Media is Here to Stay

MEDIA MATTERS

• Interactive Maps Give a New Dimension to Wine [paywall?]

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Taste of Change on Sicily’s Mt. Etna
• Bordeaux Blanc, making a comeback

WINE PEOPLE

• Dr. Nicolás Catena Zapata, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
• Pol Roger’s James Simpson MW: our customers need us more than ever

WINE TOURISM

• Portugal’s ‘World of Wine’ Complex Is the Mediterranean’s Newest Oenophile Destination
• Bonfils announces luxury wine tourism complex in Languedoc

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK Budget 2021: Chancellor slashes alcohol duty in major overhaul
• Cheaper Champagne and pricier Pinot Grigio as UK revolutionises its wine tax regime
• UK Duty reforms: What’s the cost for wine and spirits?
• PGI wine producers call for a “substantial increase” in prices

DOWN UNDER

• South Australia prioritises wine safety with new best practice video

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Arnaud Bardary MS: “HK market still lacks understanding for Bourgogne wine.”