NOVEMBER 4, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Rabbit Ridge Winery Properties Set for Over-Bid Auction
• Calif grape acreage down slightly, but still #2 crop overall
• Supply chain delays disrupt California agriculture exports [paywall?]
• The weight of that wine bottle doesn’t indicate quality, and it’s hurting the planet [paywall?]
• Vintage Wine Estates launches new lifestyle platform with Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Winc slashes IPO 73% after postponement, bails on “white shoe” underwriters.
• Wine Club Winc postpones $75 million IPO. A look at one number might be the key.
• 2021 USA Wine Ratings Winners Announced – (Sponsored link)

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

• OR: From field to lab, vintage 2021 a success
• OR: Great consistency across AVAs in 2021
• Material Shortages And Supply Chain Challenges Impact The Wine Industry [paywall?]

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Justin Winery community grant applications now open to local schools, non-profits
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

HEALTH

• German study questions purported health benefits of moderate drinking

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• UC Davis Specialist Anita Oberholster Says Marijuana Odor Effect on Wine Grapes Should Be Studied

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• International winery leaders call for support of 2050 net zero emission goal
• Regenerative Agriculture: A Winemaker Strikes Back
• Organic wine, climate crisis and what it means for brand identity
• Leading producers call for greater industry action over climate change

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Adriatic neighbors Italy and Croatia fight over rights to Prosecco branding [paywall?]

REAL ESTATE

• In Pioneertown, an Old West-themed vineyard is up for grabs at $2 million

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• E.U. Tariffs on American Whiskey Lifted, U.K. Tariffs Remain

BREXIT

• Vindependents launches Groupage Europe to overcome Brexit challenges

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Sotheby’s Inaugural Wine Sale in France Sells Out
• ¡Salud! holds 30th anniversary online
• Highlights of upcoming 161 Hospices de Beaune
• Champagne leads price performance after strong October
• Here’s How to Invest in Wine

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Got glass? Delays, shortages and price hikes hit Napa’s bottle market [paywall?]
• Wines with cork closures double the value of screwcaps
• Sweetness levels now stated on Alsace wines

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Most Persecuted Grape Variety in France Finds Success in Ontario
• Does Wine Have a Subject Matter?

IN MEMORIAM

• In Memoriam: Maria Stuart
• In Memoriam: Ken Friedenreich

WINE PEOPLE

• Anna Flowerday: organic enthusiast
• Life Lessons with Bo Barrett of Chateau Montelena

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• The Texas Wine Industry Is at a Crossroads
• Portland restaurant icon, Oregon wine advocate closes influential chapter
• OR: The Home that Wine Country Built

ACADEMIA

• Spotted lanternfly research brings top FFA award to Conrad Weiser grad

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Best practices for fungicide stewardship.
• New partnership created to expand genome mapping in grapevines

EUROPE & THE UK

• WineGB announces new board directors
• 500 years after the Inquisition, Spain finally has a vibrant kosher wine industry

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Tamburlaine bolster Orange presence with ‘Boomey’ vineyard purchase
• Farmers get help with South Australian storm clean-up
• Australia’s wine industry supply chain needs to work together

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s wine imports contract for third straight quarter

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Zimbabwean Spirit That Connects Past, Present and Future