DECEMBER 21, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Riboli Estates Group Acquires Jada Vineyard and Winery in Paso Robles
• Vintner/Mayor Foppoli faces criminal investigation (podcast) [paywall?]
• WineDirect and Enolytics to Produce Massive Ecommerce Insights Report With 200 Million Data Records
• A Keynesian Theory of Investing in Fine Wine
• Penfolds may face bumpy road in getting back into China market
• GenZ Tops in Dining Out Comfort. GenX Really Isn’t. Overall Declining,
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Pioneering Wine Industry Leader Art Ciocca Passes Away
• Philippe Cambie, Dynamic Winemaking Consultant, Dies at 59

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• What future for the champagne industry after the pandemic?
• Why we are never going to know whether wine is good for us, or not
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• DtC Hits Record Highs in November
• Will Delaware Finally Uncork DTC Wine Shipments in 2022?
• Add to cart: e-commerce activations to grow your wine and spirits’ online sales – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Champagne to pop sales record as demand flows again
• Freixenet delivers record Cava sales
• The Small Producers Driving the West Coast’s Riesling Revival
• What do Burgundy producers really think of high prices & hard harvests?
• ‘Like a freeway in traffic’: America’s busiest ports grapple with the holidays
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley’s Mayacamas Winery rebuilds after 2017 fires; Sonoma County launches online solar permitting; Vallejo’s Touro gets more accreditations
• Napa Wine Co. business manager elected to California trade group board
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• U.S. urges Americans to avoid travel to Spain, Finland over COVID-19 concerns [paywall?]
• OSHA vaccine mandate penalties to start Jan. 10
• Study explores pandemic-related shifts in alcohol sales across 16 U.S. states
• A wave of Bay Area restaurants are shutting down temporarily again as omicron spreads [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Treasury Wine Estates ploughs AUD$1.4 billion into Sustainability Linked Loans
• Wine Country tourism faces a challenge, how to deal with climate change [paywall?]

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands (STZ) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Ekos raises $21 million Series B to digitally connect the craft supply chain

DISTRIBUTORS

• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The most traded wines in 2021 on Liv-ex

DATA & TRENDS

• The Trends That Mattered in 2021 (podcast)

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

MARKETING & SALES

• How Languedoc Wine Camp brought focus to the region

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 6 Tips to Grow Your Business on TikTok With Ads and Influencers

MEDIA MATTERS

• Harpers memorabilia goes up for auction

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Microbiological Terroir: The unique signature of Greystone’s vineyard ferments
• A Decades-Old Champagne Style is Trending. Here’s Why.
• Get to Know Sweet Red Wines

WINE TOURISM

• Invivo launches world’s first winery airline

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• No Longer a Secret, Red Mountain Earns Its Place In the Spotlight
• Which grapes to plant where? Maryland winery leans on ‘soil guy’ to dig up that answer

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The Ultimate Goal of Vineyard Soil Management: Optimized Root Zone Function

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bourgogne Wine Board elects new president
• WoodWinters adds historic Veneto estate to portfolio

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Jebsen’s former general manager joins Asahi

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Shochu Is Japan’s Best-Kept Secret—and the U.S. Is Finally Catching On