FEBRUARY 4, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• OIV meets WHO to discuss wine, health and warning labels
• Thank God California Teamsters Are Here to Save Us!
• Sonoma vineyard workers fight for safety ahead of fire season. It’s an uphill battle [paywall?]
• There’s Interest in Bulk Cabernet Sauvignon but the North Coast’s “hottest” variety is Sauvignon Blanc
• Spirits Sales See Growth for 12th Straight Year with Tequila Soaring 30.1%
• Despite Omicron (Or Because Of?) Alcohol Topped All Product Growth In Late 2021
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Will fulfillment house battles continue in 2022?
• Farm Credit, Bankruptcy Court Set Rabbit Ridge Winery Final Sale
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Lessons on wildfire resilience from a 4,000-acre lab
• Wildfire smoke’s impact on wine topic of webinar

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Potential Inflationary Impact on Winery Shipments to Consumers [paywall]
• Add to cart: e-commerce activations to grow your wine and spirits’ online sales – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Global challenges continue for Australian wine exports
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County Planning Commission endorses micro-winery law [paywall?]
• Knowledge is Power, Says USDA’s California Climate Hub Director in Unified Wine Grape Symposium Keynote
• Napa Valley College winemaking program gets new operations manager
• Vintner Doug Shafer Elected to Napa Valley College Viticulture, Winery and Technology Foundation Board of Directors
• Patrimony Estate wines promotes Chris Avery to president
• Farm of the Future Vision Unveiled by Sonoma County Winegrowers
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

DIVERSITY

• Meet Black winemaker and trailblazer Iris Rideau [paywall?]
• Meet California’s Pioneering Black Winemakers
• Women winemakers in the South of France: 13 years of the Vinifilles group

HEALTH

• When Is The Best Time Of Day To Drink Alcoholic Beverages?
• How alcohol impacts on your sleep

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Miguel Torres Chile joins IWCA with pledge to go carbon neutral by 2050

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estates Is Doing The Right Things To Multiply Its Share Price

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Vinovest Launches The First Fine Wine Trading Platform for the Active Investor
• Fine wine prices continue to rise in January – Liv-ex
• Champagne enjoys rising trade amid new releases – Liv-ex

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Southwest Airlines to bring alcohol back on planes after nearly two years
• Southwest Airlines criticised as ‘unsafe’ for selling alcohol on flights
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Why the French still use corks for champange
• Flask-like plastic bottles are coming to a wine shop near you

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Pa. wine industry welcoming elite group of speakers for winter conference

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Does Weather Affect the Taste of Wine?
• Does a Chardonnay Have to Be Oaky? Increasingly, No
• Vin Jaune Wine Drives Chefs Wild — Here’s Why
• The Taming of Big, Bad Zinfandel
• Greece: Assyrtiko, the rising star
• The Mâconnais – Bourgogne with a southern accent [paywall?]
• The tasting at Clerico’s: a defining moment in contemporary Langhe history
• Was it possible to make a “great” wine in Italy’s “punishingly hot and dry” 2017 vintage?

WINE PEOPLE

• Charlie Tolbert: a life in wine [paywall?]
• Top Wine Industry Leader Worked From The Bottom-Up [paywall?]

WINE TOURISM

• The Return of Wine Festivals

EUROPE & THE UK

• Drinks sector urges government to cut VAT, saying it could save £4.6 billion
• The Polish wine market

LATIN AMERICA

• Chile transport crisis likely to ‘last all of 2022’, says wine producer

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Spirits Roll Out the Barrel
• Uncle Nearest and Jack Daniel’s Partner to Support Black Distillers
• Quintessential Brands unveils ‘industry-first’ Spirit Centre
• Biodynamic Whisky Is Now a Thing. Is It Legit?