FEBRUARY 8, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Has U.S. Wine Industry Consolidation Gone Too Far?
• IWSR: premiumisation and RTDs driving changes in category share
• The Wine Business Sees a Problem: Millennials Aren’t Drinking Enough [paywall?]
• 24 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Attendees tested positive for COVID, a Case Rate of 0.387%
• Man charged with murder after popular Ontario wine maker Paul Pender found dead
• Wine Clubs Are For Older Consumers: GenX and Boomers Dominate
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Remembering Paul Pender, a Kind-Hearted, Award-Winning Canadian Winemaker

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Farm Credit, Bankruptcy Court Set Rabbit Ridge Winery Final Sale
• It’s Time for Wine to Wake Up
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Add to cart: e-commerce activations to grow your wine and spirits’ online sales – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Thirst for Italy’s Franciacorta grows with record sales
• How Italy’s sweet sparkling wines are fighting back
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma County Planning Commission to mull winery events
• Sonoma County winery Marimar names production manager, cellarmaster
• Introducing the Lodi Grapevine Rootstock Research Focus Group
• In Wine Country, one radical farmer is growing an unexpected heirloom crop: wheat [paywall?]
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• California will lift indoor mask mandate as omicron cases fall
• ‘Large gatherings’ can resume on Feb. 11 in Sonoma
• OZ: Reopening to the world “a light at the end of the tunnel”

DIVERSITY

• Black Winemakers and Wines You Need to Know

HEALTH

• Red Wine Headaches Under the Microscope

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Prosecco Consortium ramps up sustainable initiatives
• How Hard Is It To Make Biodynamic Wine? One Italian Winery Shows Us [paywall?]
• Commitment to Environmental Sustainability and Local Impact Showcased by Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Newly Published 2021 Corporate Social Responsibility Report

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Watch Remy Cointreau’s McLernon: On-Premise Market Recovering (video)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Britain joins China trade block battle

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Counterfeiting Is a Lingering Stain on the Wine Industry
• Burgundy’s rising prices drive the Liv-ex 1000 index in January

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Jancis Robinson: ‘I don’t tell anyone what to like’
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

MARKETING & SALES

• Has the Wine Industry Blown It With Millennials? (podcast)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Why we believe the time is right for a $95 box of wine
• Vinexpo Paris to debate future of glass bottles

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• New date for Occitania trade fair while Vinexpo prepares to launch

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Science of Salinity in Wine
• Vermentino Uncorked – A white fit for the beating sun
• Rappers, Real Housewives, and the Rise of Moscato
• No Matter How Big the Bubbles, Size Isn’t Everything
• How Wine And Memories Intertwine [paywall?]
• Blueberry Wine Gets Serious

WINE PEOPLE

• Sporty Wine Guy with Dale Robertson and Jeremy Parzen (podcast)
• Okanagan winemaker Erich Smith-Peter uses science and creativity to put the valley in a glass
• Unfiltered: Crispin Sugden

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• How to Level Up Wine Sales on the Restaurant Floor

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• The Cool Climate Of Finger Lakes: Ravines Wine Cellars And The Challenge Of European Grapes [paywall?]

ACADEMIA

• WA: Walla Walla’s College Cellars looks to the future

EUROPE & THE UK

• Spain: Vega Sicilia invests €20m in Galicia white wine plan

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Why the Next Big Player in Whisky Might Be China
• Can canned craft cocktails make the world a better place? [paywall?]