FEBRUARY 10, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Duarte Nursery Requests Postponement of New Biden “Waters of the United States” Rule
• US Treasury Pushes Alcohol Reforms
• 2021 California Grape Crush Report To Be Released At Noon Today (Really!)
• TTB Issues Distilled Spirits and Malt Beverage Labeling and Advertising Regulations Final Rule
• Looking To The Future: NFL Targets GenZ & Millennials For Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• US Treasury wants to stir up U.S. alcohol market to help smaller players
• Farm Credit, Bankruptcy Court Set Rabbit Ridge Winery Final Sale
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Snowpack from December shrinks after dry January
• Merced County Almond Farmer Settles With EPA Over Clean Water Act Violations
• California Could Enter a Third Year of Drought in 2022, Raising Fire Risk [paywall?]

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

• Strong Pre-Harvest Interest in 2022 Southern Hemisphere Whites
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Icons and Innovators to be Honored at Eighth Annual Sonoma County Barrel Auction
• The Garagiste Wine Festival shines a spotlight on small production wineries throughout Santa Barbara County and beyond
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano and other Bay Area jurisdictions to lift mask rules for vaccinated groups

DIVERSITY

• The Story Behind DC Wine Country’s First Black Woman-Owned Wine Label
• SA’s first black billionaire buys Stellenbosch winery

HEALTH

• Call to Action!: Crowdfunding Requested for New UC Davis Red Wine Headache Research

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Napa Valley company reveals unique way to reduce vineyard waste
• Three ways growers are reducing on-farm greenhouse gas emissions

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Treasury Issues Report on Reforming the Alcohol Market to Help Smaller Players
• U.S. Treasury Calls Out Beer Industry Over Anti-Competitive Practices [paywall?]

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard celebrates record breaking sales in first half of fiscal year

DISTRIBUTORS

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

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• Women for WineSense Winemaking & Viticulture Roundtable will host Elaine Chukan Brown, Wednesday, February 16, 2022

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Atkin unveils latest Rioja Report

DATA & TRENDS

• The Legal Drinking Age in Each Country [MAP]

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)

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo Paris to host wine and climate change talk
• The Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference will go ahead in June 2022

MEDIA MATTERS

• Dr Laura Catena and Alejandro Vigil launch book telling the story of Malbec

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Must We Like a Wine to Appreciate It (part 2)?
• USA survey finds rules of wine are intimidating
• Are You Afraid of (Drinking Wine in) the Dark?

WINE PEOPLE

• Iris Rideau on Seizing Opportunity in Business and Wine
• Meet Burgundy’s New Generation of Forward-Thinking Vignerons
• Nomad winemaker: Why I make wine in Spain
• Unfiltered: Farrah Scanlan
• Kim Murphy Rodrigues of the Rhone Rangers (video)
• “Slutty” Brian Brakesman, Red Thread Wines, Napa Valley (video)

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Mexican Wine Is on the Rise

EUROPE & THE UK

• Half full or Half Empty? Selling New World Wines in Germany

DOWN UNDER

• Australian millennials drive wine consumption post-pandemic
• New Zealand wine brand Wither Hills joins Freixenet Copestick portfolio

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Hong Kong wine market rebounds in 2021

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Will 2022 be the breakout year for English Whisky?
• Endless West Secures $60MM in Series C Funding