FEBRUARY 16, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Wine businesses must focus on the ‘100-year life’ to drive mid- and long-term success
• Shinsegae acquires Napa Valley’s Shafer Vineyards for $250 Million
• Riboli Group Moving Forward with $9.1 million Purchase of Vineyard and Residence in Paso Robles
• Constellation Brands Is Declining Towards Its ‘Reversion To The Mean’ [paywall?]
• Treasury Wine shares surge as ex-China growth begins to pay off [paywall?]
• Prices for California’s top wines rise 32% in 2021 – Liv-ex
• Two glasses of wine enough to hit daily sugar limit
• Wine’s Dominance of Online Sales Is Faltering – Rabobank
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• A perfect storm: Nutri-Score, alcohol and health
• Duarte Nursery Requests Postponement of New Biden “Waters of the United States” Rule
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Saving Wine from Wildfires

DROUGHT/WATER

• Water watchers in Marin, Sonoma counties brace for more drought

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Three-Tier System Essentials: Getting Licensed
• The Silver Bullet for Wine Retailers
• Add to cart: e-commerce activations to grow your wine and spirits’ online sales – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Oregon wine sales boom but depend on aging consumers [paywall?]
• Highest volumes of Champagne produced for 10 years
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Rick and Diana Longoria Sell Their Lompoc Winery
• Napa County’s next steps on Walt Ranch look hazy [paywall?]
• Calif: New Senate Bill Would Allow Businesses, Non-Profits Ability to Conduct Wine Auctions
• Don Sebastiani & Sons Appoints Kim Cotter as New Chief Financial Officer
• Pacific Highway Wines Welcomes Allison Lee As Director of Sales Pacific Southwest
• ‘State of Alliance’ looks at local Sonoma Valley wine scene
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

HEALTH

• Amendments made to alcohol and health recommendations in Europe
• Agricultural Fungicides May Be Promoting Antimicrobial Resistance
• A recent study suggests red wine may protect you from COVID. But I wouldn’t drink to this yet

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• New Bordeaux initiative puts CSR at front of sustainability drive
• Prosecco DOC Furthers its Commitment to a Sustainable Future
• ‘No Emissions, No Questions’: Electric Vehicle Use May Not Change the Taste of Wine

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Country of Origin strategy key to TWE’s Chinese plans
• Treasury Wine Estates Limited (TSRYY) CEO Tim Ford on Q2 2022 Results – Earnings Call Transcript
• Treasury Wine Estates 1H Net A$109.1M Vs. Net A$118.0M >TWE.AU
• Heineken Says Outlook Is Becoming Cloudier as Costs Increase [paywall?]

AGRIFOODTECH

• Wyld Networks & Agrology Satellites Allow Farms to Collect Data in Remote Locations

DISTRIBUTORS

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

NFTs & BLOCKCHAIN

• Wine Investment Platform Vint Releases Three NFTs on Behalf of Emmitt-Scorsone for Auction

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Will the momentum of the Super-Tuscans continue?

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

• Wine Paris paves way for return of international wine expos

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Timeless Tradition of Oak Maturation is Changing
• Is wine actually an art form? Maybe not, but it’s close enough
• The Colours Of Infinity
• The Enduring Mythos of Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• The Women Behind the Wine at New York’s Jungsik
• Unfiltered: Paul Fogerty
• Unfiltered: Michael Peng

WINE PLACES

• Chateau d’Yquem embraces change

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NV: Pahrump Valley Winery owners file for bankruptcy
• WA: Patterson Cellars purchases Tertulia winery and vineyard, will move to Walla Walla
• Oregon wine industry facing inflation, supply chain issues
• Florida: Todd Anderson joins Fun Wine as President

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Bud dormancy revelation could improve climate change response
• What Really Happens to Grapevines During the Dormant Season?

EUROPE & THE UK

• The cru bourgeoisie -a classification reborn?
• English sparkling winemaker Nyetimber marks record sales as category booms
• Château Lassègue names seventh-generation vigneron Nicolas Seillan as its new winemaker

DOWN UNDER

• New Zealand wine debate of future opportunities and challenges
• Tātou: Taking technology to the field

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Over 1,000 bottles of smuggled Australian wines busted at HK-Shenzhen border
• Chinese wine lovers still crave Penfolds, but it won’t come from Australia [paywall?]

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• European Whisky Can’t Say ‘Glen’ on the Label Unless Its From Scotland