FEBRUARY 22, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Wine’s BIGGEST Unanswered, Market-Killing Question: Why?
• Build Wine Back Better: “Got Wine?” meets “License to Steal”
• US Treasury Alcohol Reform Report—Wine Industry Implications
• Research the Key to Wine’s Climate Battle
• A Longer-term Perspective on California Grape Prices
• New US Treasury Alcohol Competition Study Shows 40 Wineries Dominate Industry | Wine Industry Insight
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• The wine industry is asking the wrong question
• Wine is healthy. Wine is dangerous. All studies on both sides of this are totally inconclusive.
• 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)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Risk of Desertification in Mediterranean, More Serious than Realized

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Saucey Extends Delivery Services in Ohio, Including New Convenience Categories
• Add to cart: e-commerce activations to grow your wine and spirits’ online sales – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• 2022 harvest: Labour shortages and Omicron ‘serious’ concerns for New Zealand
• State of the US Wine Industry with Rob McMillan (podcast)
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Paso Robles wine grape grower Bill Gibbs purchases new 30-acre vineyard
• Napa winery Domaine Carneros bolsters mentorship programs
• Opinion: The Other Side of the Walt Ranch Controversy
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

ONLINE PRIVACY

• Privacy protections updated in California, Colorado

HEALTH

• How many calories are there really in your glass of wine?
• Positive Effects Of Alcohol On The Heart A ‘Myth’ Says New Study [paywall?]
• Misleading info about Sugar Content in Wines by BBC

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Mike Benziger, one of Sonoma County’s top cannabis growers, making rare in store appearance Saturday at Solful’s Sebastopol

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Green Wine Future: the most ambitious environmental conference ever organised for the wine community

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Brad Pitt, Jolie and Château Miraval story takes new twist

AGRIFOODTECH

• Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise

DISTRIBUTORS

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

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Where Wine Ratings and Masking Meet
• Finding alternative wines to meet 2022 buying shortages
• 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

• Can Fine Wine Come in a Box? Tablas Creek Is Betting on It
• With A Reduced Carbon Footprint, Bag-In-Box Wine Increases Market Share [paywall?]

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Iowa: Wine workshops to be offered for wine industry members, amateurs

MEDIA MATTERS

• Learn to shoot wine bottles with this brilliant lighting breakdown

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Bring On the Heat: Chile Infusions Are Spicing Up the Wine Industry

WINE PEOPLE

• Unfiltered: Paul Gartland
• Meet Marlize Beyers from The Drift Estate

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Domaine Wine Storage Expands Footprint with New Florida Location
• NY: ‘We’re going to continue to fight’: South Wedge wine company denied liquor license
• Canadians knock back almost 10 alcoholic drinks per week
• Idaho lawmakers consider allowing 17-year-olds to serve alcohol

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How To Plan Out an Effective Spray Program for Your Grape Crop

EUROPE & THE UK

• Inflation, Supply Chain Creating Rare Challenges in Champagne World
• Interest in exclusive-label wines drives competition in the Portuguese wine market
• AXA Millésime appoints new technical director of Pichon Baron
• UK: The Drinks Trust opens applications for vocational hardship programme

DOWN UNDER

• NZ – Vineyard Nexus: New weed paradigm
• OZ: Take measures to prevent grape spillages this vintage

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Inter Rhône to open China office
• Chinese customs seize over 1,100 bottles of fine wine from Hong Kong

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• U.S. Buyers Are Making a Case for Single Malt Irish Whiskey
• Across the Industry, Calls for Craft Beer to Grow Up