FEBRUARY 23, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Climate change a ‘strong threat’ for six out of 10 wineries
• Wine Owners’ 5 step guide to running an e-commerce wine platform
• Helping Wine to Grow Old Gracefully
• Likelihood of extreme autumn fire weather in California and Western Oregon has increased 40%
• Global Reach of Premiere Napa Valley Wine Auction Grows in 2022
• Consumer COVID Dining Comfort Not Improving; Outdoors Still Preferred Over Indoor
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Papapietro Perry Winery Co-Founder Bruce Perry Passes

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Wine’s BIGGEST Unanswered, Market-Killing Question: Why?
• Build Wine Back Better: “Got Wine?” meets “License to Steal”
• 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)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Cold snap could trigger problems for North Bay grape growers [paywall?]
• PG&E, Sonoma County prosecutors may be near deal on criminal charges over Kincade fire

DROUGHT/WATER

• Forest Fires Could Boost Western U.S. Water Supplies

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

• Calif: Grape tonnage increases in 2021 harvest
• French wine export hit new high in 2021
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Two North Coast Wineries in Court Over Their Logos
• Napa lawmaker wants to expand online wine auctions
• Garagiste Wine Festival kicks off Friday at Solvang Veterans Memorial Hall
• Natural wine is now Millennial bohemia, raves, vibes. This S.F. bar embodies it all [paywall?]
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• IL: Crowe bill would aid wineries

DIVERSITY

• Black-Owned Wine Shops to Support From Coast to Coast
• Flyght Black promotes Black wineries, wine lovers
• Chicago woman breaking barriers in wine industry

HEALTH

• Does Alcohol Count as Fluid?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Beer and wine sales in grocery stores could go to MD voters

REAL ESTATE

• In the market for a winery? This Idaho vineyard is listed for sale

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Rémy Cointreau: Leading Sustainable Champagne House Telmont Adds New Investor Leonardo DiCaprio

DISTRIBUTORS

• Republic National Distributing Company Invests in New Illinois Facility Romeoville, Ill. to be Newest Distribution Facility in Chicagoland area
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Southwest Florida Wine and Food Fest Raises $2.1 Million for Kids’ Healthcare

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The History of Open That Bottle Night
• 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

• New ‘sweetness scale’ to feature on Alsace wines

MEDIA MATTERS

• Turning the Tables on Sean P. Sullivan

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Typicity vs authenticity in fine wine
• Beautiful Things
• Why Ceramic Cups are Making a Comeback

WINE PEOPLE

• Adam Lee on The Taste with Doug Shafer (podcast)
• Q&8 | Winemaker Liang Ning of Sweet Dew

WINE PLACES

• Higher and higher: La Rioja Alta winery continues to climb
• Inside the Former War Bunker That Contains $2 Billion Worth of Wine

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Restaurant guest check growth reaches record high in January

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Mexican Natural Wine Finds a New Home in Guanajuato

ACADEMIA

• Notice of Vacancy: Founding Chair of the Department of Viticulture & Enology at Washington State University

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Pierce’s Disease-Resistant Vines Get Put to Work (PDF)
• Research delivers better indicators of bunch rot thresholds

EUROPE & THE UK

• Hungary: Planned EU Ban on Promotion of Red Meat and Wine ‘Unacceptable’

DOWN UNDER

• Bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa could decimate New Zealand’s $2 billion a year wine exports
• Adelaide wine professional joins Landcare Australia board