FEBRUARY 24, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• It’s Time for an American Wine Marketing Board
• NY Liquor Board’s Unnatural Wine Ruling
• The Other Side of the Walt Ranch controversy
• Citing drought, US won’t give water to California farmers [paywall?]
• Texas Wine Is Still New. Grape Farmers Say the End is Near.
• Tasting Rooms: Time To Drop Your Mask Requirements?
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Healdsburg vintner Bruce Perry, remembered as one of the original ‘garagistas,’ dies at 80 [paywall?]

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Climate change a ‘strong threat’ for six out of 10 wineries
• Wine’s BIGGEST Unanswered, Market-Killing Question: Why?
• Wine is healthy. Wine is dangerous. All studies on both sides of this are totally inconclusive.
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Snow in a Bay Area vineyard? It’s not unusual for some — and can actually be good for grapes [paywall?]
• Climate change is causing more wildfires and governments are unprepared, says U.N.

DROUGHT/WATER

• Water for Wine: wells and sustainable viticulture

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• 4 Fast Facts from the 2022 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report
• Add to cart: e-commerce activations to grow your wine and spirits’ online sales – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Georgian wine exports to China soared in 2021
• Burgundy 2020’s ‘unbelievable freshness’ result of better vineyard management
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• UC Cooperative Extension: Grape experts give workshops on drought preparedness, red blotch
• Sonoma County’s Castle Rock Winery hires Midwest sales executive
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

DIVERSITY

• Napa Valley Winemaker Victoria Coleman Blazing A Trail For Black Women
• Italian Wine Podcast interviews André Hueston Mack: making the wine industry more inclusive is a question for everybody
• A New Wave of TV Shows Are Cracking Open the Conversation About Diversity in Wine

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• International Wineries for Climate Action appoints new ambassador
• Naked Wines to reduce weight of 3.5 million bottles

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• AB InBev FY 2021: volume and revenue growth

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• OR: Leonetti Cellar Purchases Historic Vineyard in The Rocks District of Milton-Freewater
• Château Latour owner Artémis invests in Champagne Jacquesson

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• What do we mean by the ‘Rest of the World’ – Liv-ex
• Current bid:offer ratio suggests market confidence – Liv-ex

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Lift a Glass to Toast Open That Bottle Night 2022
• Why Pinot Grigio Has Been Unstoppable for More Than 50 Years
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

MARKETING & SALES

• Affiliate Programs—The Next Wave in Wine Marketing

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Should wine entrepreneurs have the right to fail?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Inspiration: The Crucial Point of Comparison Between Wine Regions
• Langhe Chardonnay: origin, viticulture, winemaking, and more
• It’s Time to Rethink South African Pinotage
• Trentino: which wines should you buy from this Italian wine region?
• New Life in the Old Region of Lisboa
• Meta Cognition and Wine Tasting

WINE PEOPLE

• An Artist’s Legacy: Marta Soares and Casal Figueira
• Spying on Napa Valley with Winemaker Jean-Noel Fourmeaux (video)
• Q&8 | Liakos Constantino of Hellenic Agora
• Q&8 | Nicolas Billot-Grima of Stone & Moon
• Unfiltered: Charles Beaini
• Unfiltered: Donald Edwards

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington winemakers struggling to save crops
• PA: Liquor privatization – A glass half full, or half empty?

EUROPE & THE UK

• DO Montsant increases transparency
• As the British Wine Industry Booms, Some Worry About Oversupply

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Gisborne vintage officially underway
• OZ: Wineries make plea to workers from cities

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Who’s driving Asia’s wine growth in 2021?