MARCH 4, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• A drink a day could be associated with brain changes, study finds
• Expensive Acquisitions in California
• ‘Catastrophic’ fire damages Larson Family Winery in Sonoma County
• Ukrainian Wineries Trade Wine for Weapons
• Tastewise secures $17 million in Series A to bring AI to the food and beverage industry
• US Spirits Exports Up In 2021, But Still Suppressed By Tariffs
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Paso Robles vintner may buy Russian oligarch’s soccer team
• Kylix/Harvard Land Purchase from Wine Group May Have Set Santa Barbara County Record
• Wine’s BIGGEST Unanswered, Market-Killing Question: Why?
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! – (Sponsored link)

UKRAINE WINE

• Russia & Ukraine: A statement from the Decanter World Wine Awards
• Ukrainian Vodka Sales Soar as Drinkers Boycott Russian Brands
• Governments, companies and consumers boycott Russian-made products
• Small But Mighty
• Dr. Frank Winery: ‘We Stand with Ukraine’
• Brown-Forman pauses hiring in Russia

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

• India gearing up to replace China for Australian wine exports
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa’s historic Heitz Cellar reopens with $1,000 tasting [paywall?]
• Premiere 2022 — Collaboration on display [paywall?]
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

DIVERSITY

• Women in Data Science, and at Enolytics: Moving the Needle

HEALTH

• Study finds drinking wine with meals was associated with lower risk of type 2 diabetes

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Proposed Hemp Bill Would Open Field Up to More Growers

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Napa Green redevelops vineyard certification, hopes to set new sustainable standards [paywall?]

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Will the Illinois Legislature listen to the Biden administration’s view on the liquor industry?
• Patagonia, Inc. Might Have Champagne Problems

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands to Report Full Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Results; Host Conference Call April 7, 2022

AGRIFOODTECH

• The world’s first molecular drinks printer can serve up thousands of drinks

DISTRIBUTORS

• Breakthru Beverage potentially laying off 180 employees
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Burgundy and Italy continue to drive secondary market

DATA & TRENDS

• This Is the #1 Most Popular Wine Brand in America, Says New Data

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How to find good wine values despite rising prices [paywall?]
• 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

• Domaine Laroche launches wine in a box that doubles up as a bird house
• Ball Corporation to construct aluminium packaging plant in Kettering, UK

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• The 2022 ProWein Report: the Mood of the Global Industry. A Green Future?

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Oregon poised to become 8th state to require overtime pay for farmworkers

MEDIA MATTERS

• David Hennelly celebrates 20 years at The Drinks Business
• Berry Bros. & Rudd launches fine wine podcast

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Definition of “Cult Wine” We Can Agree Upon
• A Quality Revolution Comes to Burgundy’s Montagny
• A decade of Napa Valley vintages, speed-dating style and vintners’ favorites
• How Nebbiolo turned an all-night musician into an Italian wine lover
• Is time on wine’s side? [paywall?]

WINE PEOPLE

• High On the Hog’s Stephen Satterfield’s Life-Changing Wines
• Meet Ognjen and Ozren – Croatian brothers creating top quality wines
• Unfiltered: Nicolas Marais

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Ind.: Oliver Winery Names Rob Warren as New Director of Winemaking

ACADEMIA

• Madera Community College offers new wine-making class

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Guaranteed gluten-free barrels produced using a new sealant

DOWN UNDER

• New Zealand farmers and growers are already adapting to changing climate conditions – just not enough

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• EMW Fine Wines signs Shandong winery Mystic Island
• South Korea: Shinsegae-Lotte rivalry heads to winemaking

SOUTH AFRICA

• Building an African Icon Wine