MARCH 18, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Winemakers For Ukraine
• California Cult Winemaker Heidi Peterson Barrett Walks Out on Winery
• Blockchain-based Tech Meets Fine Wine
• NOAA: California drought continues for 3rd year as ‘driest on record’
• US Wine Exports Are Nearly a Global Rounding Error
• Dearly Departed Stout Drinkers Can Now Have a Headstone Shaped like a Pint of Guinness
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• French Seize Russian-Owned Wineries
• Kylix/Harvard Land Purchase from Wine Group May Have Set Santa Barbara County Record
• Wine’s BIGGEST Unanswered, Market-Killing Question: Why?
• Embracing Technology In The Alco-Bev Industry With Southern Glazer’s, Nathan Mansperger – Sponsored link

UKRAINE WINE

• Sommelier Association Platform to Help Ukrainian Refugees Find Work
• The Domino Effect: Will the Russian Wine Market Collapse?
• Napa Valley businesses rally to support Ukrainians [paywall?]
• Ukraine winery owner urges Europe’s vintners to host refugees
• Caroline Gilby MW: on the Moldova-Ukraine border with Vinaria Purcari
• Moldova’s prized wine industry in turmoil as war rages in Ukraine

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

• The 2022 Global Vintage – An Early Preview
• Australian Wine Category Premiumizes As Overall Volume Declines [paywall?]
• Greece Winemakers See China Market Blossoming Big
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Precision Viticulture Demo Day in April to Showcase Approaches in Action
• Wine Spectator Debuts First and Only Interview with Ernest Gallo
• Sonoma’s Beau Wine Tours promotes Christina Zanone to assistant general manager
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course – (Sponsored link)

DIVERSITY

• Three generations of women set new directions at a pioneering Virginia winery [paywall?]

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Scotch whisky collection joins the NFT fad

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Hot Grapes for a Hot (Cold, Hailing, Rainy) World
• Moët Hennessy’s Commitment to Sustainable Viticulture

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• VP Ted Goes “Old School” In Advocating for Alcohol Regulatory Reforms

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Vintage Wine Estates stock gains after insiders buy shares worth ~$390K
• Bernard Arnault could remain at helm of LVMH until he’s 80

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• World Trade Organization appoints panel to rule on Australia China wine dispute

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Acker’s Evolution Into A $200 Million Player [paywall?]
• Penfolds’ first listing on La Place de Bordeaux has proved ‘very successful’, says GM
• Rare Napa wine of Judgement of Paris fame sells for $12,000
• Best performance by fine wines in movies – Liv-ex
• The Judgment of Paris reaffirmed, AGAIN, at Heritage Auctions in 2022

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)

MARKETING & SALES

• Margin Call: a Few Thoughts on Pricing and Profit

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Turkey hiding ancient variety thought to be the ‘godfather of spice’
• Watts in a Name [paywall?]

WINE PEOPLE

• Washington Wine History Interviews: Jim Holmes, Ciel du Cheval Vineyard
• Unfiltered: Jonathan Kleeman

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Ohio’s wine industry: Shifting careers from technology to agribusiness

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• A New Focus on Weed Management (podcast)

EUROPE & THE UK

• Spain: Duero’s Dehesa Peñalba vinery awarded single estate denomination
• González Byass chairman named CEEV president
• In France’s Jura region, dinosaur fossils have left a footprint on the wine industry
• Selling Central & Eastern Europe’s Appeal
• UK: Dermot Sugrue steps down as head winemaker at Wiston Estate

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Two companies convicted of infringing Champagne’s trademark in China
• Telford becomes sole importer of Gallo’s Carlo Rossi in China
• Longdai (Lafite) bought Treaty Port’s vineyards