APRIL 11, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• The Three-Tier System: From Prohibition to Today – Sovos
• Climate Change Proposals Favored by Solid Majorities in U.S. – Gallup
• French grape-growers will need to get used to April Weather
• Tobin James explains how winery was stalked and terrorized by felon
• Winegrowers forced to delay bottling due to shortages
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• California wine needs to win Millennials. So why is this Courteney Cox ad courting Boomers? [paywall?]
• Does Size Really Matter, the DTC Spirits Shipping debate
• Devil’s Advocate: No Way Back
• Constellation Joins Oregon Wine Trail with the Purchase of Lingua Franca
• Embracing Technology In The Alco-Bev Industry – Sponsored link

DROUGHT/WATER

• Why give away fish flows for free during a drought?
• Heavy Rains Bring Widespread Improvement, West Remains Dry
• Calif. awards $5 million for water efficiency

UKRAINE

• Ukrainian winemaking in war

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Wine may get more expensive — here’s why
• Almost 2/3 of Consumers Shop Walmart Each Month
• Wine List & QR Codes: Wine Management with Digital Marketing – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• ‘California is recession proof’: Economy can weather shocks, but the environment can’t, forecaster says
• Why attend the 2022 Future Drinks Expo? – (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• Next coronavirus vaccine could be a nasal spray

HEALTH

• Looking for a Better Way To Drink and Manage Your Health?

AMAZON

• Amazon’s new union demands company start bargaining in May

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Champagne Telmont Decreases Weight of Its Bottle to Reduce Their Carbon Footprint

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation buys remaining stake in Austin Cocktails

AGRIFOODTECH

• Scientists invent ‘robot nose’ to sniff out whiskies

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• China gets a taste for South African wine as tariffs take Australian varieties off the table

DISTRIBUTORS

• Meet the Importer: Cape Classics Leads the South African Import Market
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Adelaide Hills fire appeal auction for bushfire affected wine businesses
• Expect heavy bidding as Reveal Walla Walla wine auction returns

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)

WINE CRIME

• Singapore sentences Australian for hurling wine bottle, killing man

MATTERS OF TASTE

• We Need to Talk About Wine Faults
• Forgotten Grape Revived in the Loire

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Niagara Wine Trail back to full capacity, prepping tours and tastings for spring season
• Heartland wine businesses see boost in crowds
• Horse Heaven Hills, A Washington Wine Region on the Rise

EUROPE & THE UK

• English wine demand surges by a fifth this year

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Douyin is building its own wine and spirits e-commerce in China

LATIN AMERICA

• Wines of Argentina names new president

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Key wine producing countries and their exports to Russia