APRIL 18, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• The wine industry needs to say: “Cheese” (seriously)
• How Sustainable is ‘Green’ Wine Packaging?
• Using Yeast to Combat Climate Change and Improve Flavor
• Vineyards Around Lodi Report Frost Damage
• What’s Cabernet Pfeffer? This obscure wine grape is suddenly wildly popular [paywall?]
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Jackson Family Wines Expands to Washington, Plans New Brand
• Yale Scientists discover drug that may prevent loss of taste and smell in Covid patients
• Increase of Shipping and Input Costs: Insights from the Ciatti Bulk Wine & Grape Report
• Embracing Technology In The Alco-Bev Industry – (Sponsored link)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Fresno County: Valley agriculture reacts to Governor Newsom’s drought executive order

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• 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

• Sonoma County farmworker advocates to rally for emergency safeguards [paywall?]
• Garagiste Wine Festival: The big event for micro-wineries
• Why attend the 2022 Future Drinks Expo? – (Sponsored link)

DIVERSITY

• Black-Owned La Fête Rosé Is Changing the Narrative on Luxury Wine
• Meet Ikimi Dubose-Woodson, the Powerhouse Behind The Roots Fund
• Klein Goederust and the spirit of neighbourliness in the Franschhoek Wine Valley, South Africa
• 8 of the Best Wine and Spirits Brands With African Roots

STARTUPS & NEW BRANDS

• The Ongoing Deluge of New Wines Continues [paywall]

HEALTH

• The Sober Curious Movement Has These Female Founders At The Helm

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Rare collection of wines from major wineries in the first African wine NFT auction

AMAZON

• Why Amazon could open in Napa Valley in 15 months, but scrapped Sonoma project after 2 years

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Steve Lohr on Building a Sustainable Wine Business
• Shear Genius: Sheep Step In As Natural Weed Control for Grape Growers
• How Do You Prevent Wine Bottles from Ending up in Landfills? Turn Them into Sand (video)
• Climate change: ‘We’re making wine in Norway’
• A Quick Way to Cut Emissions From Your Drinks [paywall?]

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• California gets classified
• Clos de Vougeot Super-Cuvée Up for Auction

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Enduring Mystery of Cult Wines (podcast)
• 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

• Aluminum Tariffs Cost U.S. Beverage Industry Over $1.4B

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Devil’s Advocate: Vinitaly 2023 – less Bella Figura?
• #Ciao, #Vinitaly2022, #WellDone!
• Two Grand Tastings That Defined Vinitaly: Gender And Generations [paywall?]

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Preserving the Multiplicity of Voices in French Fine Wines

MEDIA MATTERS

• New book explores the different wine regions in California

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The rise of Chin Chin, the unfussy, well-made wine all the cool kids are drinking
• Introduction to minimal intervention
• How Music Can Influence The Taste Of Wine
• Will Our Thirst for Unlikely Booze-Brand Collaborations Ever Be Quenched?

WINE PEOPLE

• Jessica Kogan, Chief Mktg Officer & Chief Digital Officer, Vintage Wine Estates (podcast)
• Q&A with Waterford’s Mark Le Roux: Get to know the man behind the wine
• Unfiltered: Romeo Bisacchi
• Unfiltered: Samuel Chantoiseau
• Unfiltered: Johnghyun Jung

WINE PLACES

• Planting The Yakima Valley Wine Flag at Co Dinn Cellars

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: Chelan’s Tunnel Hill Winery to end operations, facilities leased to Woodinville’s Callan Cellars
• WA: Yakima County planning commission to address potential loophole for kitchens at wineries, breweries [paywall?]

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The guardians of the vineyards [paywall?]

EUROPE & THE UK

• All Change at Champagne Henriot
• Why doesn’t Swiss wine make it out of Switzerland?
• Understanding the Finnish Wine Market

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Imported wine sees drastic drop, as lingering coronavirus outbreaks hit Chinese consumers’ appetite
• China’s leading low-alcohol wine brand fined for violating advertising law
• Champagne journey: roadmap for protection of foreign GIs in China [paywall?]