APRIL 27, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Killer Frosts Hit Oregon and California
• What’s in Store for the DtC Wine Shipping Market in 2022
• Tennessee updates requirements for alcohol sellers and fulfillment houses
• World wine trade hit record last year in rebound from pandemic
• The Stratospheric Cost of Napa Valley is a VERY GOOD THING
• Covid Dining Comfort Inches Up, But Most Prefer Outdoor Tables
• Inflation Concerns Fueling Low Economic Confidence in U.S.
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Wine Legend Pierre Lafond Dies

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• What does it mean that Napa Valley is too pricey for the Wall Street Journal?
• How Wildfires Are Threatening California’s Prized Napa Cab [paywall?]
• Don’t Pop That Cypto-Cork Just Yet on Wine NFTs [paywall?]
• Embracing Technology In The Alco-Bev Industry – (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• After Wildfires, Scientists Are Trying To Save California’s Wines
• Sonoma County supervisors allocate $3.8 million for community fire prevention projects [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• With dwindling water supplies, the timing of rainfall matters

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Future of Direct-to-Consumer Shipping (video)
• On-Demand Delivery, Part 1: A Growth Engine For Retailers [paywall?]
• DRINKS Acquires Electriq Marketing to Supercharge Alcohol E-Commerce
• 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

• Walt Ranch vineyard project in Napa County faces more review
• Livermore Valley Winegrowers Foundation’s Wine Auction to Benefit Local Charitable Organizations
• Napa Valley winery Memento Mori names client relations manager
• After Acclaimed Pinots and Chardonnays, Sonoma’s Kosta Browne Sets Its Sights on Burgundy
• Alum of The French Laundry to manage hospitality at Napa Valley winery
• Italian Grapes in California, Part 2: Portraits from Sonoma and Mendocino
• Why attend the 2022 Future Drinks Expo? – (Sponsored link)

DIVERSITY

• Meeting the iconic Italian women of wine [paywall?]

HEALTH

• Bartenders and Brewers: Low- and No-Alcohol Drinks Are a Good Thing
• Bad Fat? Red Wine Could Fight That, Researchers Believe

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• First ever NFTs of South Africa’s finest wines sold for £175k at auction

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Napa, Sonoma wineries among vintners recognized for California sustainability efforts
• How climate change affects Oregon wine (podcast)
• Beronia becomes first winery to be awarded sustainable benchmark

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• BC: Bill Eggert sells Fairview Cellars to Hutton family

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Taiwan halves import tariff on Champagne to 10 percent

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• En primeur: “attractive pricing is the proven way to stimulate demand”
• Bordeaux 2021: what will the wines be like and how will they compare?
• Rare whiskies and DRC excite buyers at Sotheby’s HK auctions

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why Do We Blind Taste? (podcast)
• UK: Customers are crying out for support when buying wine KAM research finds
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• Open Communication Builds Bridges Between Customers and Staff

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Enoforum 2022 Spain
• Microclimate Diversity and Lesser Known Varietals of Wine, with Boeger Winery, Nevada

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Wineries, Experts Discuss Tight Oregon Labor Market

MEDIA MATTERS

• Master sommelier and CNN ‘Nomad’ host Carlton McCoy, shares his most memorable drinks

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Back And Forth

WINE PEOPLE

• ‘Crazy Frenchman’s’ sparkling legacy

WINE HISTORY

• The Oldest Wine in Europe Was Discovered in Greece

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Youngberg Hill Welcomes General Manager, Carrie Bonney – From Boots to Bottles

ACADEMIA

• Italy – SVE: a new Master’s Degree in Sustainable Viticulture and Enology in English

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Irrigation start impacts winegrape size, quality [paywall?]
• A Metagenetic Insight into Microbial Diversity of Spontaneously Fermented Polish Red Wines and an Analysis of Selected Physicochemical Properties (PDF)
• France: From tractors to tanks, the price of winemaking equipment is skyrocketing

DOWN UNDER

• Wine Australia welcomes new marketing GM Paul Turale
• OZ: Building applied learning pathways and connections in wine
• NZ: Larry McKenna leaves Escarpment

SOUTH AFRICA

• Can Constantia own Sauvignon Blanc once again?

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Without Clean Water, There is no Beer (podcast)
• How Campari Became an American Bar Staple