MAY 11, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Wine brand equity stabilising after Covid, but yet to fully rebound
• Alcohol regulators rain on “good for you” labeling claims
• Why Low-Alcohol Cocktails, Wine and Beer Are on the Rise [paywall?]
• What people want from wine in the on-trade
• Alcohol Drinking Declines As Consumers Slash Discretionary Spending. Wine Down 27%
• 2022 Is California’s Driest Year on Record So Far – an Ominous Sign for Summer and Fall
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Concrete Lessons for Creating a More Diverse and Inclusive Wine Industry
• Wine and Inflation: Will the Rising Tide Lift Wine’s Boat?
• Restaurant Wine’s New Revenue Stream
• Embracing Technology In The Alco-Bev Industry – (Sponsored link)

UKRAINE

• Ukraine Sees 63% Decline In Alcohol Sales In April

DROUGHT/WATER

• In drought-ravaged California, water use is up dramatically
• California drought squeezes farmers, threatens food prices
• Calif: Local solutions central to water forum
• California Growers Demand Action on State’s Water Supply

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• California and Maine Curtail Bills for DtC Spirits Shipping
• Wine List & QR Codes: Wine Management with Digital Marketing – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Washington Wine Shipments Contracted by 10% in 1Q 2022
• Dry good shortage is driving up bottled wine prices
• Ciatti Global Market Report – May 2022 (PDF)
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California wine business awaits return of younger adult consumers in restaurants, bars
• Embracing the Graciano Goof in California’s Central Coast (podcast)
• Why attend the 2022 Future Drinks Expo? – (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• Newer COVID-19 variants less likely to cause smell and taste loss

DIVERSITY

• La Fiorita Brunello – overcoming sexism and not compromising on quality

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Australian wine businesses moving ahead to tackle climate change

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• PURE Lies: Winemaker Adam Lee Puts a ‘Clean Wine’ to the Test
• Biden administration asks U.S. Supreme Court to shun Bayer weedkiller appeal

REAL ESTATE

• Contemporary farmhouse-style estate in Geyserville listed for $3,950,000
• Elegant Chateau Benefits From Its Location In France’s ‘Golden Slope’ Wine Region [paywall?]

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Rare Wines and the Man Who Hunts Them

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Idealwine branches into en primeur
• What will the pricing of this year’s en primeur look like?
• Bordeaux 2021 en primeur: St Julien – ‘fantastic Cabernet-dominated wines’ to be found
• En primeur 2021: Margaux is ‘the most exciting and divisive’ appellation this vintage

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)

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How Family-Owned Wineries Became a Source of Innovation for the Industry
• Vineyards adopting a flexible philosophy

MEDIA MATTERS

• Podcasting Today

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why I’ll always love a wine bar
• The Myth Of Aristocracy

WINE PEOPLE

• Life lessons with Graham Beck’s Pieter Ferreira

WINE PLACES

• The deep roots of Titus Vineyards [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• An Oregon AVA Flood of Epic Proportions
• Oregon OSHA adopts permanent rules to protect farmworkers from high heat, wildfire smoke [paywall?]]

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Monoculture vs. polyculture: It’s all about “passion” in the vineyard, says Aleš Kristančič of Movia
• Is the use of pure glutathione an alternative to sulphur?
• Olfactometric and sensory study of red wines subjected to ultrasound or microwaves during their elaboration

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Portman Group updates alcohol labelling guidelines
• New director general installed as Gin Guild’s international reach grows

DOWN UNDER

• The State Of Australia’s Wine Industry: An Interview With Rathbone Wine Group [paywall?]
• OZ: Treasury uncorks top shelf Barossa wine plant

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Why South Korea is a growing and important wine market