MAY 18, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• How wine can keep its lead in e-commerce
• Wine-Searcher Powers Wine Investment Platform
• The Metaverse and Your Wine Brands
• California wine grape growers eye millions in federal aid for 2020 wildfire losses
• Inflation: 7 in 10 People Changing Summer Vacation Plans To Save Money
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Southern Glazer’s Hit With Wine Sales Consultant Class Action Employment Lawsuit
• Wine & Stagflation: What Will Happen When Wine Prices Rise?
• U.S. Wine Exports Show Significant Gains in 2021 Despite Challenges
• Embracing Technology In The Alco-Bev Industry – (Sponsored link)

DROUGHT/WATER

• North Bay agencies seek $83 million to expand water recycling amid drought [paywall?]
• Farmers across California face new water cuts
• California Still In A Drought: 3 Years and Counting
• A creative approach can help Russian River, farmers

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Fun Facts About Each of LibDib’s 10 Markets
• Wine List & QR Codes: Wine Management with Digital Marketing – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• U.S. Wine Exports Grew 10% in 2021, With California Making Up 95% of the Market
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• VintEdge Winery Opens Winemaking Operations, Accepts New Clients Ahead of 2022 Harvest
• Napa County endorses Walt Ranch greenhouse gas plan [paywall?]
• Napa trucking company Biagi Bros. names new president, VP
• Why attend the 2022 Future Drinks Expo? – (Sponsored link)

DIVERSITY

• The International Sommelier Guild Reviews the Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Wine Industry
• This Son Of 2 Immigrants Turned 20 Acres Of Weeds Into An Award-Winning Winery

HEALTH

• Monitoring alcohol in your bloodstream via your phone will soon be a reality

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• First Chilean group of certified organic wine producers created
• Australian wineries and vineyards moving ahead in the transition to net zero emissions and to tackle climate change

REAL ESTATE

• NY: Glenora Wine Cellars, Seneca Lake’s first winery, is for sale. The price: $10.8 million

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estates unveils first China version of Penfolds, which will sell for $30 to $50 a bottle

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Guigal acquires Tavel rosé estate Château d’Aqueria

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Made-in-China Penfolds Wine Will Dodge Import Tariffs on Australia Exports [paywall?]

DISTRIBUTORS

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

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Château Pavie-Decesse 2021 released En Primeur
• Château Monbousquet 2021 released En Primeur
• En primeur 2021: Pomerol, ‘predictably heterogenous’
• Pauillac 2021: a mixed bag

DATA & TRENDS

• The Biggest Technology Trends In Wine And Winemaking [paywall?]

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)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Impact of closure oxygen permeability on the conservation and ageing of white wines in bottles
• Has Boxed Wine Finally Overcome Its Negative Stigma? No.

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Moët Hennessy Launches the First Edition of The World Living Soils Forum: Mobilize and Take Action for the Living Soils
• 2022 ASEV Keynote Speaker to Present on the Interplay Between Biology and Environment During Fruit Ripening in Vitis Vinifera
• Vinexpo to ditch Hong Kong for Singapore
• Finalised the first edition of Enoforum USA
• Quietly confident return for Prowein
• ‘Impressive comeback’ say ProWein organisers as show closes

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Department of Labor recovers $225,000 in back wages for H-2A workers, fines Calif farms [paywall?]

MEDIA MATTERS

• Looking for Context, Insight and Knowledge Among Wine Influencers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What Is Real Wine?
• With wine tasting, remember our tastes aren’t stable

WINE PEOPLE

• 5 Questions With Ludovic du Plessis
• “Regret nothing”: One farmer’s journey to wine making
• Q&8! Claudia Masueger vs The (Wine) World

WINE PLACES

• From Foot-Stomping Grapes To Robots, Clos De La Tech Winery Embraces New And Ancient Technology [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Penn State Extension Grape and Wine Team to hold workshop at central Pa. winery

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Vine removal technique foils devastating grape disease