MAY 20, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Gen Z Has A Surprising Drinking Habit: Red Wine
• Halter Ranch announces acquisition of Hart Winery
• Hundreds of Sonoma farmworkers may have been exposed to toxic smoke during 2020 wildfires [paywall?]
• Complicated Logistics and Buyers’ Hesitation
• Grim 2022 drought outlook for Western US offers warnings for the future as climate change brings a hotter, thirstier atmosphere
• The “Great Resignation” is actually a “Great Reprioritization”
• 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
• Pix Insights: Online data allows us to see wine in a new light
• Vintners Group buys 73-acre Sacramento Delta vineyard for lower-cost grapes
• Embracing Technology In The Alco-Bev Industry – (Sponsored link)

UKRAINE

• Ukraine’s wine people finding homes around Europe

DROUGHT/WATER

• Experts warn that drought will impact Northwest this summer [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Sneak Peek: Q1 2022 Report on Wine DTC
• Wine List & QR Codes: Wine Management with Digital Marketing – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Aussie growers may dump more grapes next season as wine glut grim forecast continues
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• San Francisco North Bay tourists spending more, but still not back to 2019 heyday
• Sonoma County winery trade group names fall benefit auction honorees
• Planning commission works on new rules for Sonoma County winery events [paywall?]
• Why attend the 2022 Future Drinks Expo? – (Sponsored link)

HEALTH

• How Low and No-Alcohol Movement Reshaping the Future Drinking Occasion
• Bolle launches new tech for low/no wine
• Looking for Mental Health Resources? Keep this List Handy
• Why you shouldn’t trust research which claims that a single foodstuff has amazing health benefits

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Crypto is making New York winemakers angry

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• What If The Wine Industry Adopted A First Do No Harm Mentality? [paywall?]

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• ‘Clean’ wine marketing draws warnings from regulatory agency [paywall?]

REAL ESTATE

• NY: Glenora Wine Cellars, one of the oldest area wineries, is up for sale

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Return of tasting-room visitors buoys Vintage Wine Estates Q3 revenue

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Champagne and Tuscany make gains amid rising wave of Bordeaux En Primeur releases – Liv-ex

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Château La Lagune 2021 released En Primeur – Liv-ex
• Cheval Blanc 2021 released en primeur: ‘an obvious buy’

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• 5 Tips for Designing a Successful Wine List
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

MARKETING & SALES

• Pays d’Oc IGP to feature in Air France in-flight films

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• No-alcohol wine bottles should be designed to reflect more than ‘health’ benefits

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Challenging Times for ProWein

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Hybrid Wine Finds Its Format
• Aussie white wines take center stage [paywall?]
• What We Do (and drink) When No One Is Looking [paywall]

WINE PEOPLE

• Five Questions for Tim Martinson
• Unfiltered: Hannah Crosbie
• Unfiltered: Eduardo Brea Luengo

WINE PLACES

• Spain: the Tempranillo Axis

WINE EDUCATION

• Wet stones and other WSET befuddlements

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Grapevines from New York Nurseries meet New York Certification Standards

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Understanding berry injury as a risk factor for sour rot and evaluating sustainable management options (PDF)
• Digging into the Data: Biopesticides for Grape Disease Control
• Vine removal technique foils devastating grape disease
• A Quest for Virus Negative Plant Material (podcast)

EUROPE & THE UK

• One man’s mission to save Britain’s lost vineyards
• Greek wines edge towards greater representation

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Winding Journey of Vodka from Obscure Liquor to America’s Favorite Spirit