MAY 23, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Found In Napa Valley
• West Sonoma Coast Gets Its Own AVA
• Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +24% By Value L12M through March 2022, Packaged Exports Grow +19%
• First Future Drinks Expo A Huge Success
• The up-to-date tally of wholesaler campaign contributions for 2022
• How Silver Oak Wines Shaped America’s Taste for Cabernet Sauvignon
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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?]
• Embracing Technology In The Alco-Bev Industry – (Sponsored link)

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

• Decade Diving at Fess Parker Winery
• Why attend the 2022 Future Drinks Expo? – (Sponsored link)

UKRAINE WINE

• Ukraine’s wine people finding homes around Europe

HEALTH

• No-alcohol wine bottles should be designed to reflect more than ‘health benefits
• Adaptogens and Botanical Infusions are Showing Up in Drinks. What Do They Do?

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Looking to invest in vintage wine? There’s an NFT coming for that
• NFTs and Wine – The Long Read

AMAZON

• Container Shippers $500 Billion Profit Can Take on Amazon

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• A conservation bill you’ve never heard of may be the most important in a generation

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• TTBGov – List of Pending American Viticultural Areas Petitions
• UK: Miles Beale speaks out against the government’s £300m tax increase on wine

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• AB InBev workers strike could leave Brits with summer beer drought

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Chile officially launches organic wine association with memorable acronym

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Prince Robert of Luxembourg sells cellar for $6.2 million

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)

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Challenging Times for ProWein

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Ticking Off the Wine Bucket List

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Biodegradable packaging for Barthe group barrels
• Flat discs overcome difficult weeds in the vineyards
• Wilbur-Ellis launches green push with EV project

EUROPE & THE UK

• Spanish Premier Faces Winemaker Wrath
• UK on Brink of Beer Bottle Shortage Amid Rising Costs, Warns Wholesaler
• Greek wines edge towards greater representation
• Alsace Grands Crus Go Red

AROUND THE GLOBE

• In the Negev, a new breed of vintners are making the desert bloom