MAY 31, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Wine’s Supply Crisis: Opportunity in Disguise
• Machete-Wielding Men Storm Winery Amid Mexico Water Shortages [paywall?]
• Constellation’s $4 billion bet on Canopy Growth Corp remains in the balance
• US wine imports reach nearly $7.5 billion in 2021
• Wine as scapegoat in trade disputes means consumers pay the price
• Pix on using technology and humans for best wine experience
• TTB Launches New Searchable, Clickable, Interactive Online AVA Map
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Architect of Ningxia’s modern wine industry passed away

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• California Farm Water Coalition Warns Domestic Food Supply In Peril with State Cutting Water
• Speakers Announced For Sonoma State WineBiz 25th Anniversary Event
• New Database Opens up Wine Retail

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Ways Grape Growers Can Clear the Air To Combat Smoke Taint
• Disaster upon disaster: Wildfires are contaminating the West’s depleting water with ashy sludge
• Wildfire awareness at a glance
• Cal Fire: Red Flag warning for higher fire risk to run from Memorial Day into Tuesday [paywall?]
• Weather’s unwanted guest: Nasty La Nina keeps popping up

DROUGHT/WATER

• Drought threatens French vineyards
• The Failed Recovery Plan for the Delta and Delta Smelt

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Michigan Consumer: The Ultimate Battered Dog
• Calif bill allowing for delivery of alcoholic beverages clears first hurdle [paywall?]

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Where is the Wine Industry Heading (2022)?
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Wine Company Files Trademark Lawsuit Against Willamette Producer
• Bidding Opens on Napa Barrels
• Economic impact of North Bay’s downward trending populations
• Destructive Grapeleaf Skeletonizer Moth Found in Napa
• Inside the invite-only BottleRock suite of cult Cabernet wine brand Realm [paywall?]

DIVERSITY

• Association of African American Vintners honors three trailblazers
• Wine Women In Transition, Part One: Learning To Love Sales [paywall?]
• Wine Women In Transition, Part Two: Monetizing Intellectual Property [paywall?]
• These Six Women Are Helping Grow the Colorado Wine Industry
• The Red Wines Fueling ‘The Black Wine Guy Experience’ Podcast

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Is criticism of organic or sustainable winegrowing programs adding to consumers’ distrust or confusion?
• Washington’s Wine Industry Confronts Climate Change Risks
• Napa Green launches climate change and sustainability symposium [paywall?]

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The alcohol industry and the car industry — not all that different

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Rothschild group to acquire Central Otago’s Akarua
• Wine-Searcher Actively Entertaining Investor Offers Is No Surprise

AGRIFOODTECH

• 5G technology on the radar

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• How do wine tariffs impact consumers and producers?

DISTRIBUTORS

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

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• Free webinar – The key role of Nitrogen in the aromatic expression of wines
• Free Webinar – Good oenological practices for grapes contaminated by Botrytis

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The 2019 vintage leads Bordeaux and Burgundy trade – Liv-ex

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)

MARKETING & SALES

• Using Sports to Promote Your Wine Brand

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• What’s The Point Of Foil Wrapper On Wine Bottles?
• Corkscrews to cans: Washington wineries adapt to sustainable packaging

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Napa Valley Grapegrowers organic winegrowing conference returns [paywall?]

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book review: You Had Me At Pét-Nat. A natural wine-soaked memoir

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine’s Fragility
• Wordless Wines

WINE PEOPLE

• Steve Matthiasson – Matthiasson Winery and Premiere Vit (podcast)
• Second Generation Winemaker Megan Hughes Talks Barnard Griffin Winery
• Enrico Rivetto: Creating a Biodynamic Oasis in the Langa of Barolo
• Unfiltered: Stefano Litti

WINE EDUCATION

• Gérard Basset Foundation launches wine scholarships for victims of war
• Deep Dive Into Italy

WINE HISTORY

• Eleanor of Aquitaine: Rebel Queen of the Middle Ages

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Arizona can be a great American wine region, but not without water

EUROPE & THE UK

• Austrian Sekt ready for a ‘big offensive’
• UK: Sandridge Barton pushes for Dart Valley appellation
• UK: Sainsbury’s invests in customer savings as wine producers face ‘perfect storm’ of cost increases
• Where Tesco is now
• Why Spanish Winemakers Are Exploring the Still Side of Cava

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: More help to protect vineyards from pests and diseases
• OZ: Investing in the sector’s future – its people
• OZ: Welcoming collaborative investment in the Murray–Darling Basin and regions
• OZ: Keep alert for trunk disease as winter approaches

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Project reduces import domination, helps wines reflect Chinese terroir
• Hong Kong goes wild for natural wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: Delheim Estate promotes Nongcebo Langa to winemaker and Roelof Lotriet to cellarmaster

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Inside the Evolution of Ready-to-Drink Cocktails
• Is beer made from urine the future?
• Sotheby’s to auction ‘ultra-rare’ whisky casks estimated at £1.2m each