JUNE 1, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• How Champagne’s Problems Could Benefit Other Sparkling Wine Categories
• Conservation goals leave many farmlands out
• Former Amazon executive to launch NFT fine wine platform
• Wildfire evacuation orders lifted in Napa County
• Events Outpace All Other Winery DTC Channels For Growth
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Marin County Winemaking Iconoclast Sean Thackrey Dies at 79
• Jonathan Waters (1962 to 2022) – A Remembrance

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Scientists develop method for seasonal prediction of western wildfires

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif: Bill to accelerate Bay-Delta Plan defeated

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• 5 Myths About DTC Wine Shipping
• PA: The PLCB takes another loss at Commonweath Court in wine-shipping litigation [paywall?]

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• NZ Sauvignon prices jump on UK market
• Negotiating the Supply Chain To Find Solutions for Fruit Nurseries
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The Santa Barbara Wine Auction Returns in November
• Sprawling 22-acre Paso Robles industrial complex created with winemakers in mind
• What the nation’s sommeliers are saying about Lodi in 2022

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Regenerative Ag 101: Is Regenerative the “New” Organic?
• How Sonoma County Winegrowers Collaborated With Ford Pro Towards Creating The Sustainable “Farm Of The Future” [paywall?]

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Vino Vault Expands Its Wine Storage Network to the Rocky Mountain Region with Sixth Acquisition

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Château Beychevelle enjoys rising demand ahead of Dragon Boat Festival – Liv-ex
• Christie’s offers ‘superlative’ Burgundies from King’s College Cambridge
• Cult Wine Wants To Help You ‘Vin-Vest’ In Your Favorite Bottle In 5 Easy Steps [paywall?]

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Château Grand Mayne 2021 released En Primeur
• Bordeaux 2021: ‘staggering’ Lafleur and ‘sublime’ Suduiraut among latest releases
• Inside Bordeaux’s Most Important and Exclusive Tasting Event

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Offensively Inoffensive?
• 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

• What to expect from this year’s London Wine Fair

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Planning is critical as farms transfer to new generations

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Buzz Arlett and the Minor Leagues of Wine
• Technology Must Serve Aesthetics

WINE PEOPLE

• A Pair of Pioneers Translate Northern Italy into Santa Barbara
• Unfiltered: Arnaud Dolmazon
• 6 Italian Wine Stars and Families We Applaud
• Q&A: Wine Victoria chair Stephanie Duboudin

WINE HISTORY

• Five Turning Points in the Evolution of Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: The New Vineyard Owners of the North Fork Wine Trail

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How the Airmixing M.I. method of pumping-over with compressed air at modulated injection has changed red winemaking
• Cold plasma at atmospheric pressure for eliminating Brettanomyces from oak wood

EUROPE & THE UK

• La Gaffelière withdraws from Saint-Émilion classification
• The West Sussex wineries channelling Napa Valley in England

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• How did Hong Kong’s biggest wine retailer uncork Italy?
• Viva Wine Group scales down presence in China
• India: Mizoram’s grape farmers outraged over seizure of locally-made wine

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Bonhams record price for 72-year old Gordon & MacPhail’s Glen Grant