JUNE 2, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Provi and SevenFifty Complete Integration, Creating Single, Best-in-Class Ecommerce Marketplace for Wholesale Buyers
• UC Davis to Build New, $5.25M Greenhouse to Protect U.S. Grapevine Collection
• 4th Circuit Upholds North Carolina Retail Delivery Law
• Bees are fish, California appellate court rules
• 79% of Consumers Are Changing Their Purchasing Preferences
• COVID Comfort For Dining Out Seems Stuck at About 75%
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Jonathan Waters, Chez Panisse wine director, dies after bicycle accident [paywall?]
• Sean Thackrey has left the cellar

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Crews ‘getting a good handle on’ Old fire in Napa County as agencies step up planning for long fire season ahead [paywall?]
• Regional approach to wildfire more comprehensive, equitable

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Beverage Alcohol Industry Veteran, Tom Cole, Joins E-Commerce Leader, Thirstie, As Advisory Board Member and Investor

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Champagne market to top US$11.7 billion by 2032
• National Wine Trends Show Oregon Sales Outperforming the Category
• Corks popping as English wine sales hit record highs
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Judge orders stop to California’s pesticide spraying program
• Jonathan Waters defined what it meant to be a ‘Chez Panisse wine’ [paywall?]
• Wine Auction raises $400,000 for Santa Monica schools
• Bogle Vineyards Renamed As Bogle Family Wine Collection

COVID-19

• Vaccine’s approval eases path for H-2A workers

DIVERSITY

• Our Legacy Harvested works to diversify the wine industry in Oregon

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Plastic Recycling Doesn’t Work and Will Never Work

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Isole e Olena sold
• Why Are Investor Sentiments High for Duckhorn Portfolio?

DISTRIBUTORS

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

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Château du Tertre 2021 released En Primeur – 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)

MATTERS OF TASTE

• France vs Italy: Wine’s Clash of the Titans
• Can wine help us make sense of tragedy?

WINE PEOPLE

• Unfiltered: Alessia Ferrarello

WINE PLACES

• Volcanic Hillsides and Historic Vineyards: Meet Napa’s Mayacamas Region
• Roussillon wine region: observations on the rising star of South France
• 4 Unexpected Wine Regions Making Traditional Method Fancy Fizz

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• ND: Grant Awarded to Grape, Fruit and Wine Industry

ACADEMIA

• Uncorking Champagne Bottle Produces Supersonic Shock Waves
• Georgian, Spanish researchers to study Georgian vine varieties in scientific collaboration

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Increasingly Heavy Farm Vehicles Are Crushing Soil Health

EUROPE & THE UK

• How And Why The Abruzzo Wine Region Of Italy Is Moving From A Low Cost To Ultra-Premium Wine Strategy [paywall?]
• How Norfolk became the unsung region of English winemaking

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Sotheby’s to offer ‘ultra rare’ cask at £1.2m each