JUNE 3, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Wine Country Fires Vindicate Climate Fears
• Wine by Glass Sales Thriving with Luxury Pours and To-Go Sales
• Duckhorn Portfolio CEO, Alex Ryan, And Team Discuss The IPO Journey And Lessons Learned After First Year [paywall?]
• Will Tradition Prevent the Wine Industry From Embracing Sustainability?
• Colorado retail delivery fee complicates winery DTC compliance
• California’s drought has caused entire towns to sink nearly a foot in just one year. Is your town one of them?
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Sonoma County ‘ag pass’ endangers farmworker safety during wildfires; California counties consider own versions
• Fire crews working to clear up remains of 570-acre Old Fire [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• Landmark CA Groundwater policy neglects small, underrepresented farmers
• San Joaquin Valley farmland sinking due to overpumping, study finds
• Water Cuts Are Coming for the West
• Megadrought causes perilously low water levels at Lake Mead

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• 3 Questionable Practices DtC Alcohol Shippers Should Be Wary About

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Andy Waterhouse Retires in June after 31 Years with the UC Davis Department of Viticulture & Enology
• Collective Napa Valley Barrel Auction Bidding Closes Today
• Sonoma County Farm Bureau executive director to retire
• Two coastal California wine regions finally get their official due [paywall?]
• Rules for Sonoma County winery events shaping up … slowly

COVID-19

• Sonoma, Marin, Napa, Solano, Mendocino, 8 other California counties move to CDC’s ‘high’ COVID level. Is it mask time again?

HEALTH

• Older adults who regularly drink alcohol have a better quality of life before and after surgery

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Bob Dickinson’s Climate Consultancy Is Preparing California Wineries for an Uncertain Future

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• The Duckhorn Portfolio Announces Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
• Duckhorn Portfolio pushes higher on earnings beat, raised guidance [freewall]
• Constellation Brands to Report First Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Results; Host Conference Call June 30, 2022

DISTRIBUTORS

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

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• What’s next for restaurant wine? [paywall]
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

MARKETING & SALES

• WineRamp: The Quick Demise of a Good Idea [paywall]

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• These Winemakers Are Raising the Bar for Canned Wines

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• London Wine Fair kicks off next week with a hybrid physical and digital event

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Tricky Politics of Wine
• Pays d’Oc Rosé 2021: how the weather set the scene for incredible creativity

IN MEMORIAM

• A Tribute to Sean Thackrey, A California Wine Legend

WINE PEOPLE

• Jacqueline Pirolo Champions Italian Wine at Macchialina in Miami
• How To Know Wine: Nicola Perullo’s Epistenology [paywall?]
• John and Rory Williams on The Taste with Doug Shafer (podcast)
• Charlie Tolbert, The list is too long! (podcast)
• Patrick Campbell Pruned Mountain Vines on Crutches (podcast)
• Elizabeth & Tony Smith the owners of Afton Mountain Vineyards, VA (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• How to drink in the beauty and traditions of the Douro Valley, Portugal’s famous wine region
• A Vineyard’s Comeback, 200 Years in the Making [paywall?]

WINE EDUCATION

• New Wine Scholarship Supports Those Affected by Geopolitical Conflict

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington Wine Country Adds Rocky Reach American Viticulture Area
• TX: New vineyard development will uncork 1,000 homes in Austin suburb
• Idaho: Ada County Commissioners approve one Eagle foothills winery, delay a decision on event center

ACADEMIA

• The American Vineyard Foundation Provides over $1Million Annual Funding for Wine and Grape Research in 2022
• WA: Walla Walla Community College hires new director of winemaking school

EUROPE & THE UK

• Nyetimber boss: We’re beating the French at their own game’

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Looking for China’s Sweet Spot
• Pigeon Hill, Home to Penfolds Made-in-China Wine
• How China’s canned wine brand WiMo took over drinks market in a year
• India: ICRIER study suggests tariff liberalisation for wine imports