JUNE 9, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Napa County Wine Grape Production Up 60% In 2021
• If the California wine industry wants to survive, it must use less water [paywall?]
• Does This Alcohol-Free Wine Startup Represent A Widespread Consumer Shift?
• NFTs and their Future in Wine
• Deal-Seeking Consumers Return to Grocery Stores as Coronavirus Concerns Ebb
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Global alcoholic drinks value growth significantly outpaces volume growth
• Calif State Water Board approves unprecedented voluntary water sharing agreement for Russian River
• Napa County Fire Sales Tax Measure Supported By Wine Industry Unlikely To Pass

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• French and Italian farmers count cost of storms

DROUGHT/WATER

• California orders sweeping ban on pumping Delta river water
• California orders SF, others to stop pumping water during drought [paywall?]
• The Past, Present and Future of the West’s Water Woes

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Time for the FTC to reemerge on the spirits issue
• Response to Wholesalers Claim “DTC Shippers Don’t Pay Taxes”: Part 2

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Global Alcohol Sales Bounce Back to $1.17 Trillion in 2021 with Whiskey Set To Pass Vodka In The U.S.
• Global beverage alcohol rebounds following pandemic hit
• A Silver Lining Beneath Wine’s Dark Cloud (PDF)
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Petition filed to Establish Pocket Peak AVA in Sonoma County
• Proposal to turn Napa vineyard into industrial land generates dispute [paywall?]
• From Hippies to Wine Kings — The Rise of Napa Valley
• New alcohol law is taking effect for CA bars and restaurants [paywall?]
• Garagiste Wine Festival Returns to LA with 40+ Wineries: July 22nd & 23rd
• Meet Napa’s ‘class of 1972,’ the cool kids who changed American wine forever [paywall?]
• Could Truffles Be California Wine Country’s Next Luxury Product?

DIVERSITY

• Women Crushing it in the World of Wine

HEALTH

• Immune protein may contribute to alcohol withdrawal relapse

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Limited-edition NFT ebook of Bordeaux Legends
• Grand Cru Cellar releases NFTs to shake up the wine industry in Asia

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Long Island Wine Producers Link Grape Experimentation to Sustainability
• Châteauneuf tackles climate change

DISTRIBUTORS

• NZ’s Craggy Range joins historic French network La Place de Bordeaux
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• Challenges and solutions for rosé winemaking: Webinar June 21st

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Can Wine Make You A Better Investor?
• War and inflation do not stop the fine wines, which continue to grow at record levels

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Château Chasse-Spleen 2021 released En Primeur – Liv-ex
• Ausone, Canon, Pichon Comtesse lead en primeur flurry

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

• The ageing potential of Sauvignon Blanc: Sancerre and Bordeaux over three decades

WINE PEOPLE

• Alex and Paul Golitzin, Quilceda Creek Vintners
• Chris Carpenter – a Napa Valley legend

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Arizona adds another viticulture area
• What you need to know about New York State wines
• Vermont lowers ready-to-drink spirits taxes
• Missouri wine makers face tough decisions with inflation
• Washington plants a healthy-soil vineyard

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New method to detect haze-forming proteins in white wine
• Ag agencies take aim at glassy-winged sharpshooters
• Oregon researchers to release tiny wasp targeting destructive fruit fly [paywall?]

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Rathfinny Wine Estate takes greater strides towards sustainability
• The Great British amaro boom

DOWN UNDER

• Hans Herzog Estate introduces Blaufränkisch grape variety to New Zealand