JUNE 10, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Investing in Wine Sounds Good but Can Leave a Hangover
• Sonoma County farmworkers say they are shut out of wildfire evac zone revamp
• Americans Drinking Less But Better
• Robin McBride on Bringing ‘Black Girl Magic’ to The Male-Dominated Wine Industry
• How Much Do Of Your County’s Cropland Is Owned By Foreign Landlords?
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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?

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• “Apocalyptic” hail storms in French wine regions
• New PG&E wildfire prevention program could mean automatic Napa power cuts [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif. officials order hefty water cuts for San Joaquin River users
• Calif Court Rules Controversial Minimum Ratio Groundwater Pumping Rate Mandate Violates Proposition 26

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Response to Wholesalers Claim “States Can’t Regulate Out-of-State Alcohol Shippers”: Part 3

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Napa County crop value jumps 60% in 2021, driven by wine grape rebound from wildfires
• The State Of Champagne: An Interview With G.H. Mumm [paywall?]
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California vintners need to tighten employment policies amid closer regulator, court scrutiny
• Grape-Killing Bug Likely to Terrorize California’s Beloved Wine Country
• A focus on children: Collective Napa Valley Barrel Auction raises funds for mental health [paywall?]

UKRAINE WINE

• O’Neill Vintners & Distillers Introduces Saint Javelin Vodka With 100% of Proceeds Dedicated to Supporting Ukraine
• Sanctions May Leave Russia Short of Bubbly for New Year [paywall?]

HEALTH

• ‘Healthy’ Wine Labels Are Trying to Deceive You

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wine world needs cohesive sustainability benchmark, says LWF Net Zero panel

REAL ESTATE

• Spain: The Casalobos Winery is Put up to Public Auction for 1.7 Million Euros

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Wine Economics

DISTRIBUTORS

• Champagne Lanson to follow Philipponnat by selling via La Place de Bordeaux
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Cambridge University’s King’s College earns £1.3m by auctioning off rare Burgundies
• Purdue team test anti-counterfeit tech for whiskey
• Barolo en primeur: first impressions

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Château Lafon Rochet 2021 released En Primeur – Liv-ex
• Château Rayas 2009 leads trade in early June – Liv-ex

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Sarah Heller MW on the Language of Wine
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Phillip Schofield: ‘I want to take over the world in cardboard’

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Devil’s Advocate – Family Values

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Making Sense of Sauvignon Styles
• UK buyers on wines from Victoria compare to rest of Australia
• Revising Rueda

IN MEMORIAM

• Sean Thackrey, Creator of Eccentric California Wines, Dies at 79 [paywall?]

WINE PEOPLE

• Picking Grapes with Brooke Fader
• Mother Of Three Leaves Career In Medicine To Become California Winemaker [paywall?]

WINE PLACES

• Small Country with Big Heart wins Big Recognition

WINE TOURISM

• Airbnb introduces new ‘Vineyard’ category

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: New rules for wineries, breweries headed to Yakima County commissioners
• Tempranillo Is the Rising Star of Texas Wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Third month of double-digit inflation hits food and drink
• UK: Gusbourne nearly doubles its revenue

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The richest people in the world of drinks: 2022