JUNE 16, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Is it time to rethink wine strategies?
• FBI: Rare wine, whiskey scheme bilked $13 million from elderly across the U.S.
• U.S. Supreme Court delays decision in hearing Bayer’s Roundup appeal
• Building Vineyard Biodiversity Aids In Combating Climate Change [paywall?]
• How Will You Deal With Customers Who Feel Left Behind By The Post-COVID Crowd That Have Moved On From The Pandemic
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Does The Sommelier Have A Future?
• Register For the SVB Annual Direct-to-Consumer Wine Survey Virtual Event
• California Wine’s Above-$15 Tier Leading The Charge [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• Russian River water use cutbacks on hold until at least July
• Did California learn anything from the last drought? ‘Gambling’ with water continues [paywall?]
• Drought picture grows more bleak for agriculture
• Berryessa Gap Vineyards farmer turns to UC Davis-developed tech to conserve water
• Calif: State budget proposes to buy water rights from farmers

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Turrentine June Market Update
• 2022 harvest to alleviate “rock-bottom” stocks in New Zealand
• Improved 2022 harvest welcomed by New Zealand’s wine industry
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Calif ABC Announces New Online Services for Licensees
• Supreme Court Rules California Employers Can Keep Worker Disputes In Arbitration.
• Santa Barbara Winning Wine Tourism
• Sonoma County Climate Resilient Lands Strategy
• Dominic Foppoli responds to Sonoma County lawsuit alleging sexual misconduct [paywall?]
• Lodi’s oldest vine growths (part 3)—the Clements Hills AVA

UKRAINE WINE

• How Russia’s War on Ukraine Threatens Decades of Winemaking Progress

COVID-19

• Mild COVID-19 isn’t a disability, court says

DIVERSITY

• New North Coast brand aims to expand wine’s cultural reach
• Yakima Valley’s women winemakers are part of the change in the wine industry

AMAZON

• Amazon Facing Class Action Over Adding Delivery Fee to Once-Free Whole Foods Deliveries

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Domaine Bousquet becomes first winery outside US to gain ROC status
• Wines of Alentejo launches sustainability certification scheme
• González Byass goes for green
• Vines grown in space show greater resistance to climate change

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Announces the Retirement of Scott Westerman, Executive Vice President and General Manager, North Central Sub Region
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Château Quintus 2021 released En Primeur – Liv-ex
• Château Belair-Monange 2021 released En Primeur – Liv-ex
• Château Petit-Village 2021 released En Primeur – Liv-ex
• La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou 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

• The Time To Buy and Drink Chinon Is Now. Don’t Wait.
• On Winery Visits and the Aesthetics of Toil
• Because I Want To Beat Them [paywall]

WINE PEOPLE

• Life Lessons with Chris Carpenter of Jackson Family Wines

WINE HISTORY

• Champagne Stash Discovered in World War I Shipwreck Remains Out of Reach for Now

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Ste. Michelle Wine Estates Announces Changes to Winemaking Teams
• Monsoon rain fuels the Arizona wine industry

ACADEMIA

• NJ: Rutgers Professor Seeking Wine Workers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Vintners Recruit Lacewings to Destroy Vineyard Pests

EUROPE & THE UK

• Sussex wine region gets Champagne-style status, angers Kent

DOWN UNDER

• New agribusiness app begins operation in South Australia

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Enoteca Shanghai takes on Au Bon Climat
• China’s Dancing Winemakers

LATIN AMERICA

• Aresti Chile Wine welcomes new managing director CEO
• Argentina with Amanda Barnes (podcast)