JUNE 17, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Rabbit Ridge CEO Accused of Multiple Contempt Of Court Misdeeds By Bankruptcy Trustee
• US Supreme Court Blocks Efforts to Dismiss Claims Against Glyphosate
• Alaska modernizes alcohol laws, creates new DTC licenses for wineries, breweries, and distilleries
• Consumer Spending Is Running Out Of Steam and the Market Isn’t Ready For It
• More than 3 in 5 retailers plan to integrate crypto payments in near term
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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

DROUGHT/WATER

• The historic drought in the West, explained through maps
• To Survive Drought, California Should Learn From Cape Town
• Drought restrictions are being felt in many ways across California

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• “Vacuuming Up the Pennies” and Other Summertime Ideas for DTC

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

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

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley’s Rutherford Hill Winery hires winemaker, supply chain director
• Napa wine grape company Silverado Farming promotes viticulturist
• Benicia’s Cork Supply USA hires national sales director
• French Laundry chef opens Napa Valley restaurant: The Regiis Ova Caviar & Champagne [paywall?]

DIVERSITY

• Trailblazer Iris Rideau’s Memoir to Be Published Juneteenth
• Native American recognized as Sonoma Valley’s first private vintner [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• EPA Confirms Three Widely Used Neonicotinoid Pesticides Likely Harm Vast Majority of Endangered Plants, Animals
• The ROC Logo – Coming Soon to a Label (and Shelf) Near You

REAL ESTATE

• $35-Million Argentina Wine Estate Produces 600,000 Bottles Annually [paywall?]

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• LVMH is a ‘structural outperformer’

DISTRIBUTORS

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

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Château Pavie Macquin 2021 released En Primeur – Liv-ex

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why You Should Never Rinse Your Wine Glass With Water at a Tasting
• Dining outside the box [paywall?]
• 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

• The changing face of the wine industry

MEDIA MATTERS

• Celebrating 18 years of Washington Wine Report
• Wine Books, Now and Then

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What’s behind Castel’s ‘Haute Couture’ wine range?

WINE PEOPLE

• The Legacy of Don and Sally Schmitt [paywall?]
• The Sommelier Who Put Southern Italy on the Map [paywall?]

WINE PLACES

• An Underappreciated Burgundy Wine Region Is Upward Bound [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Québec Power List
• Ontario: LCBO out of Dom Pérignon amid champagne shortage

EUROPE & THE UK

• Winemaker Given Support over Sex Claims
• Château Routas announces new winemaker
• A New Appellation is Born and Britain gets its Own Napa Valley
• Austria: Well Equipped to Face the Competition

AROUND THE SOLAR SYSTEM

• ‘Space vines’ trial on-track, says team who put Petrus in orbit