JUNE 21, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Stagflation and Shrinking Wine Margins
• Foley Family Wines Buys Napa’s Silverado Vineyards
• Rabbit Ridge CEO Gets Fifth Delay To Respond to Contempt of Court Allegations.
• How bulk wine is shedding anonymity for celebrity status
• California scientists are mapping the riskiest areas for disastrous fire. These are the biggest hot spots [paywall?]
• Regular Tasting Fees Off From COVID Boost, But Premium Continues To Climb
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Rabbit Ridge CEO Accused of Multiple Contempt Of Court Misdeeds By Bankruptcy Trustee
• Why does world wine production always exceed consumption?
• Why States should keep winning the physical-presence cases, Part I: using the extraterritoriality doctrine on defense
• Juneteenth Might Be the Most American Holiday of All

DROUGHT/WATER

• What La Niña means for California’s summer

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Winery DTC Shipment Value up 8%

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Heading for a White Wine Summer
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Developers stick with plans for Lake County resort and housing despite state opposition over fire danger
• What the nation’s sommeliers are saying about Lodi in 2022
• Nevada County: First landmark to commemorate wine making

DIVERSITY

• The Hue Society Wine & Culture Fest Promotes a More Equitable Wine Industry
• America’s First Queer Wine Fest Is Here

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Meet the Modern Farmer Turning Manure Into Water

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Court tells EPA to review glyphosate’s link to form of cancer [paywall?]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australia’s leading wine authority to close office in China as exports plunge

DISTRIBUTORS

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

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)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Refillable wine bottles come to Sonoma County
• Eco bottle targets wine industry’s carbon hotspot

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ASEV-Eastern Section Conference Scheduled in Minnesota

WINE PEOPLE

• For California’s Surfing Winemakers, It’s All About Balance
• 5 Questions With Carlo Mondavi
• Damien Blanchon; Winemaker & Vineyard Manager for Afton Mountain Vineyards in Afton, Virginia (PDF)

ACADEMIA

• The Kids To Take A Chance On: Wine Philanthropy, Revisioned [paywall?]

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New canopy surveillance systems are set to ring in the age of precision viticulture
• WSU tests drones to watch over vineyards

EUROPE & THE UK

• English rosé: could the pink drink be the next frontier for English wine?
• Nusrat Ghani, MP, calls for more support for UK vineyards
• Tuscan Penal Island Gorgana Has Inmates Making Delicious White Wine