JUNE 29, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Calif ABC Beverage Server Training Not Ready & May Never Be
• California law requires bartenders to receive alcohol training [paywall?]
• Oregon Business Groups Sue Over Heat and Smoke Worker Protections
• New Napa law gives Micro-Wineries a fighting chance
• Colorado answers questions about new retail delivery fee
• Winery Promo Email Click Rate Steady, Open Rate Up Significantly.
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Rabbit Ridge CEO Gets Fifth Delay To Respond to Contempt of Court Allegations.
• Rabbit Ridge CEO Accused of Multiple Contempt Of Court Misdeeds By Bankruptcy Trustee
• How digitalisation of wine is transforming the industry
• Change in Napa Valley Restores Hope for Small Family Farms

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• The Bay Area has avoided a major fire so far. The weather report holds the answer for why [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• Senator Bob Wieckowski proposes California buy water rights from farmers
• California’s drought means less water to go around. Who is winning the pursuit for water — and who is losing? [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• North Carolina Fails and Consumers are Guilty
• Provi Hires Sebastian Fabál as Vice President of Customer Success and Support

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

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

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa’s Uptown Theater sold to JaM Cellars
• Bill to add wine and distilled spirit bottles to California’s recycling program advances
• Franzia family ventures into organic produce near Escalon
• Napa Valley’s Gamble Family Vineyards names new winemakers
• One-off Napa winemaker blend offered to UK buyers
• Depot Hotel reopens as The Depot
• Three Central Coast California Wine Regions Are Making a Comeback

COVID-19

• Why Didn’t Covid Change Big Drinks Festivals? (podcast)

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Alcohol licensing in Alaska sees big changes
• A Little Bit of Something Is More Than a Whole Lot of Nothing

REAL ESTATE

• TX: $14.4M Fredericksburg ranch comes with personal vineyard

AGRIFOODTECH

• What are the latest figures for AI hiring in the drinks industry?

DISTRIBUTORS

• Fresh Vine Wine partners with True Food Kitchen
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• IG Wines partners with tech firm
• Adam Lapierre MW joins Vint as director of wine

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Bordeaux 2021 en primeur: the verdict

DATA & TRENDS

• Wine Becomes Latest Victim of Inflation

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

• Pernod Ricard launches digital labelling for its products

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Building the Soundtrack to Your Wine
• A Somm’s Perspective: East Coast vs West Coast
• Tignanello: a Tuscan Rebel
• The Clay Sea

WINE PEOPLE

• Sonoma County winemaker Katy Wilson talks hiring challenges, favorite wine style, industry stigmas, new motherhood
• Megan Brodie – BevZero (podcast)
• Tasting with GuildSomm: Mia Van de Water (podcast)
• From finance to wine: Ballotta carves out a new career in the wine industry [paywall?]
• Rose Previte and David Greene Want to Take You Along in Their Wine Journeys

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• WA: King County Council considering ordinance preventing wineries from expanding onto farmland
• Colorado’s Wine Industry Is Bringing Economic Growth To A State Known For Fun [paywall?]

ACADEMIA

• CAWG Foundation awards student scholarships

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• ‘Off the charts’ chemical shortages hit U.S. farms

EUROPE & THE UK

• Hungarian winemakers plump for drier styles
• Two Italian CEOs Discuss The Joys And Trials Of Taming The Sagrantino Wine Grape In Umbria [paywall?]

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Tim Shand announced as new Chief Winemaker of Voyager Estate
• OZ: Promoting AgTech Growth with over $700,000 in funding

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• South Korea remains one of wine’s rare hotspots for growth

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentinian Visionaries

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Beer helped fuel the rise of RTDs. How can it strike back?