JULY 7, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Rabbit Ridge New Owner Responds To Trustee’s Contempt of Court Filing.
• Uniform Law Commission and its Questionable Constitutional Mandates
• Fine wine demand slows as recession fears mount, says Liv-ex
• Dave Phinney, the Prisoner and the Birth of a Wine Trend
• Most Consumers Want Brands To Personalize Communications
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Why are wine critics afraid of AI?
• 1 in 4 US consumers who have returned to the office attend after work drinks in the On Premise weekly

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Calif Gov Newsom declares state of emergency in Santa Barbara and Monterey counties
• Electra Fire: Firefighters Gain Significant Containment, Some Amador County Evacuation Warnings Downgraded

DROUGHT/WATER

• Farmers who helped sink the Friant-Kern Canal reject a fee to pay off their share of the fix [freewall?]
• There are no simple solutions to California’s complicated water problem. This is why. [paywall?]

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Vins de Provence Vintage 2021: An eventful year leading to a great crop
• Wine Australia’s 2022 National Vintage Report details reduced crush and value
• Australian winegrape crush returns to average size after bumper 2021
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California Is Stuck With a Billion Pounds of Almonds
• People are freaking out over a ‘beer park’ coming to Napa. But is it real? [paywall?]
• Santa Rosa brewery settles disputes with big U.S. beer wholesaler [paywall?]

HEALTH

• Is Wine the Heart-Healthiest Alcoholic Beverage?
• Sales of this nonalcoholic, ‘calming’ canned drink are booming [paywall?]

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• China moves to ban CBD products

AMAZON

• Amazon takes 2% stake in Grubhub parent company Just Eat Takeaway.com

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• UC Davis “Clean” Greenhouses for Wine Grapes
• Martini reaches 100% sustainable certified goal for wineries

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Alcohol Franchise Laws: Nothing But Margin Theft Producers and Retailers
• Attorneys for Brad Pitt get more time to serve Russians winery lawsuit

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Will Constellation Brands Buy Canopy Growth? This Analyst Discusses Optionality Post Debt Transactions
• The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. Announces Secondary Offering of 5,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Familia Torres consolidates its winemaking project in Galicia with the purchase of a new winery

DISTRIBUTORS

• Winebow Announces Key Leadership Appointments for Winebow Wholesale’s Northeast region and Winebow Imports’ Heritage Portfolio (PDF)
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The fine wine market in Q2 2022 – Liv-ex
• What’s Happening to the Luxury Wine Category? (podcast)

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Bright Cellars Appoints Joe Megibow as Chief Executive Officer
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• VieVinum 2022 a ‘spectacular success’

WINE CRIME

• Bordeaux Château Owner Nabbed in Counterfeit Wine Raid

MEDIA MATTERS

• This Day in Wine History, A One-Stop Wine and History Platform, Launches To Wine Enthusiasts and History Fans Worldwide
• Talking about Wine Wars II with Natalie Maclean & Kris Levy (podcast)

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Quinta do Noval’s Nacional Deficit
• Gran Vino de Rueda: bringing ‘longevity’ to the Verdejo grape
• What you need to know about Burgundy’s Petit Chablis
• Wine, Art, and Intentions

WINE PEOPLE

• Her company let her go. Then this Virginia mom found her life’s calling in wine.

WINE HISTORY

• Chris D Craiker, Architecture and wine through the ages

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Mount Pisgah, Polk County designated Oregon’s 23rd American Viticultural Area [paywall?]
• Invasive spotted lanternfly threatens North Carolina vineyards

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Delaying grapes from ripening results in more flavoursome wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• Young Turks and old vines
• UK: Robert MacCulloch MW joins Hattingley Valley as head winemaker

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: White wine prices to rise [freewall?]

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s wine imports lifted by growth in May

AROUND THE GLOBE

• IXSIR winery paving the way amidst Lebanon’s economic crisis

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The U.S. Is Officially the Biggest Consumer of Irish Spirits