JULY 11, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Why Is Alcohol in Wine Such a Taboo Topic? [paywall?]
• Ste. Michelle & Southern Set New Distro Deal
• Companies’ Climate Promises Face a Wild Card: Farmers [paywall?]
• ‘It is basically extortion’: San Francisco restaurants slammed with fake negative reviews online [paywall?]
• Zoom Doom: COVID Streaming Market Crashes
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Rabbit Ridge New Owner Responds To Trustee’s Contempt of Court Filing.
• The new cues driving RTD innovation
• How To Do Business In America: The Case Of Champagne Charlie, Then And Now [paywall?]

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• 10 days of hail damaged 30,000 hectares of vines across France
• A Devastating Look at the Impacts of Wildfires Beyond the Burn

DROUGHT/WATER

• Extended Lack of Atmospheric Rivers Driving California Drought
• California allocates nearly $3 billion to address drought, water conservation efforts in state budge

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Veraison is underway in Napa Valley [paywall?]
• Packaged Imports Grow +20% By Value L12M through May 2022, Packaged Exports Grow +22%
• Beaujolais sales set to nosedive in its biggest market
• Convenience store wine 2021 [paywall]
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California’s Central Valley Faces Many Challenges — How Will They Affect The Area’s Economy?
• Grape fees to combat Pierce’s disease will increase this harvest [paywall?]
• Napa winery appoints assistant wine maker
• BevZero Announces Appointment of Eckert-Nathan as CEO
• Allied Grape Growers Hires Tim Mendonca; Promotes Karl Lehman, Chad Clark and Kevin Rogers
• This new S.F. bar may be the first in the country to serve exclusively Mexican wines [paywall?]

UKRAINE WINE

• Could using Moroccan fertilisers help wineries remove Russian ties?

COVID-19

• Food industry led California in COVID-19 violations, but paid fewer fines, report says

HEALTH

• The Wine Trade’s Dirty Little Secret

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Did Minnesota accidentally legalize weed?

AMAZON

• Amazon Prime Members Can Now Enjoy Free Access to Grubhub+

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Kathryn Brown Joins Pernod Ricard USA to Lead Content Strategy and Activations for In House Creative Agency, The Mix

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Aus wine industry in Japan and S. Korea, report released
• Biden Says Action on China Import Tariffs Still Being Discussed [paywall?]

DISTRIBUTORS

• Breakthru Beverage Group Names Stephanie J. Soto Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• Leading Women in Wine

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Allegrini to become the first Amarone to release on La Place de Bordeaux

DATA & TRENDS

• How has the vineyard area of the US states changed over the past century?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Are Food & Drink Pairings Ridiculous?
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 3 Wine Professionals Share Their Career Shifts

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Sauternes’ Sweet Style Runs Dry
• Orange Wine Isn’t New, It Just Had a Glow-Up
• Do you know what zero zero wines are? [paywall?]

WINE PEOPLE

• Ian McClellan, Assistant Winemaker, Anaba Winery, Sonoma (podcast)
• Unfiltered: Emily Acha Derrington
• Tor Kenward reflects on a career in Napa
• Ivana Radikon: Friuli Collio and the Orange Wine Revolution
• Heritage varieties – not lost on Tim Wildman
• Chris Cottrell, Consigliere / Partner, Under The Wire Wines (podcast)
• The Badass of Mason County
• Celebrating Italian Varieties at Ghostnote Wines with Brad Friedman

WINE PLACES

• Cornas: the Rhône less travelled

WINE EDUCATION

• Epicurus On Wine Education and Its Perils

WINE HISTORY

• The Rise And Fall And Rise Of California Wines
• 9 Best Wine Museums Around the World

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Gen Z isn’t that into dining out. Here’s how restaurants are chasing them

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Highland Park winery served as a safe haven for crowds during the July 4 mass shooting
• GA: Whitfield commissioners expected to vote on licenses for farm winery

ACADEMIA

• ASEV Announces Significant Publication Changes, Enhancements – American Society for Enology and Viticulture

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Cover Crops Are Not a Cure-All Solution

EUROPE & THE UK

• Sussex PDO backlash was a storm in a teacup, says WineGB CEO
• Castel under investigation in Bordeaux (2nd story down)
• UK: June online retail growth remains negative, but freefall eases slightly
• UK: Low and no moves to the mainstream as moderate drinkers drive boom
• Mallya to face jail if he ever steps foot in India, rules court

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina confirms Balcarce as Buenos Aires’ fourth GI