JULY 12, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• NFTs could pave way for alcohol sector to offer luxury and authenticity in one fell swoop
• I’m a health editor and here’s why I ditched Dry July eight days in [freewall?]
• California’s broken recycling system is making cans hard to find [paywall?]
• 5% = 25% to 95% — How That Affects Your Wine Club Profits.
• 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.
• Why Is Alcohol in Wine Such a Taboo Topic? [paywall?]
• Ste. Michelle & Southern Set New Distro Deal

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Dozens injured in Portugal wildfires as heatwave to intensify

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif: DWR Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report for Future Drought Salinity Barriers

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

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

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley’s Bouchaine Vineyards names operations director, hires assistant winemaker
• Program Development Committee Co-Chairs Confirmed for 2023 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium
• Fruit fly quarantine set in LA County

UKRAINE WINE

• Central Coast Winemakers Team Up to Help Feed Ukraine

COVID-19

• Canada’s Wine Industry Feels the Lingering Impact of COVID

DIVERSITY

• Billionaires Row: Black-Owned Miami-Based French Champagne and Cognac

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Over the rainbow – sustainability and farming systems
• How Sexual Confusion May Be Responsible for Your Favorite Wine

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• A geospatial inventory of regulatory information for wine protected designations of origin in Europe

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo appoints Debra Crew as chief operating officer and Claudia Schubert appointed president, North America

AGRIFOODTECH

• Why Digital Ag Tech Might Be Out of Reach for Some Farmers

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Wine connects Georgia and Korea

DISTRIBUTORS

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

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Wisdom of the Crowd for Wine vs Drain Snakes [paywall]
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

MARKETING & SALES

• Premium wineries seek more in-house digital marketing expertise
• Want to Know Your Customers Better? Play a Game with Them

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Carbon Fiber Wine Bottle Inspired By Bugatti Bollide Hypercar

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• To sway the public and sell an image, some North Bay businesses seek social media influencers

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Articles That Have Defined SevenFifty Daily

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is Abruzzo the Next Big Thing for Italian Wine?
• Why wine glass shapes matter

WINE PEOPLE

• Wine Country’s Corkscrew Guru [paywall?]

WINE PLACES

• The DNA Of Moët & Chandon Champagne [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• The Forces Behind Washington Wine’s Rise
• Central Pa. winery thankful for the support as it announces closing

ACADEMIA

• OSU researcher named one of world’s most highly cited scientists

EUROPE & THE UK

• New generation winemakers & modernising Bordeaux

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s 3rd largest wine producer offloads over 300 ha Australian vineyards

SOUTH AFRICA

• Beck Family Estates appoints new CEO

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Whisk(e)y price rises yet to keep pace with inflation
• An Ultra-Rare 1975 Cask of Ardbeg Scotch Just Sold for a Record-Breaking $19 Million