JULY 13, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Consumer trends in the beverage industry with Rob McMillan and Philana Bouvier (podcast)
• Invasive Spotted Lanternfly stopped at California Department of Food & Agriculture Border Station
• Future Returns: Fine Wines Age Well as Investments
• Herbicide chemical linked to cancer found in majority of urine samples in CDC study
• Wildfires Followed by Severe Rain Will Become More Common
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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?]
• Rabbit Ridge New Owner Responds To Trustee’s Contempt of Court Filing.

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• California’s wildfire season is approaching. How is the state preparing?
• Ten days of hail damage 30,000 hectares of French vines
• Extreme Weather Pouring on the Pain for Many in the Fruit Industry

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif. farmer says worsening drought could have big impacts on consumers
• 2022 Is California’s Record Driest Year, So Far, NOAA Says
• Calif: Pace of Agricultural Land Loss Creates Cause for Concern

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Monterey County Crop Report: Wine bounces back, strawberries stay top crop
• Prosecco DOC Increased Exports To The US Market In 2021, Marking An Exceptional Year For The Denomination
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• How Bob Trinchero unwittingly transformed the Italian wine industry when he released his first alcohol-removed wine
• Ridge Vineyards hires Sonoma County winemaker
• Farm advisor Wunderlich to retire after 22 years
• Update: Uptown Theater sold for $12.15 million to Truchard [paywall?]
• Some of the Bay Area’s best cocktails contain no liquor — just wine [paywall?]

UKRAINE WINE

• ‘Nothing speaks louder than action’: Stoli’s Szonyi talks Ukraine response

DIVERSITY

• The Story of Iris Rideau, the First Black Woman to Own a Winery in the U.S. (podcast)

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Most Expensive Bottle of Champagne Sold for $2.5 Million—NFTs Included [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• How can the US increase beverage can recycling?
• How Climate Change Is Affecting Soil Microbiomes
• Shannon Family of Wines is Officially One of the Largest 100% Certified Organic Mountain-Grown Vineyards in the United States

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• International container freight costs to soften for Australian producers

DISTRIBUTORS

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Christie’s Global Sales Achieve £3.3 B / $4.1 B in First Half 2022
• Christie’s is Realistic About Market Risks but Expects a ‘Solid’ Second Half
• The best performing wines in H1 2022 – Liv-ex

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)

MARKETING & SALES

• 7 Questions for a Master Wine Marketer

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• How plastic packaging can de-value perceptions of quality

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• UNWTO to hold 2023 wine tourism summit in La Rioja

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Some Winemakers Are Embracing New Oak
• Wine’s Next Big Thing

WINE PEOPLE

• Lawyer Paul Beveridge Is Single-Handedly Shaking Up the Washington Wine Scene

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Spotted lanternfly now confirmed in Sussex County, Delaware
• Florida wine: UF scientists bringing more grapes to the Sunshine State

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• AI/ML-based real-time sensing techniques turn art of winemaking into exact science
• GMO Crops Are Becoming the Superheroes of Agriculture [paywall?]

EUROPE & THE UK

• Allan Sichel reelected as president of CIVB
• UK: Exton Park Announces New CEO Appointment, Robin McMillan
• Bordeaux producers show modern styles to UK wine buyers
• Tampered Bottles of Moët Champagne Recalled for Deadly Levels of MDMA

DOWN UNDER

• NZ celebrates Matariki

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Singapore emerges as a gateway market for premium wine

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Let’s Be Real, Hard Seltzer Is Gross
• Rare Karuizawa whisky to be auctioned with starting bid of US$75,000