JULY 19, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Uniform Law Commission Not As Evil As Some Think
• Napa’s latest vineyard deal comes with a shocking price tag: $0 [paywall?]
• New AI Wine Choice Tech From Government Lab
• The state of the U.S. consumer: Recession mindsets, falling confidence, and changing behavior
• Foley Comments On Last Month’s Acquisition Of Silverado Vineyards
• Giesen Group from New Zealand Leads Premium Alcohol-Removed Wine Category with 454% Growth
• Full text of Government wine choice paper
• The supply chain crisis is healing, but weaker demand might increase the pain
• 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.
• Direct Wine Shipping Comes Under Fire
• Labor shortage grows critical for growers

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Fires near Bordeaux: Liber Pater vineyard evacuated
• Man detained in police probe of raging wildfires in France
• Wildfires rage across wine-growing southwestern France, arson suspected [paywall?]
• Wildfires continue to impact air quality in Central Valley

DROUGHT/WATER

• Why a triple-dip La Niña could be bad news for California
• Why We Remember Floods and Forget Droughts
• There’s a crisis on the Colorado River

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• A Powerful, Little-Known Legal Commission Just Tossed a Grenade at Direct Wine Shipping’s Constitutional Protections

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• North Coast grape harvest expected to come with lighter yield than average
• Strengthening Australian wine exports
• For Grape Producers, Annual Survey Reveals a Tale of Two Cities
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Calif: Flexible Workplace Options for Employers
• Sonoma County supervisors to discuss protocol for farmers seeking access to evacuated land
• Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation Wine Auction Returns in November

DIVERSITY

• 5 Questions with Melody Fuller

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Côtes-du-Rhône winegrowers faced with extreme climate change
• Kingsland Drinks on sustainability and Thirsty Earth programme
• Meet the Company Turning Wine Waste into a Delectable Superfood Treat
• Climate Change Is Affecting Michigan Wine
• How Climate Change And Hybrid Grapes Are Impacting The Wine Industry

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Mergers and Acquisitions Aren’t Stopping. But Could They Slow Down?

AGRIFOODTECH

• AI Analyzes Alcohol Products Sold Online
• Scientists develop new wine-tasting AI technology

DISTRIBUTORS

• Napa’s Favia joins Bordeaux La Place
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

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

• The Shrinking Carbon Footprint of Glass Wine Bottles
• Napa Valley Loses Weight – Wineries embrace lighter glass

MEDIA MATTERS

• Review: ‘A Life in Wine: Gérard Basset, the World’s Favourite Sommelier’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Zweigelt is on the rise

WINE PLACES

• Quality by Design at an Abruzzo Cooperative Winery
• A Wine-Lover’s Guide to Paso Robles: 11 Appellations to Know
• The Wine Area In California With The Most Old Vines Makes Concentrated Reds But Also Unique White Wines
• Little Trouble Wine Co. is brewing hands-off, one-of-a-kind Zinfandel field blends

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: Royal Wine Corp. seeks $28M property tax cut for planned Goshen winery
• One bitter cold winter night left its impact on Niagara vineyards
• Michigan: Bill to allow self serve alcohol approved by lawmakers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Precision Viticulture: Water

EUROPE & THE UK

• Pommery applies for English cuverie but says Champagne is still the ‘king of wines’

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: New Program To Aid Soil Health

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• History of Wineburgers in Phoenix

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Three-Tier Distribution Tips for Distillers
• At These Breweries, Foam is a Selling Point