JULY 20, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Beer/Malt New Product Registrations Inch Upward, Wine Drops in Q2 2022
• DoorDash introduces dual ID verification for alcohol deliveries
• California could soon add a new fee to wine and liquor bottles [paywall?]
• A Genetic Architecture Underlying Alcohol and Cigarette Abuse
• Teleworking plunges in first half of 2022
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Uniform Law Commission Not As Evil As Some Think
• Napa’s latest vineyard deal comes with a shocking price tag: $0 [paywall?]
• Rabbit Ridge New Owner Responds To Trustee’s Contempt of Court Filing.

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Huge Blaze Still Burning in Bordeaux
• Geology Researchers Investigate How Mega Dry Spells Spark Urban Wildfires

DROUGHT/WATER

• Case Study: Winery uses primary fine screening to minimize sludge stream and water consumption
• One way out of a drought? Technology that makes water potable.

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• WSWA opposes DTC alcohol shipping act

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Prosecco exports to US soared 40% in 2021
• Ciatti Global Market Report – July 2022 (PDF)
• Vranken-Pommery Monopole – Turnover of €110 million
• The New Emergence: Upcoming Wine Regions in the USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Winery in Sonoma County’s Russian River Valley makes management changes
• Sonoma County Board of Supervisors push decision on revamp of evacuation zone policy to August [paywall?]

DIVERSITY

• Deeply Rooted II Featuring Femi Oyediran and Miles White (podcast)— The Original Wine & Hip Hop

HEALTH

• Why More People Are Dating Without Drinking [paywall?]
• How beer could help your levels of hydration during the heatwave

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Videlot, the Moueix Family’s Investment Arm, Acquires a Stake in the NFT Platform Winechain

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Argentine wine group commits to soil carbon capture by joining global initiative
• Christophe Navarre: ‘Are we improving the world by saying ‘buy local’?

REAL ESTATE

• Montgomery County, VA farm and winery for sale

DISTRIBUTORS

• First Austrian wine to be sold on La Place de Bordeaux
• Want Top Wines from Napa? Buy from Bordeaux
• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution – (Sponsored link)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The most in-demand wines in H1 2022 – Liv-ex
• Wine-Searcher works with Liv-ex to make it easier for industry users by including LWIN codes

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why You Shouldn’t Believe The ‘Second Cheapest Wine’ Myth
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program – (Sponsored link)

MARKETING & SALES

• Here’s Why You Need A PR Agency For Your Wine Business

WINE CRIME

• Police arrest couple over €1.6m wine heist from Spanish restaurant

MEDIA MATTERS

• Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance announces partnership with Wine Folly
• Wine Wars II now available in audiobook format

MATTERS OF TASTE

• If You Are Buying Cult Cabs, You Should Be Tasting What They Can Become
• Inside the Iconic Red Blends of Bolgheri
• Collecting Flavour

WINE PEOPLE

• Vivino founder Heini Zachariassen shares the Danish scale-up’s fascinating story (video)

WINE PLACES

• Terra (In)cognita – Douro Valley and Trás-os-Montes Region in Portugal

WINE TOURISM

• This Hotel Has an Emergency Champagne Phone for When You Need Bubbly

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• New York leaders pledge support for farming industry

ACADEMIA

• Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research moves to open access

EUROPE & THE UK

• Champagne: will the shift to provenance be the death of the blend?
• What keeps Italian winemakers up at night?

DOWN UNDER

• Corporate Australia is embracing sustainability but struggling to act
• Austrade and Wine Australia unveil free export info hub

SOUTH AFRICA

• Warwick Wines – A story of people and wine

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• This easy hack will stop flies landing in your wine

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Are whisky cask investment schemes really worth it?
• Why Sake Is More Popular Than Ever Before