JULY 22, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Despite Fires in Europe, Wine’s Glass Still Half Full
• In bad times and good, California wine business remains a solid play
• Trucker blockade shuts major California seaport for second day
• Napa wine tasting fees are more than twice as expensive as 6 years ago. Here’s why [paywall?]
• Building Bridges with Academics
• Crypto Ownership Dominated By Millennials, GenZ Adults & Upper Income Men
• Fine Wine Is Key to Long and Happy Life, Says Veteran Marking 102nd Birthday [paywall?]
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Patent Lawsuit Against Gallo by Vineyard Investigations May Be Nearing End
• U.S. Wine Market Projected To Slip By Volume, Rise By Value This Year

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Wildfire leaves sense of “total destruction”, Spanish winemaker says

DROUGHT/WATER

• Exploring the Potential for Water-Limited Agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• DtC Shipments Drop in Value, Volume
• Massachusetts Announces Age Compliance Checks for DtC Shippers
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Champagne Tops Up
• Ciatti Report: On the Quiet Side
• Champagne shipments on the up as harvest approaches
• American Prosecco Imports Increased by 40 Percent Last Year, Returning to Pre-pandemic Levels
• Congestion shifts to US East Coast ports
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• How lower euro value helps, hurts Wine Country businesses
• Sonoma County’s Browne Family Wines names new winemaker
• Here’s which of 80 planned California Wine Country hotel projects are in construction
• Napa County Approves Jericho Canyon Vineyard Winery Expansion Under Amnesty Program

DIVERSITY

• Meet Lindsey Fern, the Only Female Wine Director of a Three-Star Michelin Restaurant in the U.S.

HEALTH

• Wine Against Stress?
• Consuming 4 Alcoholic Drinks a Week Might Increase Risk for Cognitive Decline

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Start-up helps winemakers survive climate change with AI and satellite tech

REAL ESTATE

• Sprawling Ranch Offers Wine-Making Potential Along Mexico’s Golden Corridor [paywall?]

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Penfolds goes French, following in some Illustrious Footsteps
• Treasury Wine Estates Stock: On A More Sustainable Footing
• Duckhorn Portfolio (NYSE:NAPA) Might Have The Makings Of A Multi-Bagger

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• You’re Getting Divorced and You Both Want the Wine. What Next?
• Lafite Rothschild 2018 leads weekly trade – Liv-ex

MARKETING & SALES

• Make a List, Check It Twice: Five Suggestions for Successful Holiday Sales
• Annie Green Springs and why nothing is ever new in the wine business [paywall]

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• International Cool Climate Wine Symposium returns to NZ

MEDIA MATTERS

• Lori Miller Made Living Wine Doc After Her Brother’s House Burned Down

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why is Orange Wine Popular All of a Sudden? (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Georgia: Caucasus Blues
• Portugal beyond Port [paywall?]

WINE HISTORY

• The evolution of wine — and its buildings — in France [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• ON: Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Inc. Announces Leadership Change

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Project delivers valuable Pinot Noir genetic ‘fingerprint’

EUROPE & THE UK

• Spain wine firm Grupo Marqués del Atrio opens UK subsidiary
• Frustration and relief as UK Treasury delays alcohol duty reform

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: On the road to reducing carbon emissions
• OZ: Agtech offers solution for irrigation conundrum
• OZ: Existing environmental benefits means 450GL isn’t needed

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Mastermind of Singapore’s ‘largest and longest-running’ alcohol syndicate fined S$28m

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Boston Beer Co. slashes full-year earnings forecast
• Boston Beer’s Hard Seltzer woes continue as demand sees further decline