JULY 25, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Battle Of The Brands: Staving Off Private Label Threats As Consumers Consider Trading Down [paywall?]
• California truckers halt ‘gig-worker’ law protests over weekend as port activity slows
• The International Bulk Wine & Spirits Show is this week in San Francisco
• No Word On Calif Investigation of Foppoli [paywall?]
• Wineries Still in Search of Staff
• Wine Consumption Recovers From Spring Decline
• 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
• Despite Fires in Europe, Wine’s Glass Still Half Full
• In bad times and good, California wine business remains a solid play

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Oak Fire grows to 15,603 acres in Mariposa County, CA

DROUGHT/WATER

• Why Has Agriculture Been So Slow to Embrace the Use of Grey Water?
• Oregon researchers propose innovative path forward for farming’s water woes

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• DoorDash Delivers Beer and Wine Right to Your Door. Here’s How It Works
• Fresh Vine Wine Launches on Gopuff, the Go-To Platform for Immediate Delivery of Consumers’ Everyday Needs
• But What If…:How things may have been different for consumers and the wine industry
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Prosecco DOC exports to the US soar with the help of Prosecco rosé
• Prosecco Gets Hot Under the Collar
• Comité Champagne harvest yield decision
• Ag Report: Consumers trading down on groceries
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Anheuser-Busch selling Bay Area distribution center
• A West Coast port worker union is fighting robots. The stakes are high
• Sonoma County tourism recovering, but regaining pre-pandemic enthusiasm still a challenge
• Tasting History In A Glass With Historic Napa/Sonoma Wineries From The ‘Cool Class’ Of 1972 [paywall?]
• Lessons from Walt Ranch project [paywall?]
• California poised to restrict bee-killing pesticides after years of delay [paywall?]

DIVERSITY

• The 6th Annual Black Owned Wine & Spirits Festival Is Back Bigger & Better
• Mississippi native turned wine maker

HEALTH

• Does wine help you live longer?

REAL ESTATE

• California vineyard estate on sale for US$5.4 million

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Naked Wines PLC names James Crawford interim CFO as Shawn Tabak departs
• Virgin Wines announce 51% sales increase for its vegan range
• Why a Penfolds Franco-Aussie wine blend is just the beginning

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• TWE increases Yarra Valley presence with Accolade vineyard purchase

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• China trade tariffs on Australian wine still hurting farmers [freewall?]

DISTRIBUTORS

• Burgundy’s Charles Lachaux signs deal with Crurated club

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Festival Napa Valley Raises Record Setting $3.75 million at Arts for All Gala
• Comte du Liger-Belair leads Bonhams August sale
• 19th century sherry sells for more than five times its estimate at auction

DATA & TRENDS

• The biggest difference of European vineyards from those elsewhere

MEDIA MATTERS

• The Three Drinkers in Ireland & how to do drinks on TV
• Italian wine community unites to welcome Scienza’s new book: “Vine & Prejudice, fake science and the search for the perfect grape”

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Of all the areas where Rhône varieties have been imported, South Africa is increasingly reputed
• California’s OG Wine Grape Might Be Its Modern Day Savior
• Pet Names and Aesthetic Communities
• Interview with a Bottle of Italian Wine
• Anatomy of Flavor

WINE PEOPLE

• Paso Robles Wine Merchant Shines A Light
• Charlie Holland of Gusbourne Winery on The Challenges and Rewards of Making Wine in England
• The Wine Makers – G. Love, Drinkin’ Wine (podcast)
• Tom Rinaldi & Eric Risch, Patent Wines, Napa Valley (podcast)
• Meet The Man Disrupting The Italian Wine Industry [paywall?]

WINE PLACES

• Cool-Climate Orange Is Australia’s Hottest Wine Region

WINE TOURISM

• Luxury, Isolation, and a Quest to Make the World’s Best Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: Cut Costs for Split Cases?
• Master sommelier worries wine popularity on decline in Hawaii

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The rapid measurement of color with the CIELab method in the production phases of a wine

EUROPE & THE UK

• Pomerol granted permission for ‘exceptional’ irrigation
• UK: Freixenet Copestick toasts boost to profits

DOWN UNDER

• How Orange Wine Is Changing Australian Wine Culture
• NZ: Marlborough appellation strengthened

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Grape farming in Dodoma, Tanzania set to be transformed

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Miniature bottles of single malt Scotch reach record sums