JULY 27, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• The Extinction of the American Farmer
• Napa is the U.S.’s top wine region. But soon, everything could change [paywall?]
• Anonymous $4 Mil Endowment Bolsters UC Davis Viticulture and Enology
• Australian grapegrowers urged to quit
• Winegrape Growers Endorse Duarte for Congress
• Here’s The #1 Reason For The Global Fertilizer Shortage
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Lucio Tasca d’Almerita dies

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Patent Lawsuit Against Gallo by Vineyard Investigations May Be Nearing End
• From Dry January to Fake Cocktails, Inside the New Temperance Movement [paywall?]
• ULC’s Draft Shipping Changes Face Intense Industry Backlash

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Complex modeling by researchers predicts wildfires may decline, eventually
• Watch Duty, California wildfire tracker app, attracts users, raises some concern from public officials

DROUGHT/WATER

• Western Drought Reaching Catastrophic Levels
• France struggles with drought over punishing summer of heat
• Drought is decimating my farm. How California should help us [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Revised Texas ABC advisory updates rules for unlicensed ecommerce businesses
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Port of Oakland Reopens as AB5 Trucker Protest Moved to a ‘Free Speech Zone’
• Strong demand for Burgundy and Champagne despite cooling prices
• Marlborough winery calls 2022 harvest “a vintage of challenge”
• Veraison 2022 Sets the Stage for a Coin Flip: Will This Be Tablas Creek (Paso)’s Earliest Harvest Ever?
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa’s vineyard workers are retiring — and the next generation doesn’t want their jobs [paywall?]
• Napa’s most historic wineries are staging a comeback. Will multimillion-dollar rebrands work? [paywall?]
• These power players are shaping the future of Napa Valley wine [paywall?]
• Napa Valley has perfected Cabernet Sauvignon. But is it starting to all taste the same? [paywall?]
• 20 years in the making: Feds agree to way Sonoma County vineyards can operate in endangered salamander habitat
• California farmworkers, Lorena Gonzalez are making history [paywall?]
• California Classics Fifty Years On

UKRAINE

• Illegal vodka pipeline discovered between Ukraine and Moldova

DIVERSITY

• This Wine Scholarship Elevates Business Owners from Underrepresented Backgrounds
• 1st Black owner of Saint-Tropez rosé brings inclusivity to wine industry (video)

HEALTH

• Drinking more than five glasses of wine a week will age you

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Napa based startup helps wine brands sell ‘NFT’ digital art [paywall?]

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• WSWA Issues Statement on Introduction of the Cannabis Opportunity and Administration Act

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Debuts Woodbridge Wine Soda, Aiming To Attract New Drinkers
• Luxury Giant LVMH Is Well Dressed to Manage Inflation, China Covid Lockdowns [paywall?]
• Luxury group LVMH beats expectations despite China drag on sales [paywall?]

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• OR: Corollary Wines buys Eola-Amity Hills site for estate vineyard

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Zachary Kameron’s High-Elevation Wine Program

MARKETING & SALES

• C-Store Transformation

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine capsules are beginning to pass into history
• Laithwaites leans into recycled glass

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Grape Day at Fresno State showcases future of vineyard, winery practices

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Enthusiast  Companies Announces New Tasters for Italy, Reassigns Iconic California Beats, and Begins Reviewing Hard Seltzers & Ready-to-Drink Beverages

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The quantum mechanics of carbonics
• Varietal Psychology
• The Warrior Mentality

WINE PEOPLE

• Former mafia boss Michael Franzese targets international expansion for his wine brand
• Co-Founder of Victory Wine Group and Former Partner at Progress Wine Group and Quench Fine Wines Joins CEO Coaching International

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Government of Canada: Wine Sector Support Program
• VA: Whitebarrel Winery reaches end of the vine
• Cornell partners with NYS to fight the spotted lanternfly
• Warning issued about illegal alcohol sales in Ohio

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Digital technologies in grape production: Ready-to-Use Innovations (videos)
• A rookie’s guide to crop estimation
• Mosel Winegrowers’ Focus On Soil Health Improves Wine Quality [paywall?]

EUROPE & THE UK

• French organic producers looking for UK wine distribution
• French Organics Debate: How to drive the organics & sustainability agenda

DOWN UNDER

• With yields down 50%, NZ winery Gladstone embraces En Primeur
• NZ: Warmer waters for Giesen chief winemaker

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Fine wine buying trends in Asia

JUST FOR GIGGLES

• Beer-drinking pony becomes town mayor

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Global craft beer to grow 8% between 2022-2030