JULY 28, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Bankruptcy Trustee Rips Into Rabbit Ridge Owner In Contempt Of Court Battle
• AXA Millésimes buys Sonoma’s Platt Vineyard
• Why SF Chron published a package of stories about the future of Napa wine [paywall?]
• Bottlecapps Aligns With Pix to Enhance the Online Wine Shopping Experience
• TTB Proposes to allow reference to distilled spirits on wine labels and in advertisements
• The hidden truth of alternative wine bottle formats
• GenZ Social Media Use Declines
• 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
• The Extinction of the American Farmer
• Napa is the U.S.’s top wine region. But soon, everything could change [paywall?]

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Sonoma Supervisors Discuss New Wildfire Evacuation Zone Access Rules
• From cork taint to smoke taint: a new headache for Bordeaux?

DROUGHT/WATER

• California outlines plan for scaled back giant water tunnel

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Drinkers, smokers seek respite from gloom by trading up
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Presentation of the Grape Data Tool to the California Association of Winegrowers
• How sweeping reforms will help Champagne handle peaks and troughs in supply and demand
• Wine and Champagne brands pop the corks as brand values grow in post-COVID world
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Dave Phinney talks about his restless pursuit to craft the next cult libation
• Horse Soldier Bourbon gets E&J Gallo Winery investment
• California Association of Winegrape Growers Announces Natalie Collins as Interim President
• Sterling winery secures Napa OK to rebuild gondola [paywall?]
• Calif: Adding bottle bill deposits for wine, liquor

HEALTH

• How a Salad Bar Disaster Changed the Course of U.S. Wine History

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Are NFTs The Future Of The Wine Industry?

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Sustainability certified in Washington wines

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• 15th Annual Center for Alcohol Policy Legal Conference to be held August 30 and 31 in Nashville
• Washington Brewers File Lawsuit Against Oregon For Right to Ship to Consumers and Retailers
• TN: Franklin wine shop files lawsuit over ‘cease-and-desist’ order from Alcoholic Beverage Commission

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Naked Wines Blames ‘Middleman’ For High Retail Prices [freewall?]
• Diageo shows strong performance assisted by Scotch, Tequila and beer

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine buying trends in the USA
• Comte du Liger-Belair to be auctioned in Hong Kong

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Top Retailers Outline Buying Programs for Private Label and Branded Wines
• Tasting with GuildSomm: Ray Sholes & Kelli White (podcast)

MARKETING & SALES

• Sales Of Vegan Wines Up By 51% As More People Ditch Animal Products

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Canpack to build new $140m beverage can manufacturing in Brazil

MEDIA MATTERS

• Great Northwest Wine returns to British Columbia coverage

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Understanding Chianti vs Chianti Classico Through Their Tangled Pasts
• Unnatural Reactions to Natural Wine
• Why Care about Food and Wine as Art

WINE PEOPLE

• Wanda Mann, CSW on Conversation with Jason (video)

WINE TOURISM

• Google searches for UK vineyard stays increase 110%

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Walla Walla-based Proletariat Wine Co. set to build facility near Boise
• After two years of pandemic, Georgia wineries thriving
• It’s not an easy time to make wine in the PNW.
• MI: Remade by pandemic, Traverse City-area wineries offering custom experience
• Swan Song for Pa. winery marks end of one chapter, start of another
• Utah Might Bring Back Mini Liquor Bottles This Fall

ACADEMIA

• WSU selects leader for Tri-Cities wine science program
• CCOVI to offer Ontario’s first micro-credentials in winemaking, cider production

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• These visitors are not welcome in vineyards
• Growers learn about rodent-eating birds on farms

EUROPE & THE UK

• An evolving consumer base for Germany’s wine market
• WineGB appoints three new directors to its board
• Chapel Down CEO appointed director of WineGB board

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Emma Wood Joins Wirra Wirra
• OZ: Water prices forecast to remain low for third consecutive year

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• 53 batches of wine failed to enter China in first half of 2022
• Lafite, Mouton, Margaux among top Bordeaux rejected by Chinese authorities for labelling issue

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Where Is The Ready-To-Drink Category Headed? [paywall?]