JULY 29, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Can New Strategies Breathe Life Into Some of Napa’s Most Storied Wine Brands?
• American rosé, once scorned, just keeps getting better and better [paywall?]
• Mid-Year 2022 Total Beverage Alcohol Report Card
• The Surge in the Global Alcoholic Beverages Market: Craft Spirits and Ready to Drink on the Rise
• A French conglomerate has purchased a prized coastal vineyard. Here’s why it may be a good thing [paywall?]
• If You Want To Sell Wine To GenZ & Young Millennials, You May Also Need To Sell Their Parents
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Turrentine July Market Update (PDF)
• Grape harvest kicks off with early pick in Sonoma County [paywall?]
• Harvest 2022, the first bunches of Moscato and Pinot Grigio cut in Sicily, from Settesoli
• WA: Despite the heat, 2022 vintage looks good
• Australian wine exports fall as China tariffs bite
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Bankruptcy Trustee Rips Into Rabbit Ridge Owner In Contempt Of Court Battle
• AXA Millésimes buys Sonoma’s Platt Vineyard

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Preparing for the Risk Factors of Smoke & Fire Exposure
• Temperatures could hit triple digits again in Northwest [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• “M rootstocks” are the answer to water stress and this summer’s extreme temperatures
• Can San Joaquin Valley agriculture survive with less irrigation? Here are ways to do it [paywall?]
• ‘A rudderless ship:’ Irrigators struggle with Oregon water policy [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Another Day, Another Lawsuit, Another Reason to Cheer
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Calif Legislature moving ahead to add recycling fee to wine and spirits
• Ser’s Bechthold Vineyard Cinsaut brings mystique to multi-generational Lodi

UKRAINE WINE

• Letters from Kyiv

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Napa Valley-Based Cuvée Collective Debuts ‘World’s First Wine NFT Club’

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• France’s Rhône Valley Vineyards Shine in Sustainability Efforts Leading Up to the 2022 Harvest
• Wine climatologist Greg Jones urges vintners to experiment [paywall?]
• Deploying Sheep in the Vineyard

REAL ESTATE

• $34M Seven Stones Winery Is a Tasty Opportunity

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Premium Brands appoints new CMO
• Virgin Wines announces year-end trading update
• Diamond Estates Wines & Spirits Reports Fiscal 2022 Financial Results

AGRIFOODTECH

• Are electric decanters the future of the on-trade?

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• 100-point Pétrus 2009 trades at an all-time high – Liv-ex

DATA & TRENDS

• Moët & Chandon Is the Most Valuable Wine and Champagne Brand in the World, Valued at US $1.4 Billion

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Non-alc expert reflects on IWSC judging

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• An Inspiring Women in Wine Conference [paywall?]

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine movie review: Zim sommeliers beat the odds in Blind Ambition

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Limited enthusiasm [paywall?]

WINE PEOPLE

• Montréal’s Women of Wine
• ‘Bug ninja’ helps growers conquer insects
• Caroline Thompson-Hill, Accolade Wines
• George Soleas, President and CEO of Liquor Control Board of Ontario

WINE PLACES

• 5 Family Wineries That Show Mendocino County’s Italian-American Heritage

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Wine education program opens doors for vineyard workers

ACADEMIA

• UMass Amherst researchers want to save your wine from grapevine trunk diseases [freewall]

EUROPE & THE UK

• Between history and future, DOCG and zoning, Etna wine, a diamond of Sicilian and Italian wine
• Prosecco “System”, a locomotive of Italian wine, seeking new synergy between appellations

DOWN UNDER

• Wine Australia launches AUS$2.2 million biodiversity programme

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• The next superstar Burgundian maison in S. Korea could be this 129-year-old house