AUGUST 10, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• The pandemic upended alcohol consumption. Here’s where it stands and what grocers need to know.
• Website lawsuits, events regulations, environmental rules: What’s new in California wine business law
• Europe’s Low Water Levels Threaten Rhine River, Hit $80B Trade Lifeline [paywall?]
• Climate adaptation: match crops to climate
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Wine and the No-Recession Recession
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

DATA & TRENDS

• Wine direct shipping ebbs but remains above pre-pandemic levels, report says
• US DtC sees value growth amid slight slow-down of volumes
• IWSR: a mixed picture for premium drinks trend
• Women Buy 61.2% Of Under-$20 Wine; Men Buy 71.5% Priced Over $90.

WILDFIRES

• Thousands evacuated as smouldering French wildfire reignites
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER

• How the heatwave has affected UK winegrowers
• Scientists say dry lightning could happen more often in California

DROUGHT/WATER

• How the Drought in France Is Affecting the Country’s Wine Production
• There May Be Hope For France’s Wine, Despite Drought
• How climate change spurs megadroughts
• Undecided future of California’s water supply

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Trend of Expanded Consumer Access to Wine is Coming For Colorado
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• First grapes picked in Napa Valley 2022 harvest
• France expects bigger 2022 wine harvest but drought is a concern
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Haus, a Stylish Spirits Brand, Lost Its Funding. The Founder Explains Why
• Napa’s Wineshipping names new top leadership
• Who will save the day now for Napa?

DIVERSITY

• Why The Hue Society Is Betting on South Africa’s Wine Industry

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Biodiversity in the vineyard – looking to the future
• Some Oregon winemakers cut costs by making energy upgrades [paywall?]
• What is Regenerative Agriculture? (podcast)
• Greystone steps up to Toitu carbonzero

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estates wins Chinese court case against Rush Rich [freewall?]

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Domaine Drouhin Oregon acquires second estate in Willamette Valley

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Chinese envoy says Australia ties must be mended before solving trade issues [freewall?]

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Napa Valley charity event raises $6 million for cancer research

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Cork with Carlos de Jesus (podcast)

MEDIA MATTERS

• Blind Ambition review – a fine vintage: four refugees become world-class sommeliers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Final Score?

WINE PEOPLE

• A Bubbly Chat With Veuve Clicquot’s Jean-Marc Gallot

IN MEMORIAM

• Clive Coates MW remembered

WINE PLACES

• PDO Santorini: A mythological terroir

WINE HISTORY

• How the Fall of the Soviet Union Changed Wine Forever
• A postcard history of Lodi, past and present

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Ontario Wine and Grape Industry Contributes $5.49 Billion in Economic Impact to Ontario’s Economy
• Birds dying in spotted lanternfly glue traps in NJ [paywall?]

ACADEMIA

• NZ: EIT’s School Of Viticulture And Wine Science Prepare To Host Wine Research Symposium Again
• Hebrew University Of Jerusalem Invites Applications For MSc Program In Viticulture Enology

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How to determine quality criteria such as wine colour easily and quickly with a new test system
• Understanding how the fungi responsible for grapevine trunk diseases work
• Digital technologies for wine production, logistics and presentation to the final consumer: ready-to-use innovations (videos)
• Managing Free Sulfur Dioxide in Barrels

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Endeavour snaps up long-term supplier in latest premium wine buy [freewall?]

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Bernard Magrez wants to change your perception of Chinese wine with ‘Huangding’

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Mead: how world’s oldest alcoholic drink is muscling back into popularity
• Mexican President calls for end to beer production in drought-stricken north