AUGUST 12, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Is Abstinence the New Cool?
• More wine sellers make representing diverse vintners a priority [paywall?]
• Napa Valley wine grape farmers set to get part of $2 million in climate education funding
• WSWA’S SipSource Latest Channel Shifting Index (CSI) for On-Premise Hits a Speed Bump
• ‘Very scary’: European agriculture hit hard by climate change and drought
• Agave: The New Drought-Tolerant California Crop?
• Prognosis still mixed for the California wine grape industry
• We’re still not falling down drunk, and older, college educated women are still carrying the wine business on their back
• Your eCommerce Profits Depend On Satisfied, Repeat Customers
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Vast Majority In U.S. Say Alcohol Adversely Affects Drinkers & Society: Gallup
• Men/Women Differ Greatly In Wine Price Purchases: Wine Direct/Enolytics Webinar Today
• 2022 MW exam questions and wines revealed
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

WILDFIRES

• ‘Complicated’ day as fires rage in France
• ‘Monster’ wildfires threaten Bordeaux
• Drought in England, fires rage in France as heatwave persists [freewall?]
• There’s been progress in smoke taint mitigation
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER

• OZ: Clean up continues in flood-ravaged Broke

DROUGHT/WATER

• Bill would provide relief to farmworkers in drought-stricken California
• California drought intensifies, state will tap new water sources [paywall?]
• Calif: State, Federal Agencies Announce New Signatories to Agreement to Improve the Health of Rivers and Landscapes (aka Voluntary Agreements)
• Seven stats that explain the West’s epic drought

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Announcing DTC Comparison / Benchmarking Reports, Available Now
• Low and Non-Alcohol Wines Still Face Consumer Resistance
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Australian Wine Exports To The U.S. Show Premium Progress [paywall?]
• Italy: Impressions of harvest 2022, with the first bunches cut, but the bulk still far away
• Fears for 2022 French wine vintages because of ‘stressed grapes’
• Harvest season officially kicks off in Sonoma Valley [paywall?]
• 2022 Harvest Report from Jackson Estate
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• More North Coast winery disability website lawsuits end without settlements
• Calif: Responsible Beverage Service Training is Now Available in Four Languages
• How J Vineyard Is Merging Fashion, Wine & Cuisine
• One of Sonoma’s most highly regarded wineries just unveiled a fancy French chateau [paywall?]
• V Foundation’s Wine Celebration honors Napa photographer Bob McClenahan [paywall?]
• CHP to stage Napa-area DUI checkpoint Friday [paywall?]

DIVERSITY

• Women in Wine Want You to Remember Their Names
• Women in Wine: Cherie Spriggs, Head Winemaker of Nyetimber

STARTUPS & NEW BRANDS

• Arador: An old-vine Zin introduces a new Napa Valley brand from Roberto Alfaro [paywall?]

HEALTH

• Alcohol use can alter gut microbes, but not in the way you might think

AMAZON

• Amazon expands palm-scanning payment tech to 65 more Whole Foods locations

REAL ESTATE

• Napa downtown Victorian features underground winery: 1870s-era home and winery listed for $2.485 million [paywall?]

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Willamette Valley Vineyards Posts results for Q2 2022

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• For the Best Deals on Wine, Check Your Email [paywall?]

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo coming to Mumbai

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• H-2A Employers to Gain From New Labor Expertise Partnership

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Heavy Metal Fans Drink Muscadet and You Should Too
• How old vines & varieties make Villa Bogdano 1880 stand out in Veneto

WINE PEOPLE

• Washington State Wine Pioneer Brian Carter Highlights the Art of Blending and Pairing
• Sommelier Erik Segelbaum on Conversation with Jason (video)
• Chris Kajani, Bouchaine Vineyards, Carneros, Napa Valley (video)

WINE EDUCATION

• The Masters of Wine Exam – Relevant to Non-MW-Students?
• How Many of This Year’s Master of Wine Exam Questions Can You Answer Correctly?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Cheers to Tony Wolf: The VA wine grape expert officially retires
• New York City’s only Trader Joe’s Wine Store has closed

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Making wine the old-fashioned way
• Grape field day focuses on WSU research into new ways to spray
• The race to build wine palaces

EUROPE & THE UK

• Pinot Noir renaissance continues in Alsace
• The Wandering Winemaker Goes to Hungary
• Hot to plot: English vines are loving the sunshine
• The post-pandemic hangover for UK hospitality
• Christopher Delalonde MS joins Tao Group Hospitality UK
• Italy: Attempted extortion against “Sassicaia” foiled by Livorno Carabinieri
• ‘Hitler Wine’ Spotted in Italian Shops, Sparks Outrage
• Prosecco preferred to Champagne for UK wedding ceremonies

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Wine IPO is a very rich toast to affluent India [freewall?]

AROUND THE GLOBE

• These Superb Middle Eastern Wines are Pretty Much Exclusive to This Michelin-Starred Chicago Restaurant

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Some spirits drinkers are starting to trade down, Beam Suntory says
• Microbrews And Hard Seltzers Quench Summer Thirst At Retail
• Ready or not, the wine cooler is ready for a comeback