AUGUST 16, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• The Rise of Precision Agriculture Exposes Our Food System to New Threats
• Is Inflation Driving Us to Drink (Less)?
• Calif Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta plan makes sone sense, but still a ‘water grab’ [paywall?]
• Fresh Vine Wine Inks Deals with Big-Box Retailers [paywall?]
• Trader Joe’s Abruptly Closes Its Only New York Wine Store (Paywall?)
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• 11th generation Alsace winemaker André Hugel dies

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Co-founder and CMO of DRINKS Dives Deeper Into Shopify Integration
• Napa Valley wine grape farmers set to get part of $2 million in climate education funding
• California Billions in Water Infrastructure
• Is Abstinence the New Cool?
• More wine sellers make representing diverse vintners a priority [paywall?]
• USDA Forecasts 3.635 million-ton California Crush
• How the cannabis sector’s popularity will affect alcohol sales
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• South Bay harvest on track to yield higher-quality, lower-quantity wine grapes
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES

• Researcher builds ‘smoke chamber’ to test impact on winegrapes [paywall?]
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER/DROUGHT/WATER/CLIMATE CHANGE

• Climate change to unlock English red wine potential
• Napa County responds to climate change dawdling claims [paywall?]
• Experts warn California of a disaster ‘larger than any in world history.’ It’s not an earthquake.

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• DTC Sales: Websites & Telemarketing Best For Higher Price Points
• Anatomy of the Provence Pink Wine Tide
• The Rise of the Non-Alcoholic Pairing Menu
• Is Styria About to Have a Breakout Moment in the U.S.?
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link

DIVERSITY

• Braymar Wines is the New Black-Owned Wine to Add to the Rotation

HEALTH

• Can Wine Protect You From Having a Stroke?

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Evinco Winery DAO: Merging 120 years of Wine History with Crypto, NFTs, and Web3

WINE PEOPLE

• Cakebread Cellars adds culture, talent development executive
• An Hour With Philip White
• Cheers to Tony Wolf: The wine grape expert officially retires

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Compliance and Tax Considerations for Cider Producers

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands Looks Prim on Brand Investments
• Treasury Wine Estates is expected to release its earnings report on Thursday, August 18, 2022.
• Crimson Wine: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Interim Operations.

AGRIFOODTECH

• What Are Grape Varietal Innovations Worth?

DISTRIBUTORS

• Fresh Vine Wine Continues Retail Growth with Raley’s Grocery Stores

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Is There a Benefit to Having the Vintage Stated on Wine Lists?
• What It’s Really Like to Be a Wine Influencer

MEDIA MATTERS

• How a small business should respond to negative online reviews
• Washington Vs California Wine Industry Pt 1 (podcast)

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine pairs well at a book signing
• How Cinder House sommelier Alisha Blackwell-Calvert fell in love with wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Finger Lakes winemaker pushed by ‘challenge of staying fresh while also staying true to why you started’

EUROPE & THE UK

• Napoleon Still Waging War on Wine
• Could the US tequila boom be coming to the UK?

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Interest in wine grows in Japan

LATIN AMERICA

• Chilean winery discovers ancient ‘dinosaur’ variety

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Meet this wine and whiskey bar taking its big flavors from California to Texas