AUGUST 18, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Why Wine Is Actually Cheaper After Inflation
• Treasury Wine Annual Profit Rises, Expects Further Growth
• U.S. Table Wine Market Remains Sluggish, But Above $15 Brands Thrive
• Trader Joe’s Workers Decided To Unionize. The Company Abruptly Closed Their Store
• Coming To Terms With Wine Influencers Requires Subtle Attitude Adjustments
• Concha y Toro betting on China as European volumes fall
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Why Green Island vineyard may threaten the future of Napa’s wine industry [paywall?]
• The beverage alcohol companies best positioned to weather disruption
• Napa texting platform RedChirp buys Napa wine martech startup Vimbibe
• The Rise of Precision Agriculture Exposes Our Food System to New Threats
• Is Inflation Driving Us to Drink (Less)?
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Record-breaking early harvest for Spain
• Growers in Texas admit they aren’t sure how this year’s harvest will pan out.
• Lodi early August harvest—a busy first week for alternative style producers
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley Vintners Gift 25,000 Square-Foot Healthcare Facility to OLE Health
• Napa Valley Grapegrowers Foundation Harvest Stomp Auction Starts Tonight
• Agave: The new drought-tolerant California crop?

WEATHER/DROUGHT/WATER/CLIMATE CHANGE

• Climate Change could make UK leading red wine producer
• How France’s wine industry is adapting to climate change
• Scientists warn of dire effects as Mediterranean heats up
• Plans to rebuild after wildfire damages rare vines in Crete
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link

DIVERSITY

• Two African-American Women Create CLINK Festival for Women and BIPOC Entrepreneurs in the Wine and Spirit Industry

HEALTH

• Zero-Alc: Breaking new ground in the wine industry
• Lower alcohol calorie supplier secures £1M investment
• The Rise of the Non-Alcoholic Pairing Menu

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Turning recycled water into wine (TV News Video)

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Flexible Workplace Options for Employers
• New EU Regulations for Wine Labeling

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Penfolds Maker Treasury Wine Profit Meets Expectations, Warns of Inflation Risk

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Auction of Washington Wines raises $4m

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine in paper bottles: What does the future hold?

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• ‘Boomerang Employees’ Are Going Back to the Old Jobs They Quit
• Hospitality business leaders react to staffing crisis
• Why increasing wages might not be enough to lower staff turnover rates

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Texas Wines Aren’t Too Bougie and a Hill Country Wine Passport You Need
• Remembering Clive Coates MW
• The Most Expensive Napa Wines in the World
• Praising the Competition – Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Texas Winemakers Take What They Can Get

EUROPE & THE UK

• Scorching Heat and Wildfires Worry European Winemakers

DOWN UNDER

• Accolade Wines to divest Nannup winery to Fogarty Wine Group