AUGUST 19, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Global Premium AlcBev market set to top US$1.7 trillion
• Wine Site Pix Lays off Editorial Staff
• Drink More Alcohol: Japan Tells Young People
• No End to China Tariffs Forces Penfolds Wine Maker to Go Global
• Dowsers: Vintners Embrace the Ancient Art for Finding Water
• Webinar – Mastering alcohol ecommerce in 2022 – (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Consumers Are Cutting Back On AlcBevs, But It’s Mainly Not About Health
• Why Green Island vineyard may threaten the future of Napa’s wine industry [paywall?]
• Why Wine Is Actually Cheaper After Inflation
• U.S. Table Wine Market Remains Sluggish, But Above $15 Brands Thrive
• 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

• ‘No smoke taint detected’ in Bordeaux, CIVB says
• Irish Wine sales slide after lockdown binge
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Calif Beverage Server Training Deadline fast approaching
• Manure From California Dairy Farm Powers 17,000 Electric Vehicles

WEATHER/DROUGHT/WATER/CLIMATE CHANGE

• Current drought outlook
• States shirked meaningful action on Colo. River
• Innovations conference to focus on conservation
• Drought-stricken farmers in California’s Central Valley promised billions in water projects
• Sonoma Technology laying the data groundwork to fight wildfires
• Rare, powerful thunderstorms bring severe winds to Europe, killing several

• Wind drives major wildfire in Spain
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Customer Data is Key to Future Sales, Yet Wineries Struggle to Gather It. Here Are Best Practices
• What we have learned about making box wine, six months and three colors later
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link

UKRAINE WINE

• Ukrainian wine importer, Goodwine sells wine from destroyed warehouse
• Missile strikes wine warehouse. See how company is fighting back

DIVERSITY

• Tackling gender inequality on global scale

DATA

• DTC Shipment Value Down 18% in July

HEALTH

• This Simple Trick Helped People Cut Down On Wine Glugging In New Study
• Study assesses influence of alcohol packaging on young people
• Australian alcohol consumption declining

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Colorado Liquor Stores Aren’t Happy About Initiative 121

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Must! Charities Raises $2.5 million at Wine Industry Party with a Purpose

MATTERS OF TASTE

• I hit a wall tasting wine. Then I tried drinking it under hypnosis.
• Pinotism is a cult within the wine world. Why?
• 10 Things You Should Know About Château d’Yquem

WINE PEOPLE

• Napa Valley – Life Between the Vines

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• See it? Squish it! Fighting the invasive spotted lanternfly

EUROPE & THE UK

• How Plaimont is leading the fight against climate change

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The emerging global hard seltzer market