AUGUST 30, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Americans and the Future of Tobacco, Marijuana, Alcohol
• California’s Newest AVA Ready to Roll
• The Quiet Ascension of Wine on Tap
• Has Everyone Stopped Drinking?
• Sauvignon Blanc Shows Strong Summer Sales At Retail
• 2/3 Of Americans Cutting Back On AlcBevs Because of Inflation.
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Former Champagne Pol Roger CEO Christian de Billy dies aged 93

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Europe’s 2022 Vintage a Taste of Things to Come
• Rosé Comes Of Age
• Auction of Washington Wines Raises $4 Million for Children’s Medical Care
• TTB Approves ‘New’ Winemaking Products and Processes for Export Use
• Some luxury consumers are ‘utterly immune’ to inflation: Former LVMH exec
• After taking their Post-COVID “revenge trips,” consumers’ intent to travel has cooled.
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• The 2022 Santa Cruz Mountains wine harvest arrives early, but winemakers expect another great year
• Roussillon hopeful of quality harvest despite heatwave
• Heatwaves force early Spanish wine harvests, nighttime picking
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• CA Gov. Newsom Threatens to Veto Farmworker Union Bill as He Buys $14.5M Vineyard in Napa Valley
• UCCE N. San Joaquin Valley Viticulture Farm Advisor Update
• How North Bay workers are flexing their muscles and getting a 4-day workweek
• Sonoma’s Walt Wines awarded tasting-room permit, will refuse to utilize it [paywall?]
• Sonoma County Board of Supervisors to vote on compromise evacuation zone ordinance for farmers [paywall?]
• Napa Valley’s Silverado Vineyards hires new winemaker after acquisition
• Fourth-Generation Family Member Angelina Mondavi Joins the Winemaking Team as Consulting Winemaker of Charles Krug Winery
• Specialty crop group seeks more research funding in new farm bill [paywall?]
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• Why suppressing wildfires may be making the Western fire crisis worse
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER/DROUGHT/WATER/CLIMATE CHANGE

• Debate grows over parched California’s thirsty crops
• Investor group seeks to push food, drinks industry on water use

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

HEALTH

• Buzzless Boom
• More than 6 drinks a week leads to higher health risks, new report suggests — especially for women

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Do Cannabis Lounges Pose a Threat to the Bar Industry?

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Non-organic wine like ‘fast fashion’, says winemaker
• Italy: Wine and expensive energy. Which weighs more indirectly, but also on farm bills

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Fresh Vine Wine execs embroiled in whistleblower lawsuit
• Staying compliant amid new beverage alcohol industry regulations: On demand – (Sponsored Link.)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands contributes US$700K to The Nature Conservancy
• Diageo announces £450k climate fund for farms in Africa

BREXIT

• UK government considers delaying introduction of Brexit import labels for EU wine

DATA & TRENDS

• The Barolo vineyards are the most expensive in Italy, then Brunello, Bolgheri and Conegliano Valdobbiadene
• International Cabernet Sauvignon Day by the Numbers

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Using Food to Drive Wine Sales the Italian Way
• There’s Finally (Peer Reviewed) Chemistry in Wine and Food Pairings (video)

CUSTOMER RELATIONS

• Wine Brands Find Traction with Consumers When They Take a Stand

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWine Singapore aims to bring new hope to trade

WINE PEOPLE

• Paul Tincknell and solving all of wine’s problems (podcast) [paywall]

WINE HISTORY

• This Historic California Winery Once Rivaled Disneyland as a Tourist Attraction

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NYS launches Grapevine Certification program to protect state’s grape industry
• Wine in grocery stores, other liquor law changes on Colorado’s 2022 ballot

DOWN UNDER

• Pain ahead for Brown’s on exports to NZ

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Oregon Spirits Sales Soar