AUGUST 31, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Gallo could reap millions from Calif bottle-recycling bill [paywall?]
• Behind the uptick in women’s alcohol consumption: stress, stereotypes, marketing
• New Temperance Movement? Not So Fast… (PDF)
• How Pop Culture Kills, And Spikes, Wine Sales [paywall?]
• Why Rosé needs to be taken more seriously
• AlcBev On-Premise Continues Recovery, But COVID, Inflation & Labor Cloud Future
• Common pesticide facing ban in California
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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.
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Napa Valley harvest report: Here comes the heat [paywall?]
• The heroic and impervious harvest gets into full swing even in the most remote vineyards of Italy
• Italy’s wild boar problem: 10 metric tons of wine grapes lost to hungry feral hogs in Colli Euganei.
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma County Vintners Foundation Announces Distribution of $1 Million in Community Grants
• Brewery and Winery Legislation Signed by Governor Newsom
• Sonoma County supervisors approve evacuation zone measure for farmers [paywall?]
• UFW supporters protest in Fresno, CA for union voting bill
• Napa’s Demeine Estates hires sales executive
• Could Napa County have a railroad revolution?
• Japanese sake is becoming the ‘it’ drink at the Bay Area’s trendiest restaurants [paywall?]
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• Bordeaux wine harvest will not have a ‘smoky’ taste after summer wildfires, winemakers say
• ‘Very dangerous’ heat may reignite fire season in western U.S. [paywall?]
• Calif: Hagafen kosher winery finishes post-fire reconstruction
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER/DROUGHT/WATER/CLIMATE CHANGE

• ‘It’s a scary time;’ Lifelong Central Valley farmer threatened by drought conditions
• Global warming may require changes to Barolo irrigation laws

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Marijuana use is outpacing cigarette use for the first time on record

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• USDA Invests $300 Million to Help Farmers Transition to Organic Production
• How Argentinian wine is securing a sustainable future

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Staying compliant amid new beverage alcohol industry regulations: On demand – (Sponsored Link.)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• OZ: Giant Steps Take Bastard Hill
• Instant Delivery Service Gopuff Seeks To Borrow As Much As $300M

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Can LWIN fine wine codes become the ‘ISBN’ for wine?
• The secondary market for biodynamic wine ahead of the Chinese Moon Festival – Liv-ex
• Clos Apalta 2019 released – Liv-ex

DATA & TRENDS

• This Is Your State’s Favorite Wine

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Can you trust the ratings on Vivino, the crowd-sourced wine app? [paywall?]

MARKETING & SALES

• The Maker Checklist for OND Sales

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• OZ: Wine to carry calories on labels
• The emotional strength of the cork stopper: it is enough to “perceive it” to better judge a wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• In praise of rosé wine on the darker side
• Attica wines special and a focus on the Retsina Renaissance
• Simon Field MW on thrilling rise of German rosé
• Italy’s Trasimeno Rosato Enjoys New Attention [paywall?]
• Fitou In The South Of France Revives Its Image With Local Grape Carignan [paywall?]
• No, You Shouldn’t Decant Wine in the Blender
• Patrick flaunts Coonawarra’s eucalyptus

WINE PEOPLE

• Curiosity leads Josh Peeples to wine industry career and Napa’s Elyse Winery [paywall?]

WINE PLACES

• Where Gamay Shines Across the Globe

WINE EDUCATION

• School of Port launches bootcamp for somms in the Douro

WINE HISTORY

• The Untold Story Of Helen Bacigalupi’s Wild Drive Over The Mountain To Deliver Sonoma Chardonnay To Chateau Montelena [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• American-made wine company ‘excited, proud’ to move manufacturing back to US
• AZ: Vineyard/winery proposed on Cherry Road

EUROPE & THE UK

• Attica and Its New Identity in the International Wine World
• Italy: If the cooperative “thinks” like a business, and buys members’ vineyards besides grapes
• Why English wine is more beauty than beast [paywall?]

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• S. Korea’s megastore Emart adopts instant wine pickup service through mobile app

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast bound for moon will provide clues on how radiation impacts astronauts