SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Choice, the problem is choice.
• Pix – What Went Wrong? What Went Right? The Paul Mabray Interview
• Calif: $1 Million Raised for the Children of Vineyard & Winery Workers
• This Napa vineyard looks totally bizarre. Here’s why it could help with climate change [paywall?]
• Boomer Wine Buying Faces Big Percentage Decline
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• U.S. Drinkers Are Imbibing Earlier Than Before Covid
• Gallo Sues Freixenet Over Prosecco Bottle Design (Documents)
• Walmart Move Threatens Oklahoma Wine Retailers
• Women’s alcohol consumption treated differently from men’s
• Why current algorithms may not solve wine tech issues
• Wine Above $15 Still Growing, but Slowing
• The Arctic Circle: A new frontier for sustainable wine
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• California Harvest Races to Beat the Heat
• OZ: Riverland growers asked to not deliver grapes for 2023 wine vintage
• Early Provence harvest illustrates ‘increasing impact’ of changing climate
• Harvest begins in Washington
• Huge drop in grape harvest after ‘superbly cold’ winter event leaves Ontario winemakers worried
• MI: Grape ripening continues in Van Buren County in what could be banner season
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California’s West Sonoma Coast Earns its Own AVA
• Grape spill makes for messy commute in Petaluma [paywall?]
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER/DROUGHT/WATER/CLIMATE CHANGE

• California’s Mediterranean Climate Vulnerable to Global Warming [paywall?]
• Why is there a California heat wave? Here’s how worse it’s getting [paywall?]
• Wine in the time of heat [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

HEALTH

• Single Alcoholic Drink Could Permanently Change Mitochondria Function In Brain Cells

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Web3, NFTs, The Metaverse And Wine Industry (video)
• Is This Web3 Winery The Future Of Wine In The Metaverse? [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• How Colorado Winemakers Are Adapting to Climate Change
• Japanese wine region goes organic
• Systembolaget aims to halve emissions – from grape to glass – by 2030
• Australian Vintage sets out Net Zero commitment

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

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

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• 7 takeaways from Pernod Ricard’s FY results
• Constellation Brands to Report Second Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Results; Host Conference Call October 6, 2022

DISTRIBUTORS

• Republic National Distributing Company Closes Deal to Partner with Opici Family Distributing in New York

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• How the fine wine market looks heading into autumn 2022
• Inglenook Rubicon 2019 released – Liv-ex
• New second wine for Chile’s Seña has sold out already

MARKETING & SALES

• Maintaining Wine Club Members Ahead of (and During) the Holiday Season: Tips from a Top Pro (webinar 9/16/22)

WINE PEOPLE

• Devon D’Arcangelo Wants to Make Wine Approachable

WINE PLACES

• Montalcino, Napa’s sister city in Italy [paywall?]

WINE EDUCATION

• The Court of Master Sommeliers’ Most Diverse Class

WINE TOURISM

• The Architex Angle: What makes a winery today [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Ohio plans $5 million restoration of Lonz Mansion, part of former winery on Lake Erie’s Middle Bass Island
• South-central Kansas winery closing at end of year

EUROPE & THE UK

• Belgium could become a new wine hotspot

SOUTH AFRICA

• Stellenbosh winemakers on trials they are doing to make better wines

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• What will craft beer look like 10 years from now?
• Beer industry’s efforts to embrace regenerative agriculture face ‘significant hurdles’