SEPTEMBER 8, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• California’s Cool-loving Grapes Swelter
• Wine Media Is Broken: A Case Study
• Ste. Michelle Wine Estates acquires A to Z Wineworks
• Why the On Premise is more important than ever for drinks suppliers
• California’s Wine Industry Faces Climate Tipping Point [paywall?]
• Big Picture Economic Themes in Wine Production (podcast)
• Sommeliers In Body Armour
• Less Alcohol, Less Meat, Fewer Bar & Restaurant Visits: Inflation Is Flattening Consumer Appetites
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Louis-Fabrice Latour: Obituary
• Franck Labeyrie, pioneer of sea-aged wine, passed away
• Remembering Winemaker Ross Andrew Mickel

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Wine Researchers Turn to Tequila
• Yes, People Do Need Help When Choosing Wine
• Will Coloradans vote to loosen beverage alcohol restrictions?
• Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Master Sommeliers Cheating Scandal
• $20 Is The New $15. Job Searchers Up The Hourly Ante For Employers
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +11% By Value L12M through July 2022, Packaged Exports Grow +19%
• California’s record heat wave threatens wine grape harvest [paywall?]
• Bordeaux 2022 harvest: Vintage looks ‘very promising’
• Vintage 2022 in Uruguay: A cool return to classic Uruguay
• French wine production expected to bounce back
• U.S. wine industry survey shows optimism
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County looks at possible wine country of the future [paywall?]
• Rapidly Growing Purple Brands Announces New Director of Winemaking
• TRAINED FOR “SAVING LIVES” Is An Important California Life Saving Program Ron Rubin Winery Expands Distribution Reach, Covering all of CA
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• St. Helena Fire gives free extinguishers to vineyard workers [paywall?]
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER/DROUGHT/WATER/CLIMATE CHANGE

• Changing Climate Forcing Napa Valley Grape Growers To Tweak Their Technique
• Extreme heat continues in NorCal as Hurricane Kay approaches from south, with significant SoCal impacts possible
• Western Growers spotlights California’s historic drought in new documentary series
• Paso Robles: Excessive heat warning extended, cooling centers to remain open

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

LOGISTICS

• One of the biggest strikes in US history is brewing at UPS

DIVERSITY

• Why Bay Area Rapper Larry June Partnered With Richmond Winery Purity Wine to Make “Uncle Larry’s Natural Orange” Wine
• SC women making mark in wine industry

HEALTH

• New report exposes key gaps in pesticide safety regulation enforcement, impact on farmworkers

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Do ecolabels drive sustainable choices? [freewall?]

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

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

AGRIFOODTECH

• WSU prototype snips green shoots with precision

DISTRIBUTORS

• Francis Creighton Appointed as WSWA President and CEO by Search Committee

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• St Emilion 2022 Classification crowns new Right Bank First Growth
• Advances In Fine Wine Market From New Market Trends To Cloud Technology Explained By Liv-Ex CEO [paywall?]
• Viñedo Chadwick 2020 released – Liv-ex

MARKETING & SALES

• Tips for Tasting Rooms After Research Reveals Common Mistakes
• Where should no & low alcohol products sit on supermarket shelves?
• How to craft a zero-alcohol brand world

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• A designer reinvents the humble wine decanter by flipping it 180 degrees

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Int’l wine culture, tourism expo opens in China’s Ningxia

WINE CRIME

• Portland Is on a Record Pace for Liquor Shoplifting

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• This Bill Could Help Alleviate Agriculture’s Labor Shortage

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Oscar-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto creates music for Krug

WINE PEOPLE

• The Gravner Notebook
• Elizabeth Schneider: The Ramble
• The (Bio)Dynamic Steph and Jeff show
• Sonal Holland, Master of Wine (video)

WINE PLACES

• The World’s Oldest Winery Is Located Inside A Cave

WINE EDUCATION

• The WSET: Explained

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• CO: Liquor stores coalition argues wine in grocery stores will put them out of business
• Virginia wine industry feels impact as one of nation’s fastest-growing states

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Adaptation of Lactobacilli towards low pH and SO2 to develop MLF in base musts for sparkling wines
• Vino Farms dares to embrace change

EUROPE & THE UK

• Here’s What It’s Like to Produce Wine in Albania
• Land values, Barolo vineyards are the most valuable land in Italy, according to Crea

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Yalumba owners announce new name for family wine business

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Is There Such a Thing as Saké Terroir? It’s Complicated.