SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Doctors want alcohol warning labels to flag cancer risks [paywall?]
• Naked Wines founder returns to advise board amid share woes
• Droughts, heat and fire: the future of wine in the climate crisis
• Bureaucrats Look to Target Grape Names
• How this California vintner pushed open doors for Black women in the wine industry
• 5 Questions with Jenni McCloud
• Inflation Impacts Vary Widely Across US.
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Wine Country Ghost Town? Not So Fast!
• Could this be 2022’s first Sonoma County farmworker harvest death?
• Are Hybrid Grapes the Future of Wine?
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Bulk Wine Offers Solutions for Private Label and Sustainability
• “The vintage is safe.” Italian growers breathe a collective sigh of relief after August rains “save” the 2022 harvest
• 2022 Harvest in New York’s Finger Lakes Region
• 2021 Oregon wine industry report shows recovery and record grape tonnage
• 2022 – a great, sun-blessed vintage for Bordeaux
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Dry Creek Valley and Napa Valley’s Road Not Taken
• Saratoga winery may have to temporarily close after neighbors complain [paywall?]
• The Godfather of Zinfandel to share his story [paywall?]
• Beverage industry supplier ATPGroup hires rep for California office
• North Bay Jobs with Justice holds demonstration for farmworker hazard pay [paywall?]
• Tickets Now on Sale for Collective Napa Valley Vintage Celebration Weekend November 4-5, 2022
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER

• The vineyard and harvest impacts — positive and negative — of Paso’s unusual September rain

DROUGHT/WATER

• The tiny corner of California that isn’t in drought
• Sonoma County staff to propose new well permit regulations [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

DIVERSITY

• Kenya’s all-female blind tasting team aims to make history

STARTUPS & NEW BRANDS

• Alcohol removed wine brand, Starla, taps Debbie Novograd, former BevZero and Starbucks exec, as Advisor and Chief Strategy Officer

HEALTH

• A Healthcare Crisis in the Bar Industry

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Massican and Cuvée Collective Offer Customers a New Way to Connect

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Why hasn’t organic wine taken off in Australia?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

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

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Vintage Wine Estates reports net income loss amid accounting changes

BREXIT

• How red tape is paralysing the UK drinks industry

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Appoints Dean Silvers to Executive Vice President, General Manager, Coastal Pacific Wine & Spirits West Region

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• WineBid Updates “Buy Now” Category

MARKETING & SALES

• Leading wine producers launch Travel Retail Fine Wine Alliance

CRIME

• Former Virginia ABC employee pleads guilty in liquor leak case

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How Sauvignon Blanc became a global star

WINE PEOPLE

• “I’m at the Fun Stage Now in the Wine Business World,” Says William Foley
• Waitrose wine buyer Victoria Mason (podcast)

WINE EDUCATION

• 10 New Master Sommeliers Share Their Roadmap to Success

WINE HISTORY

• A short history of luxury: Mumm, the “Champagne of the Sovereign of England”

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Spotted Lanternfly Found in Worcester, MA
• Wisconsin Ledge AVA sees winery growth 10 years after creation
• Florida researchers work to grow wider variety of grapes

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Soil Compaction: A Stealthy Thief
• Scientists Peeling Back the Power of Petioles in Grapevines

EUROPE & THE UK

• Reduced planting density initiative approved in Champagne

DOWN UNDER

• Australian vine health technology set to grow
• OZ: Tillie J’s delicious project grenache
• OZ: ACCC Targets Fake Green Claims

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Here’s Why You’re Seeing More Spirits in Different Bottle Sizes
• Pushing Bourbon’s Boundaries
• Thirstie Launches William Grant & Sons First U.S. Branded E-Commerce Sites With The Balvenie And Glenfiddich Online Shops