SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Storied Carneros Pinot Winery For Sale By Vietnamese-American Billionaire
• US Wineries Struggle to Raise Prices
• Will GenZ Save Merlot? (PDF)
• Disruptions Roil Projections for Future Wine Sales
• Is Sterling’s volatility boosting the fine wine market?
• Retailers Navigate The New Drinks Delivery Landscape [paywall?]
• So You Think Higher Wages Equal More Productivity? Think Again.
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• David Burns MW passes away

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Diageo Leaving DISCUS At Year-End
• Federal Government’s $20 Billion Embrace of ‘Climate Smart’ Farming [paywall?]
• The potential of the natural wine market in China
• 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: Entering the home stretch [paywall?]
• Grape Market Update September 2022 – (video)
• Bulk Market Update September 2022 (video)
• Kopke Port Wine Declares 2020 Vintage and Launches Rare 50-Year-Old Tawny and White Ports
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Beer and wine will cost more per bottle under new California law. But you can get your money back [paywall?]
• Napa’s VA Filtration expands to fill need for fixing wine harvest challenges
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• The U.S. Forest Service is behind on prescribed burns in parts of California
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

DROUGHT/WATER

• Why Our Drought Isn’t Going Anywhere This Winter

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Fog is gradually disappearing along the coast due to climate change. Here’s why that matters [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• There are Do’s and Don’ts When It Comes to LibDib Distribution
• Pernod Ricard creates direct-to-consumer unit
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link

UKRAINE WINE

• Wine Contest Organizer Hit With U.K. Fine for Violating Russia Sanctions [paywall?]

DIVERSITY

• Rooted in Struggle: Meet Mexican Americans Working in the Wine Industry
• South Africa’s The Black Cellar Club raises a glass to the Wine and Spirit Education Trust
• Celebrate Diwali Season With Female Indian Owned Wine Brand, Naidu Wines

HEALTH

• If ‘Children Of The Vine’ Sounds Like a Horror Flick, That’s Because It Is

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• A Legal Pot Problem That’s Now Plaguing the Streets of America: Plastic Litter

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Gatekeeping and Rent-Seeking in the Three-Tier System [paywall]
• Staying compliant amid new beverage alcohol industry regulations: On demand – (Sponsored Link.)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Naked Wines Sets New 12-Month Low at $80.35

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• OZ: David Lloyd sells Eldridge Estate

DISTRIBUTORS

• Libby Announces Don Sebastiani & Sons as Exclusive Sales Representative for The U.S.

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The 2022 Golden Vines Global Online Charity Auction opens for bidding on 1 October
• Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Rosé 2009 released – Liv-ex
• Clos Lanson’s first release on la place de Bordeaux

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Will Young Sommeliers be the Influencers of Tomorrow?

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Croatian studio wins at prestigious competition in London for unique biodynamic wine packaging
• Champagne brand to eliminate all gift packaging this season
• Is the era of the beverage multipack coming to an end? [freewall?]

WINE CRIME

• China busts largest wine smuggling case in recent history

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How the Diversity of Grapes Sets Paso Robles Wines Apart
• As Tastes and the Climate Change, Muscadine Wine ‘Deserves Respect’

WINE PEOPLE

• Donald Ziraldo talks about innovating after Inniskillin Winery (video)

WINE PLACES

• Paris: The New Go-To Destination For Low- And No-Alcohol Beverages? [paywall?]

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET makes new record in global reach

WINE TOURISM

• Where to Stay in France Champagne Region Reims? Bollinger House to Open as Hotel [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Utah’s liquor board leaves 11 businesses empty-handed
• Mass. Restaurant Association says push for return of happy hour comes from patrons, not bars
• Finger Lakes Sparkling Wine: The Next “Big Buzz”
• Starla Wines Announces Debbie Novagrad as Chief Strategy Officer

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Drinks hold out over food in cost-of-living crisis
• How Moët Hennessy is saving Spain’s oldest vineyards

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: SAWIA Executive announced: new president welcomed

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Torres China’s Managing Director to depart after 23 years

SOUTH AFRICA

• How old vines are driving innovation and winemaking in Stellenbosch

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Record 11.4 Million Barrels of Bourbon Aging in Kentucky This Year — Enough for Billions of Bottles