SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• There’s No Such Thing as ‘Low-Intervention’ Wine — So Why Does the Industry Champion the Term?
• Duckhorn Hits 52-Week Low. Winemaker’s Stock Isn’t Aging Well.
• Calif Gov Newsom Vetoes Bill To Prohibit Foreign Governments From Buying CA Agricultural Land
• Cabernet Wine Grapes Can Survive Climate Change
• Serial ADA plaintiff in Calif. alleged to be feigning blindness in order to sue
• If You Want GenZ Adult Customers, This Is What You Need & Where You Need To Be.
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• The Silicon Valley Bank 2023 State of The Industry Survey is Now Open
• Shifts in consumer attitudes fuel the growth of sparkling wine in the US
• What’s in a Wine Label? Potential Rules Could Require an Ingredients List
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• France’s Top Wine Brands Woo US Consumers With More Affordable Wines
• The Champagne Report 2022: Part One
• Sonoma, Napa vintners eye early wrap to wine grape harvest
• WA: The quality of this year’s late wine grape harvest is good, Yakima Valley growers say
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley Winery Dalla Valle Vineyards Sues Over Easement
• Firstleaf Appoints Dr. Marinda Kruger as Director of Winemaking
• The labor and housing challenges facing Paso Robles’ wine-centric economy
• La Pelle: Maayan Koschitzky is telling a different story of Napa wine [paywall?]
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• PG&E officials reach $117 mln settlement over California wildfires
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER

• Baltimore winery forced to pick tons of grapes to avoid damage by potential heavy weekend rain (video)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill to Provide $40 Million in Additional Funding for Farmland Repurposing Program as Drought Conditions Worsen

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Major food, ag, and clothing companies bring vision of a climate-smart Farm Bill to Congress

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• District Court Grants State of Rhode Island’s Summary Judgment Motion and Dismisses Challenge for Out-of-State Retailer Sales
• ‘We are regrouping’ – Paul Mabray on the future of Pix Wine
• 5 Essential Questions to Ask When Searching for a Compliance Partner
• “Know your customers”
• Time to get your visitor pass for USA Trade Tasting and meet the world Chicago – (Sponsored link

HEALTH

• 3 Things To Consider Before Trying A Nonalcoholic Drink If You’re Sober
• Do alcoholic drinks prevent cardiovascular events?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

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

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Family of French billionaire Pinault strikes wine deal

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Appoints Bob Brooks to Vice President, General Manager, Tennessee

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• WineBid Offering Two of the Largest Single Cellar Wine Collections in its History
• Affordable Burgundy leads the charge for fine wine
• Liv-ex lists top traded Champagnes amid rising prices

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• In New York City, Some of the Most Exciting Wines Are Local [paywall?]

MARKETING & SALES

• Tasting room risks [paywall?]

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Matthew Horkey Making a Living as a YouTuber

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Winemaking Leads Job Posting Growth

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Enthusiast has Abandoned Local Wine
• Introducing…Northwest Wine Report
• Meet Decanter’s US team

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How the Manischewitz gets made — a behind-the-scenes taste of America’s most iconic kosher wine
• Trendy Orange Wine Has Always Been Popular in Georgia

WINE PEOPLE

• Pierre Mansour, director of wine, The Wine Society

WINE EDUCATION

• School of Port launches The Masters video course

WINE HISTORY

• Morphotype broadening of the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) from Oxus civilization 4000 BP, Central Asia

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• A new documentary will put Missouri wine in front of a national audience

ACADEMIA

• Students Process First Harvest at New Cal Poly Wine and Vit Center

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Winterization: How to Organize Vineyard Maintenance Tasks Leading Into Your Next Harvest Season

EUROPE & THE UK

• Italy: From Botter and Mondodelvino, directed by the Clessidra Fund, the group “Argea” is born
• UK: Pernod predicts return to form for Christmas spirit(s)
• Gérard Basset’s widow Nina and son Romané call on UK government to appoint a specialist minister for hospitality as crisis bites
• Germany: VDP Wines Punch Above Their Weight
• Clos du Val’s 50 Years a-Growing

SOUTH AFRICA

• Elgin Vintners welcomes Augustus Dale as new winemaker and business manager

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Science Behind Beer Flavors
• Northwest hop harvest shows slightly lower yields
• Rum’s Mature Side