OCTOBER 7, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• American Wine Is Awash With New AVAs. Who Do They Serve?
• WSWA’S SipSource Latest Channel Shifting Index Remains Slightly Below Pre-Covid Levels as Inflation is Likely Slowing the Full Return of On-Premise
• Silicon Valley Bank State of the Industry Survey: Time to Weigh In
• Fred Franzia, the Questionable Pillar of the US Wine Industry
• Would You Like To Sell Your Winery In The Next 5 Years? See How Other Owners Feel About That.
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Give data to get data! SVB Annual Wine Industry Survey: Less than one week left!
• Constellation Expects Net Sales Decline For Wine & Spirits Despite Brand Sales
• Constellation Brands To Divest Lower Priced Brands
• Ste Michelle CEO David Dearie resigns, company realigns into three commercial divisions
• 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: The finishing touches [paywall?]
• Finger Lakes Wines and Grapes: After bad September rain, it’s harvest time
• French wine output to rise 18% after early harvest
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Jayson Woodbridge Sues Napa County for Regulatory Overreach and Denial of Property Rights
• Wine Institute launches Global Buyers Marketplace in Napa Valley [paywall?]
• Jason Ruppert makes wine with crystals at Ardure Wines
• Mendocino winery owner continues with tuna canning tradition [paywall?]
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• Winery owner on five-year anniversary of Tubbs Fire
• Napa County girds for peak of fire season [paywall?]
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER

• Is never-ending La Niña the new normal?

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif: DWR’s Groundwater Program Key to Long-Term Water Resilience

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

UKRAINE WINE

• Russia Welcomes Parallel Wine Imports

DIVERSITY

• Vincent Morrow Is Changing the Way You’re Served Wine
• AHIVOY Is Diversifying The American Wine Business
• Cha McCoy is a world-renowned wine expert. She’s opening her first retail shop in Syracuse
• His Mom Labored on a Winery Under Apartheid. Now, He Owns One. [paywall?]

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• California North Coast cannabis industry continues to be challenged, local experts say

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Bonterra: A Winery’s Name Change Shows Confidence In The Demand For Organic Wines [paywall?]
• Virgin Wines receives carbon neutral certification

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The Constitution and the Three-Tier System
• Staying compliant amid new beverage alcohol industry regulations: On demand – (Sponsored Link.)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• The Wine Group enters Washington, Constellation exits

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Sicily: Planeta’s Latest Coup

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Opens Additional On-Site Employee Health & Wellness Clinics in New York and California

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex, all indexes return to growth in September 2022. Tuscans push Italy 100 to +1.9%
• Extremely Rare Bottles of French Wine Offered at Bonhams Skinner October Fine Wine Auction

MARKETING & SALES

• Food and Beverage Marketing: The Tastiest Guide to Marketing
• Wine Intelligence: caution recommended for wine brands

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Beer, Wine and Spirits Makers Face Push to Say What Is in Their Drinks [paywall?]

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook and Instagram have become key channels for modern-day marketing

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• H-2A Program Giving Ag Workers More Protection Finalized
• How California’s new salary disclosure law could benefit employers

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Enthusiast drops covering emerging regions but adds hard seltzer [paywall?]
• Sonoma Stars in New Comedy ‘Pretty Problems’

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Different Strokes for Different Folks
• Georgia’s indigenous grapes: reviving hidden treasures
• Exploring Marques de Riscal’s Vintage Magic
• Every bottle tells a story

WINE PEOPLE

• “Tartrates” Tracy Hundley, Owner & Winemaker, Hundley Cellars, Harpersfield, Ohio (video)

WINE PLACES

• Discovering Ventoux AOC, the rising star of the Southern Rhône
• Just Outside Lisbon Is a Palace Winery Fit for a Ruler [paywall?]

WINE EDUCATION

• John Downes MW on how animation can transform wine education

WINE HISTORY

• Echoes of a World War in Wines From the Early 1940s [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Is Long Island the Next Big Luxury Wine Destination? Investors Think So. [paywall?]
• 3 Tips For Selling Wine In New Hampshire
• Winemakers across Texas gather in Houston for Texas wine seminar
• VA: Study Shows Loudoun Wine’s Profile Rising

EUROPE & THE UK

• Concentration of Wine Sector in Italy
• Vranken-Pommery tests the waters of vine density in English ‘trials’

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Winemaker Janice Mcdonald joins partner Stuart Pym at Flowstone Wines

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Value outpacing volume in RTD products growth