OCTOBER 11, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Pierre Castel, Exiled Wine Billionaire, Hit With $416 Million Tax Bill by Swiss [paywall?]
• Can Tech Bridge the Gap with Millennial Consumers?
• Sex and Wine: the (not so) Sweet Smell of Covid
• Can low and no alcohol make inroads in the economy space?
• TTB Wine Label Approvals Down Over Last 12 Months
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Remembering David Burns MW: 1928-2022

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Give data to get data! SVB Annual Wine Industry Survey: Time’s Almost Up!
• Winemaker Jayson Woodbridge Sues Napa County Over Demand to Replant High Fire Risk Trees
• B-21 Seeks Supreme Court Review of Loss in 4th Circuit Over North Carolina Retail Shipping Laws
• What is Wine’s Economic Impact on the American Economy?
• You want weigh tags, not a TTB summons. Click Now To Get Your Harvest Regulatory Training – (Sponsored Link.)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Harvest 2022 Recap: Tablas Creek (Paso Robles) Emerges Cautiously Optimistic
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• What does Sonoma value: wine tasting or open space?
• California table grape stocks up 18% on last two years
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

DROUGHT/WATER

• Drought-stricken Coalinga, Calif., may soon run out of water [paywall?]
• California drought: A deep dive into the atmospheric patterns driving California weather

CLIMATE CHANGE

• For some Niagara-region winemakers and grape growers, adapting to climate change is a matter of survival

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

COVID-19

• Business meetings are returning to Napa, Sonoma, Marin counties

DIVERSITY

• How Senay Ozdemir is Working to Unite Women in Unsung Wine Regions

HEALTH

• Increased risk for all-cause dementia in people who abstain from alcohol

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Is the metaverse the future of drinks retailing?

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• The Big Picture: A detailed view of vineyard ecosystems

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of Vintage Wine Estates, Inc.
• Staying compliant amid new beverage alcohol industry regulations: On demand – (Sponsored Link.)

REAL ESTATE

• Home, winery, helipad listed for $6.9M in B.C.’s Okanagan

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands named ‘top pick’ as Wedbush outlines alcoholic beverage opportunity [freewall?]

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The fine wine market in Q3 2022  – Liv-ex

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Flashback: Confessions of a Rookie Wine Judge

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• 2022 Wine Industry Salary Survey Report

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘Wine Bible’ author Karen MacNeil talks wine trends, history and mysteries

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Wine and the Words That Shall Not Be Spoken [paywall]

WINE PEOPLE

• “We Didn’t Know the Pandora’s Box That We Opened,” Says Nicholas Miller

WINE HISTORY

• Inside the Italian Town Where Witches Waged War Over Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Jury awards $1M in whistleblower’s wrongful termination case against the Iowa’s exclusive liquor wholesale [paywall?]
• Mass. voters to decide who can sell beer and wine
• TX: Lost Oak Winery Partners with Critically Acclaimed Consulting Winemaker Jean Hoefliger
• OH: Urban winery proposed in Old Hilliard district
• WY: Teton County Planning Commission to hear wine permit
• Winemakers say Willcox Basin ballot initiative could spoil Arizona wine industry
• WA: Woodinville’s Wine Scene Keeps Evolving

EUROPE & THE UK

• EU bans food imports with neonic pesticide residues starting in 2026
• Can Cava reinvent itself in premium sparkling market?
• Spain’s Sherry Producers Stake a Claim in Vermouth
• Planeta assumes management of Castello Solicchiata

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China booze crackdown puts pressure on global brand shares