OCTOBER 18, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Pivotal Bankruptcy Court Hearing Today For Spring Mountain Vineyards
• Storm Clouds Ahead for Global Wine Trade
• Tracing Wine’s Authenticity through Terroir
• Registration opens for Unified wine symposium
• SVB Annual Winery Survey Extended
• Where Are Prices Rising The Fastest In The US? You Might Be Surprised
• Does Anyone Still Care About Wine Certifications? — (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Bob Leighton, 81, shop owner who changed the way Western New York appreciates wines

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• A Close Look At Recent Wine Tech Company Troubles
• Registration and Housing for 2023 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Opens October 18
• The Opportunity for Alcohol Companies in Cannabis: Why Petalfast’s CEO Says the Time is Now
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Here’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Foley Family Wines Launches Digital Transformation
• Can Cutting-Edge Technology and Character Coexist in Winemaking? — (Sponsored link)

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California Fires in 2020 Wiped Out Years of Fighting Air Pollution [paywall?]
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER

• OZ: When It Rains, It Pours

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

• Johnnie Walker pegs digitalisation, globalisation and sustainability as key post-COVID alcohol trends
• Napa Valley is recovering from pandemic in ‘sustainable’ way
• This Drinking Habit Could Increase Your Risk of COVID-19, New Research Suggests

DIVERSITY

• Annual Pink Boots Hop Blend Raises Scholarship Funding for Women in Beer and Alcohol Industry
• This Austin Chef Honors Her Heritage With 100% Mexican Wine And Spirits Program [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Coming Soon to a Food Label Near You: ‘Bee-Friendly’ Certifications

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Final Thoughts on the Three-Tier System [paywall]
• Staying compliant amid new beverage alcohol industry regulations: On demand – (Sponsored Link.)

REAL ESTATE

• Santa Rosa wine estate just listed for $3,950,000

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine CEO Tim Ford confident in growth despite global recession risk [freewall?]

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Golden Vines, the Oscars of the Wine World, Hands Out Its Awards and Raises $1.1 Million for Charity

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Honing Perception

WINE CRIME

• Cyber attack on Australian wine dealer leaves 500,000 customers at risk

MEDIA MATTERS

• 2023 Wine Writers’ Symposium Fellowship Application Open

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Here comes ‘Brit Nat’, the alternative English sparkling wine
• Fine Wines & Insights From Tulpen Cellars & J.C. Somers
• Is Natural Wine Eating Its Own Tail? (podcast)

WINE PEOPLE

• Cancer Survivor Turns Passion for Winemaking Into Fundraising for the Disease
• Meet The Gutsy CEO Of Banfi, Dedicated To A Better Wine World [paywall?]
• The Profile: James Dicey

WINE TOURISM

• What next for wine tourism?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Montana wants to be the next wine country

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Inside the race to stop lanternflies—before they get to a town near you [freewall?]

EUROPE & THE UK

• Roederer Collection Appoints Marc Hoellinger as CEO of Champagne Deutz and Delas Frères
• UK: Could the U-turn on alcohol duty have a positive impact on reform?
• Champagne Ayala appoints new cellar master

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: CloudSpec acquires AWRI WineCloud colour and tannin capability
• OZ: APCO and Accolade Wines develop first recycling label for wine bottles

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s wine market size will almost double in 2026

LATIN AMERICA

• Graffigna’s winemaker Fernando Mengoni on refreshing Argentinian wines