OCTOBER 24, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• The wine industry didn’t just weather the pandemic. It grew.
• Soaring Cost-of-Living Crisis Brings Back 1970s Shopping Habits
• Liz Truss resignation ‘adds another level of chaos’ for drinks trade
• Long-term trends in wine import and export value for the USA
• Financial Constraints Blunt Consumers Support For Sustainability.
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 5 Calif Counties Settle Consumer Protection Suit With Naked Wines
• The wine industry not only weathered the pandemic. It even grew. [paywall?]
• USDA Pays Nearly $800 Million in Loan Relief to Farmers
• Tough(er) Times Ahead
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Japan’s wine tipplers see glass half empty as weak yen pushes prices higher

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley Vintners Fundraising Begins for Reforestation and Wildfire Resiliency Efforts
• Nebiolo – Has Found its Place in Lodi Hillsides

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

DROUGHT/WATER

• A biologist, economist, engineer and geologist walk onto a bar…
• Drought Monitor Weekly: Widespread Mix of Improvements, Deterioration

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Squeezed shoppers sticking to brands over private label

HEALTH

• What are the health benefits and food industry applications of wine industry by-products?

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change could result in the UK becoming a major wine producer

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Alcohol Trade Practices Update

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard announces double-digit growth in Q1

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Investing in Burgundy: Rarity value keeps market moving

DATA & TRENDS

• Better Together Visuals: DTC + Depletion Data Combo

MARKETING & SALES

• The Winery Behind Trader Joes Wine

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• European Natural Wine Fairs Are Heading to the United States

MEDIA MATTERS

• Who Doesn’t Love to be Seized…? A Review of Drinking with the Valkyries by Andrew Jefford
• Monique Soltani Talks Loss, Grief, And Returning To Wine As She Resumes Wine Oh.tv For 2023

MATTERS OF TASTE

• “Mineral”, “fruity”, “feminine”… the language of wine sometimes doesn’t mean much anymore
• ‘I hate to be cheap’: Is it still acceptable to arrive at a friend’s house for dinner with just one bottle of wine?
• Getting to Grips with Biondi Santi

WINE PEOPLE

• Cellar Master Alice Tétienne Carries on the Female Legacy of Champagne Henriot

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Woodinville’s third act

EUROPE & THE UK

• Sherry gets its newness made official\
• This Defiant Mother Is Creating A Different Touch Of Tuscan Wine

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• South Korea sees boost in premium wines