NOVEMBER 9, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• IWSR: consumers becoming more selective in up-trading
• California Produces a Classic Vintage
• South Napa County Vineyard May Be Rezoned For Non-Ag Use If American Canyon Passes Measure J
• Missouri to DTC wineries and alcohol marketplaces: Show me the sales tax
• 29% of Holiday Shoppers Intend To Give Alcohol & Food For Gifts This Year.
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

OBITUARIES

• Washington wine pioneer and visionary Allen Shoup, 79, passes away
• Washington Wine Mourns Industry Giant Allen Shoup 1943 – 2022

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Small AlcBev Markets Sue Southern Glazer’s, Alleging Illegal Secret Pricing. Case May Be Linked To Federal Agent Raid
• California wines set for increased global market share
• Impact Names Its 2021 Wine And Spirits “Hot Prospects.”
• Inflation Likely To Depress Wine Prices As Consumers Trade Down Overall
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• California North Coast wine grape growers get last grapes in before hard frost
• Despite Record Heat, Europeans Happy with Harvest
• Australia’s wine stock levels rise following 12 months of challenging global conditions

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Winery opens ambitious, three-story tasting palace in S.F. — with an underground nightclub [paywall?]
• Sonoma County travel-planning firm Wine Routes partners with wine, food platform Grabbi
• Jordan Vineyard And Winery Announces Michelin-Starred Daniel Beal As New Executive Chef [paywall?]

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• Wildfire weapon: California aims to ignite 400,000 acres a year
• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

WEATHER

• Washington sets another heat record in October

DROUGHT/WATER

• Efforts to protect groundwater are tested by drought
• The Difference Between Farmers and Water Privateers
• Water is essence of carbon sequestration

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Why Hungary Is Betting on Furmint to Help Combat Climate Change

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• LibDib@RNDC Launches in Indiana
• Arkansas’ wine shipping laws in need of overhaul

DIVERSITY

• Sommelier Zwann Grays Is Changing the Wine Landscape With Her Custom Glasses and Guided Tastings
• ‘I belong here’: Raghni Naidu sees success as female, immigrant Sonoma County vintner [paywall?]

HEALTH

• Baby Making and Alcohol Consumption: A Polish Fairytale

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Neal Family Vineyards gains Regenerative Organic Certification
• Is This Vineyard the Future of Wine?
• Does Biodynamic Farming Improve Wine? Experts Weigh In
• Concha y Toro signs Harpers Sustainability Charter

AGRIFOODTECH

• Can GIS Save Your Wine Night?

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australia’s Penfolds bets on China-made wine to rebuild tariff-hit business

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• 3-litre bottle of Romanee-Conti la Tache raises $81,250 at auction

MARKETING & SALES

• Infographic: Recent Research into Holiday Shopping

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• WSWA Opens Registration for 2023 Access LIVE to Beverage Alcohol Industry

MEDIA MATTERS

• 2023 Wine Writers Symposium Returns to Napa Valley – Applications Now Open
• America’s massive, bestselling wine book has a new edition, 4 years in the making [paywall?]

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How the approach to blending non-vintage Champagne is shifting
• Champagne experiments to keep the freshness alive
• Wines That Stop You In Your Tracks

WINE HISTORY

• 1,800-year-old wine press uncovered next to Roman fort

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• TX: California-based winery to build $5M Fredericksburg location
• Push for wine sales in Colorado grocery, convenience stores is too close to call
• SC: Florence, Johnsonville voters approve beer, wine sales on Sundays
• MI: Son’s autism diagnosis inspires couple to open winery

EUROPE & THE UK

• Map of Etna DOC redrawn to include nine new territories

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Vladimir Putin makes drinks smuggling deal

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• This Geologist Is on a Mission to Make Mead That Doesn’t Taste Like Cardboard