DECEMBER 1, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Economic effects of California’s wine industry grow 27% over last 6 years, study finds
• Premiumisation continues across beverage alcohol, but shows signs of slowing down in Q4 2022 onwards – IWSR
• Turning ‘Mines to Vines’ — Minefields Into Vineyards — In Ukraine
• Talking Frankly about Ungrafted Vines
• Bordeaux – the Rich Get Richer, While the Poor Uproot Their Vines
• California Wines Pour Jobs and Dollars into Economy
• Wine Drinking Holding Its Own Relative To Other Types of AlcBev Consumption
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• The Stealthy Rise of White Wine
• Why California’s $46 Billion Wine Industry Is Better Prepared For Climate Change Than Some Of Its Competitors? [paywall?]
• New study says California’s farmland is shrinking due to years-long severe drought
• Half Of Consumers Are Trying To Drink Less Alcohol
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Central Valley wine’s economic impact measured in billions
• Winegrape Market in Balance After Three Short Crops: Allied Grape Growers

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine Compliance Alliance partners with Napa Valley Vintners for training course
• The Prisoner Wine says it’s reforming its problematic imagery [paywall?]
• Global Wine Trade Invited to Take Part in Premiere Napa Valley in February 2023
• Is Lodi’s segment of the Central Valley a parched desert or verdant paradise?
• Paul Draper Reflects On The 60th Anniversary Of Ridge Monte Bello Vineyards [paywall?]
• The California Wine Revolution, Natural Practices For Fine Wine, Celebrates 60th Anniversary [paywall?]

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

DROUGHT/WATER

• Why are water thieves so hard to catch?
• U.S. Heading Into Winter Suffering From Most Significant Drought In Over A Decade [paywall?]

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Sonoma County winemakers take a chance on uncommon varietals [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• There Will Be No Tucking of Tails in the Wine Shipping Battles [paywall]

DIVERSITY

• A Crowd-Sourced Women in Wine List Has Sparked a Whole D.C. Movement

HEALTH

• Few Americans are Aware of Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Turning wine bottles back into sand
• Where wine, civic responsibility, and eco-awareness collide

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• French Baguette Is a Symbol of Cultural Heritage, UN Body Says [paywall?]

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Investors may find better financial performance in Vintage Wine Estates Inc

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Consumers kept up spending in October, even as prices rose
• Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits Enters Joint Venture for Cantera Negra Tequila

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• NZ producers aim for Aussie market

BREXIT

• How Campanian wine can overcome the challenges of Brexit

DISTRIBUTORS

• Accolade Wines Announces National Strategic Alignment with Republic National Distributing Company

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Burgundy takes the top spot in the 2022 Liv-ex Power 100
• Secondary fine wine market broadens

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• TTB Likely to Seek Wine Industry Input on Nutritional Wine Labeling in 2023

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘In the Wine Dark Sea’ Documentary on Wines of Crete Now on Prime Video

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The original Super-Tuscan wines: have they stood the test of time?
• Kosher Wine Deserves a Better Reputation

WINE PEOPLE

• Une Femme Wines Co-Founder and CEO Jen Pelka’s Favorite Things
• Luck leads to wine career … and Napa Valley [paywall?]

WINE EDUCATION

• First UK ‘Master of Port’ crowned by IDVP

WINE HISTORY

• Findings from 2,000-year-old Uluburun shipwreck reveal complex trade network

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Famed for Its Agave Spirits, Guanajuato Is Poised to Become Mexico’s Next Wine Destination

ACADEMIA

• OEVI grads from coast to coast reflect on 2022 harvest

LATIN AMERICA

• The wines emerging from Argentina’s Cordoba

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Science Behind Your Cheese