DECEMBER 2, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Winc Files Chapter 11, Leaves Behind Thousands of Creditors
• Premiumisation shows first signs of slowdown in alcohol sector
• ‘Really a cause for alarm’: Wineries urged to go digital as tasting room traffic declines
• Chardonnay’s Great California Comeback
• Wellness Trends Drive Growth For Non-Alcohol Spirits, Wines, And Beers [paywall?]
• Consumers Don’t Spend A Lot Time Thinking About Wine
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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
• Wine Drinking Holding Its Own Relative To Other Types of AlcBev Consumption
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Italy: Grim Perspectives for 2023

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif DWR Announces Initial State Water Project Allocation, Outlines Actions for a Possible Fourth Dry Year

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Winemaker’s Database joins the Encompass/vintrace family

DIVERSITY

• Clearing A Path
• Sudha Patil, an Indian winemaker in the US, is celebrating the community and her culture

HEALTH

• New HHS Alcohol Guidelines Should Be Based on Science

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• NFTs Debut With Interactive Gin, Whiskey, And Fine Wine Projects, Revolutionizing The Spirits Industry [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• OZ: Babich Wines puts coastal preservation to the fore

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands to Report Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Financial Results; Host Conference Call January 5, 2023

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• The Robert Nicholson Interview: US Investment in Bordeaux. More to Come
• Steve Lutz Of Lenne’ Sells Willamette Valley Vineyard Estate

AGRIFOODTECH

• Monarch Tractor Launches Production of Founder Series MK-V: The First Commercially Available Electric, Driver-Optional Smart Tractor

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux leads weekly trade  – Liv-ex
• Fine wine prices fall for second month – Liv-ex
• Record Prices for 2022 Burgundy at Hospices de Beaune Auction
• From Art to Wine to Farmland, Alternative Investments Poised for Huge Inflows Despite Limited Awareness and Misperceptions, Finds Lansons Survey

DATA & TRENDS

• What Drink Trends Will Reign Supreme in 2023?: Predictions

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Unconventional wine list sparks Twitter debate

MARKETING & SALES

• 3 Wine Sales Mistakes to Avoid in 2023

MEDIA MATTERS

• The 11 Best Wine Books Every Oenophile Needs in Their Library
• Santa Barbara Wine Saved My Life

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Roaring ’20’s Revival Hits The Fizz Biz
• Wine truisms that may be false [paywall?]

WINE PEOPLE

• Church Road winemaker Chris Scott on awards success and wine enjoyment
• Unfiltered: Natalia Ribbe

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington State Wine Commission Research Grant Program Now Open
• Delaware: Elected official to make push for wine delivery in 2023

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Under-Vine Vegetation to Control Vine Vigor (podcast)

EUROPE & THE UK

• Secretive Wine Billionaire Pierre Castel’s ‘Old-Style’ Habits Blur Succession [paywall?]
• New limits on Etna to control invasive investment
• Natural Wine: Entering the French Mainstream?

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China: Wine sales bolstered by young buyers