DECEMBER 7, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Economic clouds to linger in 2023 as wine industry seeks right blend
• Can wine take back its share of the US on-trade?
• The liquor establishment embraces the Flintstones’ economy
• Better-For-You Wines Rapidly Expanding In The U.S. [paywall?]
• On-Premise Wine Sales Near $15 Billion
• Record-Breaking Year Sees Craft Spirits Market Reach $7.5 Billion in Sales, Number of Distilleries Tops 2,600
• Treasury Wine Estates sells T’Gallant Wines to Australian investors
• Younger shoppers — Especially Women — Are Willing To Pay More For Products From Companies That Do Good.
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

OBITUARIES

• Death of a matriarch [paywall?]

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Moderation driven by economic concerns not health consciousness
• Napa Valley boutique winery Seven Stones sells for $34 million
• Solano County winemakers’ pitch for new grape pricing advances
• GenZ & 6 Other Trends To Watch In 2023
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• UK: Majestic expects to sell a bottle of Cava per minute this Christmas
• Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +12% By Value L12M through October 2022, Packaged Exports Grow +21%
• Moonpig Falls as Guidance Is Cut and Prosecco Replaces Champagne [paywall?]
• Global shipping nears ‘all-out price war’ as China trade falls fast

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas Announces Attendees for the 2023 Women’s Sommelier Symposium
• Justin Vineyards & Winery restaurant earns a Michelin star [paywall?]
• Napa Valley’s Simon Family Estate appoints new president
• The Prisoner Wine Co tackles controversial image
• Deep freeze kills Solano County olive harvest, but Napa–Sonoma fares much better

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

DROUGHT/WATER

• He was called the ‘Darth Vader’ of California water. Farmers now want a friendlier face [paywall?]
• Parts of the West have double the normal snowpack. Experts say it’s too early to get excited
• California’s drought disaster is turning into an economic disaster: ‘It’s unprecedented’

UKRAINE WINE

• Roots of Peace Plans to Turn ‘Mines to Vines’ in Ukraine

DIVERSITY

• The Guilty Grape is Preparing for Total Wine Domination
• Maryland Woman Changing the Face of the Wine Industry (video)

HEALTH

• New study shows grape consumption creates UV resistance

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• This startup allows you to trade, own & gift luxury wine NFTs which comes with actual physical bottles

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Canada: ‘Significant’ negative association between medical cannabis sales, alcohol
• Molson Coors to exit CBD business in the US

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Cellier des Dauphins leading the charge in organic wine
• Viña Concha y Toro Begins Planting Vineyard Prepared for Climate Change

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wines creates Australia’s largest digital winery
• Naked Wines PLC reports 283% growth in first-half earnings amid ‘pivot to profit’

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• The era of economic moderation is here, as inflation finally bites
• Why a wave of M&A activity is hitting regional grocery
• Robin Hutson invests in English sparkling wine brand

AGRIFOODTECH

• A robot will use hydrogen fuel cells in vineyards

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australia’s wine, lobster exporters see no ‘clear reason’ to let China go, despite prolonged trade spat

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Over £53,000 raised for charity at 2022 Christie’s DWWA auction
• Christie’s London sale achieves £2.12 million

DATA & TRENDS

• “Boosting Profits with Technology: How to Connect the Dots” at WIN Expo

MARKETING & SALES

• 10 Creative Ways to Turn Your Winery Into a Prime Destination

MEDIA MATTERS

• Natural wine champion Alice Feiring’s journey through restaurants
• Turning the Tables on Brian Freedman
• 2022 Holiday Book Bag

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is ‘borderless’ wine the future?
• On Complexity

WINE PEOPLE

• Profiles in wine: Chris McFall, wine director, SingleThread [paywall?]

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How International Fruit Genetics Is Taking Plant Breeding To the Next Level

EUROPE & THE UK

• Bordeaux stages biggest wine protest in decades after plunging sales to China
• 4 premier cru sites in Macon set for approval approved

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: A bumper year for agriculture despite flooding

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• India’s top winemaker Sula aims for 29.13 bln rupees valuation in IPO

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina: spotlight on Malbec

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• The Most Beautiful Places on Earth Do Not Include Vineyards. Why?

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Researchers find an elusive European parent of lager yeast in Ireland
• 5 Questions for LibDib’s E-Premise Partner, Shots Box