JANUARY 12, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• The 2023 SVB Annual State of the Industry Report will be released January 18th
• Future-proofing the wine category for Gen Z and Millennial drinkers
• Supreme Court Denies Cert on Retailer DtC Shipping – What Does That Mean?
• California’s storms are actually a good thing for vineyards [paywall?]
• More than half of Bordeaux winemakers ‘earning less than minimum wage’
• Vino-Inflation: The Average Glass Of Wine In San Francisco Is $17!
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

OBITUARIES

• Wilmer Nord Obituary (1936 – 2022 ) – Napa, CA

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Winc Files Holiday Onslaught of Bankruptcy Documents; Unsecured Creditors Fire Back On New Year’s Eve
• US Wine Market Flattens Out
• Premium Beer and Wine Sales Grew in 2022, RTDs Up 38 Percent
• “Perfect storm” of challenges facing drinks industry
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Millennials Are Raising Their Glasses to Natural Wines

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• RNDC Gains Gallo Chain Retail Business In California [paywall?]
• Sonoma County’s Gary Farrell Winery picks new general manager

WEATHER

• Increased Atmospheric River Activity Forecast to Continue over California during the next 7–10 days
• North Bay wineries turn stormy weather into a positive
• Floodwaters create river through Schellville
• California Wine’s Soggy Start to the New Year

DROUGHT/WATER

• Snow From California’s Storms Will Help Replenish Its Reservoirs [paywall?]

HEALTH

• What Dry January Says About Humans and Alcohol [paywall?]
• Natural Wine, Hangovers, and the Science of Post-Drinking Misery
• Does Alcohol Really Work Like Truth Serum?
• Is wine good for your skin?

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• CBD drinks forecast to soar over the next decade

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Virgin Wines announces “disappointing profitability performance”, in trading update
• Virgin Wines Shares Fall 20% After 1H Revenue Drop

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• Free Webinar Jan 18th – Protein instability in white wines: Mechanism of formation and methods for predicting it

MARKETING & SALES

• Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency Established

WINE CRIME

• More than 40,000 bottles of fake Lafite and Penfolds uncovered in China

MATTERS OF TASTE

• How to start getting to grips with Slovak wines
• What’s becoming of white wine? [paywall?]

WINE PEOPLE

• The Evolving Wine Vision of Caroline Frey
• Winemaker Neil Collins on Conversation with Jason: Storm Edition (video)

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Kyle and Katina Connaughton Depart Sonoma County’s Little Saint

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Trader Joe’s wine is coming to Colorado stores this year

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Kinetic study of browning caused by laccase activity using different substrates

EUROPE & THE UK

• Italian wine producers slam Ireland’s ‘alarmist’ health warning labels
• Carema: heroic viticulture, sudden demise, and a fervent revival
• Wine and sequins help UK’s M&S sparkle at Christmas [paywall?]

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Unexpected Story Behind the First American Single Malt