JANUARY 13, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Premiumization continues to drive US alcohol sales
• ChatGPT and wine: extinction-level event for wine writers and sommeliers?
• Wine tasting will change in 2023. Here’s how [paywall?]
• What’s Wrong With Wine? (podcast)
• Calif Drought Clobbered By Relentless Storms Says Newest Federal Data
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

OBITUARIES

• Michael Martini, Third-Generation Napa Winemaker, Dies at Age 73
• Michael Martini, Napa Valley winemaker for four decades, dies at 73 [paywall?]

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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?
• Winc Files Holiday Onslaught of Bankruptcy Documents; Unsecured Creditors Fire Back On New Year’s Eve
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Burgundy Prices Carry on Regardless
• Michael Karam’s 2023 Lebanon report

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• $430 Mill. Fire Damages – California’s Jackson Family Wines sues its insurance company
• Napa Valley’s Ericksons to move Favia wine brand to Oakville, build new winery [paywall?]

WEATHER

• Rain, rain and more rain. How do Sonoma County vineyards cope? [paywall?]
• Why California Is Being Deluged by Atmospheric Rivers

DROUGHT/WATER

• Is California’s drought over? Here’s what you need to know
• How dynamically managing California’s reservoirs could save more water
• California storms: Reservoirs are filling quickly, boosting water supplies after years of drought [paywall?]
• Costa: Save water from recent Calif. storms

DIVERSITY

• Curious Vines’ Queena Wong on Gerard Basset Foundation MW funding

HEALTH

• Functional Beverages Are Big Business—Here’s What You Need to Know
• Canada: Researchers consider how to ‘denormalize’ drinking culture ahead of new alcohol guide

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Consideration of Updates to Trade Practice Regulations

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Vintage Wine Estates Advances Leadership Team
• Virgin Wines shares plummet after Queen’s death

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Cult Wines posts more positive outlook for Burgundy and Champagne

DATA & TRENDS

• Debunking the Myth that “Wine People” Are Not “Data People”
• Top Wine Trends in 2023: Mindful Drinking, Sustainability, Grapes in Space [paywall?]

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• The International Volcanic Wine Conference Returns To New York City On June 21st 2023
• Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair ends with less fanfare

WINE CRIME

• Thieves steal hundreds of fine wines in Austria and Norway

MEDIA MATTERS

• St. Helena author Karen MacNeil’s ‘Wine Bible’ now in its third edition [paywall?]
• The Wine Advocate names new reviewer

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Plain talk on the increasing value of old vines
• How Taittinger’s Frerejean Frères is taking a fresh look at Champagne
• Wine classic versus neo-classic styles [paywall?]

WINE TOURISM

• Motivation of Winery Visitors in Emerging Wine Regions: An Article Review

WINE HISTORY

• L.A.’s Forgotten Wine-Making History (video)

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Yakima Valley celebrates 40 years of cultivating Washington’s finest grapes
• Telaya Wine Co. expands into Idaho’s historic Pintler facility

EUROPE & THE UK

• Anger brews in Italy over Ireland’s plans for alcohol health warnings

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Three Wineries Ushering In a New Era of Armenian Winemaking

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Can Craft Beer Companies Rescue Malt Liquor’s Reputation? [paywall?]