JANUARY 17, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Premiumization trends lifts super-premium, luxury wine performance
• Why Gallo and AB InBev — America’s Wine and Beer Behemoths — Are Dominating Spirits-Based RTDs Sales
• Fine Wine market beats gold as global equity and bond markets slump
• New WOTUS definition to face legal test
• The Dawn of the AI Wine Writers
• Lifecycle of a DtC Shipping Compliance Check
• Wage growth looks healthy but not inflationary.
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• A Global Guide to Black-Owned Wine Labels
• If you are American, then the TTB might be after you
• The 2023 SVB Annual State of the Industry Report will be released TOMORROW
• 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

• First Look at US Beverage Alcohol in 2022
• Champagne industry is satisfied with 2022 and cautiously optimistic about 2023

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Lodi Winegrape Commission Announces Fourth Edition of LODI RULES
• As Unified Draws Near, Sac’s Wine Bars Ready
• McBride Sisters Winery President to Keynote at the 2023 Unified Symposium’s Opening Day Luncheon
• Robert Alexander Scott Scholarship

WEATHER

• After two of our five rainiest months ever, we’re ready for a break… but grateful for the moisture

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• DRINKS and Recharge to Exhibit State-of-the-Art Ecommerce Alcohol Technology with Shopify

HEALTH

• It’s time to put cancer warning labels on alcohol, Canadian experts say
• Non-Alc and Low-Alc Need a Trial Separation (podcast)
• I talk to my elementary-aged kids about alcohol. Experts say you should, too

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Wine platform Crurated raises $7.2 million to expand reach

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Are The Ownership Details On Your TTB Basic Permit Up To Date? (part 2) How And When To File Them

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Naked Wines ups revenue forecast but challenges remain
• Naked Wines Raises FY 2023 Adjusted EBIT Guidance But Puts FY 2024 Under Review

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australian wine growers warn hefty tariffs imposed by China on reds, whites put industry at risk of oversupply as picking season approaches
• Hopes for Australian wine grow as China-Australia tensions thaw

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Wine as a Viable Alternative Asset Investment

DATA & TRENDS

• Here’s How Much Alcohol Your Government Says You Can Drink [Infographic]

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Washington lawmakers mull jobless benefits for undocumented workers

MEDIA MATTERS

• 90% of online content could be ‘generated by AI by 2025,’ expert says
• Wine Book Review: History on a Plate (and in a Glass?)

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What Is Orange Wine and Why Is It So Popular Right Now?
• Natural Wine: A Tempest in a Really Tiny Teapot
• The Secret Ingredient in a Slovenian Valley’s Food and Wine Is Wind

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Getting to the Michelin-starred heights takes a toll. Is a great restaurant defined by customers, or a star? [paywall?]

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• KS: Leavenworth County farm winery blending litigation, politics in bitter property tax dispute
• Liquor Prices Go Up in PA. Find Out by How Much

ACADEMIA

• New Wine Courses at Delta College in Stockton, CA

DOWN UNDER

• How Riesling has found its home in Western Australia’s Great Southern
• OZ: SAWIA Chief Executive announces transition to retirement