JANUARY 31, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Game Over for the Wine Game?
• Why some online wine clubs succeed as others struggle
• Drizly & Gopuff Join Forces For On-Demand Alcohol Delivery
• Constellation Brands: Are Consumers Trading Down for Rail Drinks?
• Reports On Growth Within The U.S. Wine Industry Show Both Headwinds And Tailwinds [paywall?]
• Aren’t the markets better equipped than the courts to handle this?
• Amass Brands Acquires Assets Of Bankrupt D2C Wine Platform Winc [freewall?]
• Here’s Why US Workers Hold All The Cards Right Now
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

OBITUARIES

• Tasmanian wine advocate Phil Laing passes

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Trade Practice Reform and the TTB
• The Wine Industry is Headed For Self-Inflicted Decrepitude
• Uncorking millennials wine interest: Smarter wine marketing may be key to attracting younger consumers [paywall?]
• Bankruptcy Judge Rejects Creditor Objections, Approves Winc Sale To Stalking Horse
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Slovenia&apos’s wine production falls 19% in 2021/2022 marketing year
• BC: Recent cold snap could lead to less Okanagan wine next year

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Watson Ranch hotel in American Canyon moving forward [paywall?]
• Paso Robles winery founded by pro football player closes after 20 years: ‘Life’s too short’ [paywall?]

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California wildfires pose a new risk to snowpack, scientists say [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• SLO County supervisors vote on Paso Robles irrigation rules

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Provi Weighs In On E-Commerce Trends

DIVERSITY

• The Alliance of Women in Washington Wine Honors the Industry’s “First Ladies”

HEALTH

• Nonalcoholic Drinks A Fad Or Future? [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Welsh winery uses sheep fleeces to help ripen grapes

REAL ESTATE

• UK: Predominantly Pinot Noir vineyard for sale in Sussex

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C. is Investigating Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. on Behalf of Long-Term Stockholders and Encourages Investors to Contact the Firm

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• The U.S. Consumer Is Starting to Freak Out [paywall?]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Aussie Exports to Singapore get a digital boost

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Bolsters National Accounts On-Premise Team

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Chinese New Year: The most popular ‘rabbit’ wines in Asia – Liv-ex
• Annual changes to the Liv-ex indices

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How to win a sommelier competition ― tips from top coaches

MARKETING & SALES

• American Wine Isn’t Doing Enough to Target Young Drinkers
• Stuart Porter on life as a wine sales representative at Corney & Barrow

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris 2023 set to make its mark as global trade fair
• Eastern Winery Exposition Sells Out 2023 Trade Show
• London Wine Fair registration opens as new initiatives unveiled

WINE CRIME

• Bordeaux court convicts suspects in major wine fraud case
• Counterfeit Lafite, Penfolds Seized in $150 Million Fake Wine Bust

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Review Online – A Closer Look at Lastbottle.com

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Indigenous American Grapes: Proof of Concept

WINE PEOPLE

• Miriah Falce, a young grower from Prosser, Washington
• Top Chef Turns his Hand to Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NE: Bill would expand farm winery provisions
• Ohio wine country bringing in billions of dollars a year

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Say Hello to ‘Clarion,’ the Latest Cold-Hardy Grape
• Till or No Till?

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African Wine industry lurches from a new crisis – powerlessness. [freewall?]
• La Residence Appoints New Winemaker to Lead Its Niche Franschhoek Winery

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Could This Be the Year of Pisco?
• Distillers must focus on the positives to thrive in no-and-low spirits