MARCH 1, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Younger Generations Driving Gains For De-Alcoholized Wine, Spirits, And Beer [paywall?]
• Off-Premise Sales Value Falls 4%
• Industry Leader Jeff Carroll Joins WineDirect as Vice President, Partners and Compliance
• How — and Why — Wine Brands Are Working to Grow a More Diverse Workforce
• DTC: Cost Of Shipping Far More Important Than Speed For Purchasers
• Wine Royalty of Paso Robles confidentially selling vineyard estate in Adelaida AVA. Click to learn more.– (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Reports of the imminent demise of the California wine industry are greatly exaggerated
• What It’s Really Like to Be a Black Wine Professional
• Wine, Terroir and the Human Touch

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Argentina begins harvest early, with estimates for lowest yield since 1960
• NZ 2023 – not to be written-off

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Santa Barbara County wine industry pours $1.7 billion into local economy each year
• The Kids To Take A Chance On, Part Two: Vida Valiente Scholars As A New Iteration Of Philanthropy Through Wine [paywall?]
• The Adelaida District’s Limestone Layers Laid Bare

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• How much wildfire smoke can California wine grapes sustain? A new bill aims to find out [paywall?]

WEATHER

• NZ: Small Producers Contribute to Hawke’s Bay Recovery

DROUGHT/WATER

• Precision Irrigation Helping Save Precious Resource for This California Vineyard
• Is California’s drought finally over? Here’s the impact of storms [paywall?]
• Calif.’s water woes are an endless blame game. Here’s the hidden culprit.

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Sustainable Scandinavian wine thanks to Climate Change

COVID-19

• Covid State Of Emergency Quietly Ends In California As Newsom Rescinds Declaration

DIVERSITY

• “Powered by Women” NFT Auction Supports Emerging Female Leaders in Beverage Alcohol Industry and Inspires the Next Generation of Women to Join the Industry
• WSTA moves to diversify board
• Thinking About Black Wine Business Beyond Black History Month [paywall?]

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Sonoma County shifts cannabis tax rates, easing burden on some growers

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Penfolds meets with China’s drinks body in a new sign of thawing relations

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Volatility on the Champagne market – but a rosé future?
• iDealwine partners with Burgundy producer Méo-Camuzet

DATA & TRENDS

• How To Tell If A Survey Is Credible: Minimum Standards

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Why Screw Caps Should Replace the Cork in Fine Wine

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘Sideways’ author Rex Pickett coming to Sonoma winery [paywall?]

MATTERS OF TASTE

• ‘Godfather of Semillon’ say the variety can now age for 50 years
• Confidence grows within new wave of Georgian wine
• The Stage And The Actor
• Sauternes – shaken or stirred?
• Leonardo’s Bubbles

WINE PEOPLE

• An Intimate Interview with Jean-Charles Boisset
• ‘Creative’ dreams come true for Simon Family Estate’s Kit Gilbert in the wine industry [paywall?]

WINE EDUCATION

• Catena Institute of Wine becomes a research and industry associate of The Institute of Masters of Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Beer and wine sales in Canada fall to all-time low
• Colorado State University reports shed light on winners, losers of alcohol in grocery stores
• Mexican Wine Is Shifting From Novelty to Mainstay
• North Carolina liquor sales are up and people in the East are concerned
• Ontario’s Wine Industry Sees Substantial Growth in Tourism, Investment Jobs by 2030

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Pierce’s disease of grapevines caused by Xylella fastidiosa: what are the risks?
• Drones may help improve biocontrol in wine grapes
• Advanced Management of the Oenological Process (videos)
• Impact of nitrogen addition timing on the synthesis of fermentative aromas in alcoholic fermentation

EUROPE & THE UK

• French Wine Region Bourgogne Should No Longer Be Translated To ‘Burgundy’ [paywall?]
• Bordeaux winemaker turns north to make Breton Chardonnay
• Tension rises over Ireland’s health warning labels for wine

SOUTH AFRICA

• Error in Western Cape Liquor Act causes problems for wine tasting