MARCH 2, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Angelo Sangiacomo, Legendary Sonoma Winegrower, Has Died
• Wholesalers’ Online Wine Claims Don’t Stand Up
• Industry Reflections on the 2023 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report
• California’s Rare Snow-Covered Vineyards Are a Treat for Some, Test for Others
• Drink ‘thousands of varieties of wine’ to boost immunity and improve mental health [free trail wall?]
• Closing US Gender Pay Gap in U.S. Has Stalled Out
• Wine Royalty of Paso Robles confidentially selling vineyard estate in Adelaida AVA. Click to learn more.– (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Sonoma remembers Angelo Sangiacomo [paywall?]

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Following Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand Winemakers Assess Damage Before Harvest

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Cakebread Cellars Announces Acquisition of Vineyard in Carneros
• Paso Robles winery shut down after operating without an alcohol license for 3 years [paywall?]
• Heirloom Cafe, the beloved SF wine restaurant, has new owners [paywall?]
• Sonoma’s 3 Badge Beverage promotes sales executives
• Future of Farming in Sonoma County Looks Bright

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• Chile wildfires: damage to wine country as officials pledge help

WEATHER

• Mudslides, threat of ‘wet vintage’ won’t dampen South Bay winemakers’ delight in record rainfall [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• A California tunnel could save stormwater for millions. Why is it so divisive?
• Calif farmers expected to get increased water allocations

DIVERSITY

• How 3 Remarkable Black Winemakers in the Bay Area are Paving a New Path
• On The Progress of Black Americans in Wine [paywall]

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Art Prices—Outperforming Wine, Watches, and Stocks—Rose 29% Last Year

DATA & TRENDS

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

MARKETING & SALES

• Do Super Bowl ads spur consumer demand? Veylinx says yes [freewall?]

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Why You Don’t Need to Sniff the Cork When Your Server Presents It to You

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• London Wine Fair’s digital offering will be ‘dialed up another notch’
• Vinexpo Drinks America returns to New York for second edition

WINE CRIME

• NYC wine store fined $100K for fake bourbon sales — but hasn’t fired anybody over scandal

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Enthusiast Presents, ‘Vinfamous: Wine Crimes and Scandals’

WINE PEOPLE

• Interview With A Sommelier – Marcello Colletti

WINE HISTORY

• Pirates, plague and pillaging: Anglo-Bordeaux wine trade in the Middle Ages

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Laura Catena launches wine-first restaurant at Catena Zapata Estate in Mendoza

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Elk Cove Vineyards names Heather Perkin head winemaker for Pike Road Wines

ACADEMIA

• ASEV Announces Best Enology and Viticulture Papers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Oregon research finds wild blackberry brambles show potential as host for spotted wing drosophila parasitoids

DOWN UNDER

• Four Tasmanian jobs on the line as Josef Chromy wine bottling moves to SA
• Sustainability key motivator for Australian wine consumers

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Why Has the Modern Cocktail Movement Ignored the LGBTQ+ Community?
• Gallo Extends High Noon With Tequila Seltzers
• AB InBev champions ‘resilient’ beer category as it reports FY2022 results [freewall?]