MARCH 20, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Rob McMillan on Wine: Living in two worlds
• California’s massive snowpack is driving fears of major farmland flooding [paywall?]
• Napa Valley wineries, seeking insurance relief, show steps to lessen wildfire risks
• AI will be terrible for media, and it may already be too late to stop
• Which people do not drink alcohol?
• Despite TikTok’s Publicity, It’s Still Only #3 With GenZ
• For Sale: Exclusive “off-market” Central Coast high capacity production facility – Sponsored Link

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• 1 big thing: Navigating SVB’s new era
• California’s Wine Industry Is Frazzled After Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
• Nearly 200 banks could fail the same way SVB did
• North Bay banks reach out to reassure customers after sizable institutions fail
• Silicon Valley Bank wine boss ‘hopeful’ interested parties will buy wine division

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• SVB Financial files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, says it has $2.2B in liquidity
• SVB Bank, VC Unit Not Included in Holding Chapt11
• 2022 Grape Crush: Don’t Bet Too Heavily on a Repeat Performance

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Prosecco DOC announces record shipments to UK
• More Australian wineries bound for the US

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa grants tentative approval to Le Colline vineyard [paywall?]
• Delineations of Mediterranean Climate in Lodi & The Rest of the World

DROUGHT/WATER

• Snowfall in California could soon surpass 30-year record
• Much of California has escaped drought, but what lies ahead?

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Climate activist visits Napa Valley to discuss far-reaching effects of farming impacts on ocean [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Ending the Three-Tier System: A New Resource

DIVERSITY

• Diversity in the wine world: is Italian Wine inclusive?

HEALTH

• Low-alcohol wines are all the rage. But something doesn’t taste right [paywall?]

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• How ChatGPT Can Assist Consumers in Buying Wine

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Emiliana gains international regenerative agriculture accreditation

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Italian Regions Rebel Against Wine Warning Labels in Ireland
• Italy and Australia’s Battle Over the Term ‘Prosecco’ Is Coming to a Bubbly Head

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Two 100-point wines among this week’s top-traded   – Liv-ex

DATA & TRENDS

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

MARKETING & SALES

• Wildwood Wine raises hope for Sonoma County nonprofits [paywall?]

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Slow Wine USA 2023 returns with a bang

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Guestworker petition filing fees may increase

MEDIA MATTERS

• How TRINK magazine is saving the world from German wine stereotypes

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Money Talks for Brunello Alternative
• Bordeaux Looks at Whole Bunch Fermentation
• “This wine doesn’t taste organic.”

WINE PEOPLE

• A Chat With Marcus Rafanelli of L’Ecole No. 41
• Victoria Sharples on creating London’s most relaxing wine bar
• Young Gun Tash Arthur: Melding old with new
• Ren Harris, Paradigm Winery (podcast)
• Pam Starr, Owner & Founding Winemaker, Crocker & Starr, Napa Valley (podcast)
• Non-Alcoholic Wines & Spirits Makers Are Finding Their Creative Voices

WINE PLACES

• Ormiale – a Bordeaux artwork
• The Sonoma Wine Region Rises to Rival Napa

WINE HISTORY

• Church Loopholes During Prohibition Saved California’s Wine Industry

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Legendary New York Wine Shop Sherry-Lehmann Closes

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Sometimes soils need doctors too
• Impact of Freeze-killed Leaf Material on Cabernet Sauvignon (PDF)

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Here are the top wines favored by China’s super rich
• China’s Hainan plans to remove all taxes on imported wine & spirits