MARCH 21, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• California Wine Exports Resilient in Global Markets
• Sazerac trying to upend 3-tier system, national distributor alleges in countersuit
• DTC Shipment Value up 6% in February
• Marketing and Selling to the Evolving Wine Consumer
• SVB fallout will ‘push some wineries’ to find outside funding, Fulldraw Vineyard owner says (video)
• Vice President Harris unveils $197 million for wildfire resilience as California’s fire season looms
• Consumers Battle Inflation By Buying Less Alcohol, Making Fewer Trips To Bars & Restaurants
• For Sale: Exclusive “off-market” Central Coast high capacity production facility – Sponsored Link

OBITUARIES

• ‘Cornerstone of our family’: Lorraine Sangiacomo dies at 93, 8 days after her brother

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• 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

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Burgundy 2021: Small but Spectacular

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Carneros winery Bouchaine selects a new president
• Napa Vally winery Hestan hires new sales leader
• The Sonoma Wine Region Rises to Rival Napa

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• Prolonged rain, snow could make 2023 fire season worse

DROUGHT/WATER

• Why California’s drought is not over

COVID-19

• Pandemic impacts cast a long shadow on North Bay economy

NFTs, BLOCKCHAIN, & THE METAVERSE

• Want to Save Your Columnist Gig From ChatGPT-4? Be More Human [paywall?]

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Sustainability in the Southern Rhône (podcast)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• New Index Tracks Performance of Public Wine Firms

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Will China lift its tariffs on Australian wine any time soon?

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Naples Winter Wine Festival Raises Nearly $26 Million for Children’s Causes
• Fine wine’s impact on a portfolio
• Sotheby’s Hong Kong to Offer a Single-Owner’s Wine Collection Worth $3.5 Million

DATA & TRENDS

• Impact Reveals Latest List Of “Hot Brand” Wines
• How To Tell If A Survey Is Credible: Minimum Standards

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine list divided by calories causes consternation

MEDIA MATTERS

• Manias, Panics, Crashes, and Wine
• Turning the Tables on Mike Veseth
• Tom Wark’s new website: Fermenting Change

WINE PEOPLE

• Eduardo Torres Acosta on Making Volcanic Wines in the Canary Islands and Mount Etna

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET launches programme for ‘management-level’ wine professionals

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington wine industry sees both good and bad trends

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Genome research: Origin and evolution of vine

DOWN UNDER

• Concerns about commodity prices, interest rates and re-emergence of drought in Australia
• Australia: Farmers call for better road drainage to reduce flood damage after crops lost