MARCH 24, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• California farmers flood their fields in order to save them
• What you need to know about beverage alcohol licenses
• The 3000 Word Silicon Valley Bank Explainer That No One Asked For Is Here
• Pernod Deploying “Multifaceted” Strategy To Win In Complex Market [paywall?]
• Solving water crisis will mean less for California farms
• 32% of wine drinkers account for 79% of all wine drinking occasions.
• For Sale: Exclusive “off-market” Central Coast high capacity production facility – Sponsored Link

OBITUARIES

• Mark Anderson, Berkeley man who destroyed $250M of wine in fire dies
• RIP Paco Rodero

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Courtroom Battle of the Giants
• 2022 DTC Impact Report for Wineries
• More younger consumers seek to be in the ‘wine lifestyle,’ Duckhorn Portfolio CEO explains

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Environmental Challenges Could Lead to Argentina’s Worst Grape Harvest in Decades
• Promising Burgundy 2022 vintage will ‘take the pressure off’

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• 1st phase of 2.4 million-square-foot Napa Valley warehouse project approved
• 2023 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Lots Announced
• Farm-to-Glass Tequila Could Soon Be a Sonoma Thing
• Napa Valley Vintners Leadership Program launches digital resource platform [paywall?]
• Napa Valley Grapegrowers seeks strategies for climate resilience at ‘Ahead of the Curve’ seminar

WEATHER

• Calif Wine Country growers brace for possible weekend freeze

DROUGHT/WATER

• Where California reservoir levels stand after latest storm [paywall?]
• California’s snow water equivalent may reach a new record
• What Does All This Rain Mean for California’s Drought? [paywall?]
• Forget all the rain and snow, California is still short of water [paywall?]

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Defining DTC Success with Data

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• WSWA Amps Up Support For Cannabis Legalization [paywall?]

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• FDIC Insurance – How It Works and Why It Matters

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Château Cos d’Estournel owner acquires neighbour Cos Labory

AGRIFOODTECH

• Félix Solís opens wine world’s most advanced barrel cellar

DATA & TRENDS

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

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine Brands Can Benefit from Marketing Their Sustainability Online

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWein 2023 a ‘resounding success’
• New DTC Report + Six Upcoming Programs for Wine and Wholesale Data Insights

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Winejobs Index Dips 1%

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Beyond the color myth [paywall?]

WINE PLACES

• In Sicily: A Farmer-Gentleman’s Nuanced Wine World

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington Winemaker Delivers Vital Aid

ACADEMIA

• Grape research group planning 2023 projects

EUROPE & THE UK

• Ornellaia’s Axel Heinz Will Become CEO of Château Lascombes
• Hampshire wines making their mark
• Top Cava producer looks to follow in the footsteps of Champagne

DOWN UNDER

• Is Marlborough’s land already compromised?
• Australian grape and wine producers to have their say on Prosecco grape variety
• Australia: New committee to support improved grapevine virus understanding and diagnostics
• Fire destroys Hunter Valley’s Tamburlaine Organic Wines function venue, impacting wedding plans

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Nimbility’s Ian Ford on what is happening in Chinese wine market