MARCH 30, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Banking chaos has been bittersweet for crypto and wine
• SVB’s Depositors Weren’t Very Loyal [paywall?]
• Drizly Hit by Layoff Tidal Wave
• Only 4% of Napa wine tourists are Black — except at Brown Estate [paywall?]
• Foley Family Wines has been built through acquisitions—and a focus on premiumization
• Constellation’s Ruffino Expanding Into Bolgheri [paywall?]
• Good News For Wine Clubs? Millennials & GenZ Like Subscriptions
• For Sale: Exclusive “off-market” Central Coast high capacity production facility – Sponsored Link

OBITUARIES

• Grapegrower, math teacher and new father André Minor dies at 38 [paywall?]

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• WSWA Announces Support for Federal Cannabis Legalization & Regulation
• Confirmed: Sale of SVB Assets to First Citizens Bank Includes Wine Division
• Small businesses weigh banking options amid bank turmoil

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Turrentine marks 50 years (PDF)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Why Napa beer spots keep closing [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• ‘Crazy’ California farmer lauded for pioneering flooding of farm

CLIMATE CHANGE

• Impact of climate change on the aroma of red wine

DIVERSITY

• Decolonising the wine lexicon
• North Coast wineries should prep for more diverse tasting room visitors
• Bev Alc Industry Trailblazer Deborah Brenner Launches Diverse Powered Brands
• Women In Wine: Focus On Texas [paywall?]

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Santa Margherita Wine Group sales pass €260 million

DISTRIBUTORS

• RNDC, William Grant Extend Deals Across 25 U.S. Markets [paywall?]

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Wine auction raises €3.6m
• Sanibel Island store to auction wine spared by Hurricane Ian, looters

DATA & TRENDS

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

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• A Ph.D. in Sensory Science Explains How to Improve Your Tasting Abilities

MARKETING & SALES

• Constellation Brands Forms Multi-Million Dollar, Multi-Year Partnership With Tastemade To Create First-Of Its-Kind Content Studio

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Not all haloanisoles in wine come from cork
• Will nutrition and ingredient lists on wine labels boost sales?
• Influential Portuguese Designer Talks About Her Style Of Wine Packaging [paywall?]
• Cans vs. bottles: Science solves the great beer debate

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘Drops of God’ drama to be aired on Apple TV+ in April
• Académie du Vin Library and Fine Writing about Fine Wine
• Wine photographer of the year 2023: the shortlist

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Getting to Grips with Chianti Classico

WINE PEOPLE

• Interview With A Sommelier – Carolina Seibel

WINE HISTORY

• The Sickly Sweet History of Poisoned Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NY: Proposed Rewrite of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law on a Policy-Neutral Basis

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Impact of different inoculation times and preparation methods

EUROPE & THE UK

• Benoit Trocard leaves Clos Dubreuil

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• How Distilling Almost Killed—Then Revived—One Of America’s Heritage Crops
• The non-alcohol spirits segment is seeing a massive increase in demand from consumers, bartenders, and retailers alike