MARCH 31, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Wine Industry Insight Sold: New & Improved Daily News Fetch Coming Monday, April 3, 2023
• An Instrumental Man Exits the Wine Industry
• The Eulogy for the SVB Wine Division
• Feds target alcohol pricing in new antitrust probe
• Unique Tax Considerations for DtC Wine Shippers
• Costs & Health Concerns Drive People NOT to Drink. (Millennials Especially)
• For Sale: Exclusive “off-market” Central Coast high capacity production facility – Sponsored Link

OBITUARIES

• Dick Erath, Willamette Valley pioneer, passes away at 87
• Lucien Lurton dies aged 98

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Banking chaos has been bittersweet for crypto and wine
• SVB’s Depositors Weren’t Very Loyal [paywall?]
• Drizly Hit by Layoff Tidal Wave

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Washington Wine Reports Larger Harvest, High Quality in 2022
• Newly Released Figures Show The Growth Of Washington State Wine [paywall?]
• Bordeaux 2022 produces ‘high-quality grapes’ despite climate records
• Northern California wine grapes avoided a disastrous freeze, what comes next?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Mike Grgich and miracles: Napa Valley’s legendary winemaker turns 100 [paywall?]
• Fire destroys outbuilding at Napa County winery, other structures spared [paywall?]

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• Farm Bureau Continues Advocacy on Napa Valley Wildfire Issues
• West Coast Smoke Exposure Task Force Smoke Summit Webinar – June 7th, 2023

WEATHER

• California storms: Science behind the state’s historic wet season [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• Accelerating New California Water Storage Projects, Presented by the Bay Area Council and Venable LLP
• Court sides with Calif farmers in water cases

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Increasing availability of non-alcoholic drinks may reduce amount of alcohol purchased online
• 2022 DTC Impact Report, The Animated Version

DIVERSITY

• How inspirational women lead the way for Wines of Argentina
• Women in Wine: The Texan Torch Carriers [paywall?]

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• On Cesar Chavez’s birthday, farmworkers still see need for improved conditions [paywall?]

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Silicon Valley Bank’s wine division gets slightly new name under new owner

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) and leading UK food and beverage services organisation Campden BRI this week announced the signing of a new strategic partnership agreement

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Chateau Lynch-Bages 2016 leads weekly trade  – Liv-ex

DATA & TRENDS

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

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• California Comfort: Many on-premise operators are slimming down wine lists to focus on traditionally top-selling regions and varietals

MARKETING & SALES

• An Argument for Integrated Campaign Planning
• Moët Hennessy’s CEO says storytelling is central to luxury products

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Key Insights from U.S. Distributors Shared at ProWein
• South Africa & Australia push premium message at Prowein

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• When generations clash at the workplace: How you can build team cohesion, productivity

MEDIA MATTERS

• 10 Tips to Proactively Manage Your Video Content
• Bottle Shock: Fact vs. Fiction

WINE PEOPLE

• Cork Talk with Mel Knox (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• In Mimbres Valley, New Mexico’s Largest AVA, ‘Holy Water’ Makes Magic
• Where Quintessa fits within the new, new age of Napa

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• How chardonnay reflects Oregon’s changing wine scene

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• A White Wine Grape 42 Years in the Making? Meet ‘Aravelle’

EUROPE & THE UK

• Why Spanish wine could benefit from rising living costs
• English Wine Gets A Boost From Chapel Down’s Accelerating Sales [paywall?]
• UK: Chapel Down set to be given approval for new £32 million winery near Canterbury

DOWN UNDER

• Australia: Agricultural R&D investment on the rise
• The ocean phenomenon shaping great SA wines

LATIN AMERICA

• Weighing up Argentina’s Wine Dollar
• Argentina Unleashes ‘Dollar Malbec’ Exchange Rate to Help Exports Amid Drought [paywall?]

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Single Malt Whiskey Made in America? New TBB Rules Distilling a Boozy Boom [paywall?]