DECEMBER 23, 2022 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Winc Lawyers File Last Minute Blizzard Of Bankruptcy Court Documents. Deadlines Moved. Other Changes Seem Minor
• Wine Shipping on SCOTUS Agenda Again
• Wine Is Getting Pricier Thanks to a Logistical Nightmare
• America needs immigrants to solve its labor shortage
• How Old Were You When You Stopped Believing In Santa Claus? Check Out This Chart And See How You Compare.
• Hate filling out the CA Grape Crush Report? Now There’s help! – (Sponsored Link.)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Deadline Looms For Bids To Buy Winc Assets. Creditor Group Objects, Wants Postponement, Rules Changes
• Champagne makers pop corks on record $6.5B in sales despite inflation
• Leading Wholesalers On The Outlook For 2023 [paywall?]
• Low-Alcohol Wine, Ready-to-drink Cocktails Top Holiday Choices
• Grow your wine brand awareness in restaurants and bars of USA – (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Champagne producers expect to celebrate record sales in 2022

WILDFIRES/SMOKE TAINT

• California Fire Map
• Oregon Wildfire Tracker

DROUGHT/WATER

• Some San Joaquin Valley farmers are rebelling against groundwater measures
• Groundwater depletion is accelerating in the Central Valley

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• 5 Ways Languedoc’s Château Maris Is Reducing Its Carbon Footprint
• The Race to Harness the Sun

REAL ESTATE

• OZ: McLaren Vale Gem For Sale
• American Second-Home Buyers Are Pouring Into Italy’s Wine Country

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Vintage Wine Estates Inc.: Skating on Thin Ice?

AGRIFOODTECH

• Self-Driving EVs Have Arrived… At Least For The Farm [paywall?]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australia-India trade agreement comes into effect on Dec. 29 [paywall?]
• Warming China-Australia Diplomatic Relations Raise Hopes for Trade Easing [paywall?]

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux continues to lead trade ahead of Christmas  – Liv-ex

DATA & TRENDS

• 5 top wine trends to expect in 2023 [paywall?]

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Four in five people have purchased wine based on what the label looks like

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• TikTok will drive social commerce growth in 2023

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Farm labor reform doesn’t make it into Senate’s spending bill

MEDIA MATTERS

• Things to read, watch and listen to for wine lovers
• Champagne’s Real Origin, According to Assouline’s New Book on Bubbly

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why everyone’s talking about Argentina’s Criollas and orange wines

WINE PLACES

• How Château Biac has become a rising star of Cotes de Bordeaux

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• It’s a New Day in Woodinville, Washington

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Insect eradication is hard
• Clarion newest cold-hardy wine grape from UMN

DOWN UNDER

• Australians swap beer for wine as ‘amber nectar’ loses its appeal

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Flavored Whiskies Approaching 18 Million Cases In The U.S. This Year [paywall?]
• The Beer Industry’s Biggest Lawsuit Is Also Its Funniest