MARCH 3, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Foreigners keep buying Napa Valley wineries. But this one is different
• Investors one-year losses continue as Duckhorn Portfolio dips a further 4.3% this week, earnings continue to decline
• New genetic evidence shows that the grapevine was domesticated in two locations, and 3000 years earlier than previously thought
• The Definitive List of Latinx-Owned Wineries in America
• Is Wine Lingo Past its Best?
• Online Shopping Has a Trust Problem
• Wine Royalty of Paso Robles confidentially selling vineyard estate in Adelaida AVA. Click to learn more.– (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Angelo Sangiacomo, Legendary Sonoma Winegrower, Has Died
• Wholesalers’ Online Wine Claims Don’t Stand Up
• Industry Reflections on the 2023 Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipping Report

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Record year: Belgian wine production higher than ever in 2022
• ‘We have to be confident in nature’ says winemaker after bountiful vintage in Burgundy

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Cakebread Cellars buying 209-acre Napa vineyard from Jackson Family Wines

DROUGHT/WATER

• California Reservoir Water Levels Before and After Winter Storm
• Half of California freed from drought thanks to rain, snow [paywall?]

REAL ESTATE

• Winery and estate hit the market in Napa Valley for $35 million

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands To Report Full Fiscal Year and Fourth Quarter 2023

AGRIFOODTECH

• Opportunities Abound in Using the Cloud To Connect Farmers With Consumers

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Australian wine producers sign on to crack Canadian market

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The Liv-ex 1000 index falls for fourth month in a row – Liv-ex
• The Liv-ex 100 index rises for the first time in four months   – Liv-ex

DATA & TRENDS

• The AVA Maps used by Academic Wine Researchers
• How To Tell If A Survey Is Credible: Minimum Standards

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why Is It So Hard to Get the Wines We Really Want? [paywall?]
• Wine vocabulary is Eurocentric. It’s time to change that. [paywall?]

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Wine brand develops labelless packaging to prepare for refill

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Planning Leadership Succession for Your Wine Business

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Writers’ Symposium Brings Writers Together In Napa Valley

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Best Georgian Qvevri wine: new-wave wine using the ancient technique
• How Château des Jacques rekindled a love affair with Cru Beaujolais
• To Colombar or not to Colombar

WINE PEOPLE

• Natalie Winkler – Salvestrin Winery (podcast)

EUROPE & THE UK

• Irish wine health warning labels to impact European alcohol sales
• Bordeaux agrees funding to pull up vineyards
• UK: Wine and spirit businesses welcome the Windsor Framework Agreement

DOWN UNDER

• Australia: Winemakers respond to market demand for sustainable products

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• ITA: wine education ‘critical component’ of promoting Italian wine in China

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa is exporting more food. But it needs to find new growth frontiers