MARCH 22, 2023 – WINE NEWS FETCH

• Wine Grape Sales as a Percentage of Retail Wine Sales: The Grape Prices are All Right
• Fine wine favoured over gold during economic uncertainty
• Introducing Diverse Powered Brands a new Centralized B2B Marketplace
• There are Six Wine-Drinker Consumption Frequency Segments. Four of Them Matter.: Wine Opinions (PDF)
• Boomers Lead All Demographics In NOT Taking An AlcBev Break This Year
• For Sale: Exclusive “off-market” Central Coast high capacity production facility – Sponsored Link

OBITUARIES

• Robert Price: The quiet geologist who became one of Tehachapi’s founding wine producers dies at 95

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• California Wine Exports Resilient in Global Markets
• Sazerac trying to upend 3-tier system, national distributor alleges in countersuit
• DTC Shipment Value up 6% in February

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• US on-trade sees 7% YOY boost
• ‘Late’ bud break could be return to normalcy for Sonoma Valley vineyards [paywall?]
• About wine imports to Russia
• Austrian wines reach export high [freewall?]

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley Vintners Leadership Program Launches Dream.Work.Napa.
• Lawsuit against Crown Valley Winery alleges bacteria in drinks led to losses for San Diego company
• Grape User Fee, Material, and Service Fee Rate Increase
• California hotel sales finish 2022 better than expected
• St. Helena’s Erosion wine tasting room, beer tap room to close [paywall?]
• Suisun Valley AVA Recently Celebrated 40 Years
• Russian River Brewing Co. to release Pliny the Younger starting Friday

WEATHER

• Bay Area weather: Storm grew two ‘eyes,’ unleashing damaging winds [paywall?]

DROUGHT/WATER

• Past and present California drought severity

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Alcohol Distributor RNDC Alleges Sazerac ‘Schemed’ to ‘Circumvent the Three-tier System’ and Claims Millions Owed
• LibDib celebrates the 6th anniversary

UKRAINE WINE

• Ukraine wine producers enjoy unexpected boost amid war (video)

DIVERSITY

• Jackson Family Wines joins with The Urban Grape to help promote diversity
• 5 women who are shaking up Minnesota’s wine world

HEALTH

• What Does Work-Life Balance Look Like in Wine? (podcast)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• This Epic 3,600-Bottle Wine Collection May Fetch $3.5M at Auction

DATA & TRENDS

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

MARKETING & SALES

• Five Surprising Marketing Strategies to Increase Sales

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Do Cans or Bottles Keep Beer Fresher?
• Glass Prices Remain High While Bottlers Hoard Stocks

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Prowein 2023: The Harpers rundown

MEDIA MATTERS

• Full Pour, a New, Independent Drinks Magazine, Launches
• Out in the weeds, back in the wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Voices of WineDirect; Volume 6: Jeff Carroll
• Wayne Chaplin, CEO, Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits [paywall?]
• Adrian Manspeaker, winemaker at Joseph Jewell [paywall?]

WINE PLACES

• What is Sancerre’s secret?

WINE EDUCATION

• Two new Masters of Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Does New Jersey have a signature grape? Does it need one?
• Why wine still can’t be sold in Connecticut grocery stores
• Indiana: White Claw, Truly and more: wholesalers battle over bill on mixed beverages

ACADEMIA

• RAVE Research Highlights

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• New Technological Strain of Saccharomyces Uvarum for Addressing Climate Related Challenges in the Cellar (video)

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Six Nations and St. Patrick’s were windfall for on-trade sales

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Could White Claw’s sidestep into spirits show little faith in seltzers?