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TODAY'S TOP NEWS

Calif ag took the biggest water hit during the last drought: Wetlands & urban use almost untouched

The use chart is at Daily Data. Scroll down.

 

• Why the moves of Sebastiani, Clos du Bois brands is not uncommon in wine business
• Buying wine online is another pandemic-era shift that’s poised to stick around (possible paywall)
• Liars Lied and Killed the Postal Service Wine Shipping Bill?
• French vineyards devastated by changing climate reportedly expect to lose up to 50% of their crops this year
• Napa wine group seeks applicants for $1M in scholarships for people of color
• Calif ag took the biggest water hit during the last drought: Wetlands & urban use almost untouched
• The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! - (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Jim Clendenen, ‘the mind behind’ Au Bon Climat in Santa Barbara County has died

 

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DIVERSITY

• 'Fear of getting it wrong' is holding industry back on diversity
• The Filipino-American Sommeliers Changing the Narrative

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• History of North Bay wildfires shadows another ominous year in drought-parched region

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Weed and Wine Come Together in Santa Ynez Valley

DROUGHT/WATER

• A few Lessons for California’s New Drought

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Araex to go 100% organic for its growers in Spain
• Biodynamic Farming in Wine

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• What’s your tolerance? Label alcohol tolerance by market
• U.S. appeals court upholds $25 mln Roundup verdict in blow to Bayer

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Ray O’Connor MW on keeping Naked’s winemakers & Angels happy

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE TOP NEWS

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FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Is the era of major drinks mergers over?
• Investing In The Brand Of Big Wine Blends

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Opportunities for Australian Wine in ASEAN

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Appoints Ray Lombard to Executive Vice President and General Manager, Craft Spirits

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Madison Auction Toasts the Success of their May Live-Streaming Wine Auction Sale Of 2021

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR

• Cheval Blanc launches 2020 En Primeur at “proper market prices”
• Château Coutet 2020 En Primeur

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine experts’ improved odor memory is independent of their ability to name aromas
• Personal preferences versus professional evaluation: why we need to distinguish them

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Influence of different screw caps on wine quality
• The new generation of liners for wine screw caps offers unique protection against oxidative and reductive ageing

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wines on film

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR LOTS MORE NEWS

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MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Other Aromas of Winemaking
• Cypriot grapes perform well in heat and on taste
• Art and Wine Gets Physical
• Chenin – a transhemispherical marvel

WINE PEOPLE

• Kirsty Harmon Winemaker & General Manager at Blenheim Vineyards (podcast)
• Vinny Aliperti, Winemaker Atwater Vineyards, Finger Lakes, New York (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• The Classic Napa Valley Vibe of Acre Wines

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Fire destroys distillery at Westport Winery Garden Resort in Washington
• Napa Valley near St. Louis? Investor plotting $100M revamp to turn Augusta into national destination

ACADEMIA

• Student-driven lab aids vineyard managers, others

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Cultivable microbial ecology of “vino cotto” a traditional sweet wine produced in Abruzzo and Marche regions
• New integral and 100% organic fermentation activator

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Where China get its wine, these days

AROUND THE GLOBE

• An Israeli Winery Guide, With Undertones of Occupation
• LVMH on the Prowl for Rosé