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DAILY NEWS FETCH - July 9, 2021

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Publisher/Executive Editor, Lewis Perdue -- Editor, Becca Yeamans-Irwin

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TODAY'S TOP NEWS

Elevated Layoffs Persisted in June Despite Record High Job Offerings.

Scroll down to Daily Data for the confuzzling chart.

 

• Tobacco giant finally divests Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
• Scathing legal analysis of smoke taint rejections by wineries finds vague, inadequate and possibly illegal contracts.
• Fruits of Labor: American wine’s biggest problem is facing a reckoning
• While Debate Rages Over Glyphosate-Based Herbicides, Farmers Are Spraying Them All Over the World
• Herd of drunk buffaloes exposes illegal liquor stash
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! - (Sponsored link)

 

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HEALTH

• Polyphenols in red wine ‘burn calories in food’
• Wine Is a Language. Do You Lose It When You Stop Drinking?

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Cal/OSHA High Heat Advisory: Employers Reminded to Protect Outdoor Workers from Heat Illness
• Oregon OSHA adopts emergency rule to protect farmworkers from extreme heat

DROUGHT/WATER

• As drought conditions intensify, Governor Newsom issues Executive Order, calling on Californians to take simple actions to conserve water
• Cypriot varieties an emerging favourite for drought tolerance – and taste

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Philippe Schaus On The Future Of Moët Hennessy And Its Brands [paywall?]

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• H Venture Partners closes $10M debut fund targeting science-based brands

 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Russia's Storm in a Champagne Flute
• EU expected to launch WTO case against Russian Champagne labelling decision

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• When And Why You May Need A Professional Sommelier To Build Your Wine Cellar [paywall?]

MARKETING & SALES

• The future of online retail looks a lot like QVC, with live streams of influencers, including dogs, doing the hawking

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Older drinkers prefer screwcaps to corks, finds Wine Intelligence study
• Lightweight bottles -- at last [paywall?]

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Elevated Layoffs Persisted in June Despite Record High Job Offerings.

MATTERS OF TASTE

• No, This Will Not Be the Summer of Piquette
• How to appreciate Hors Catégorie cycling and winemaking

WINE PEOPLE

• Pedroncelli's storyteller, Julie St. John and the Vino in my Dino [paywall?]

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR LOTS MORE NEWS

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WINE TOURISM

• Burgundy’s wine centres reveal their funding, and visitor targets

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Tennessee Wine and Grape Board to Meet

ACADEMIA

• New Catena Institute study shows the value of terroir

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Red blotch – a vapid vineyard virus
• Grape producers persevere in harrowing times
• New tools to fight vineyard mildews
• Shiraz terroir project better defines ‘effect of place’
• VitiVisor showcases the digital future of grape growing
• MOG free fruit at the winery a step closer
• Sulfur and nitrogen the key to influencing tropical characters in white wines

EUROPE & THE UK

• Two changes of leadership in France
• UK: Sainsbury’s report says rosé wine sales are still sparkling

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Tokyo bans on-trade alcohol sales

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Spirits Lead the Acceleration in Seltzer/RTD Label Approvals

 

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