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DAILY NEWS FETCH - August 11, 2021

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TODAY'S TOP NEWS

Delta Variant Clobbers U.S. Comfort With Socializing.
"Meet you for a glass of wine? I don't think so."

Scroll down to the interactive chart with the latest data (Aug.8) at Daily Data.

 

• FTC investigating Uber’s partnership with Gopuff and its deal for Drizly: report
• A preview of new fire insurance relief coming to California Wine Country this fall
• How Napa’s Court of Master Sommeliers is trying to rebuild trust after allegations
• In pursuit of the holy grail: The challenge in making good quality, no and low alcohol wine
• Fulfillment House Licensing: The new way to undermine direct to consumer shipping
• Delta Variant Clobbers U.S. Comfort With Socializing
• Which States Are Best For DTC Wine? Free Tool separates the winners from the losers.
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! - (Sponsored link)

 

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COVID-19

• Wineries Should Require Proof of Vaccination to Taste Indoors

DIVERSITY

• LibDib Highlights Corporate Commitment to Female Empowerment & Growth
• Women winemakers who usher in the future

HEALTH

• Natural Wine and the Debate Over 'Healthy' Alcohol
• 5 ways to help your staff’s mental health
• If you’re drinking or betting more in lockdown, you’re not alone. But watch for these signs of addiction

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• The Greening Of Bordeaux: The Two-Pronged Approach Wineries Are Taking To Address Climate Change [paywall?]
• Spotlight on sustainability: Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Comment on "Promoting Competition in the Beer, Wine, and Spirits Markets"

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE TOP NEWS

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FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• UK: Morrisons suitor CD&R gets more time to trump $9.3 bln offer
• South Africa: DGB acquires majority shareholding in Backsberg

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Jason Adams of Fort Myers, Florida and Andrew Cullimore of Brazil newest TCM™ Certified Authenticators
• How second wines became a top investment
• Measuring Burgundy’s “value through time”: Neal Martin on vintages 1932-2016
• Italy’s most collectible wines

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• OZ: When riesling was not riesling

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘The Story of Champagne’ a bubbly trek through the sparkling wine’s history

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Challenging The Old Order
• The Wine World and Competing Values

WINE PEOPLE

• Larry McKenna: a pinot pioneer
• Amanda Wittstrom-Higgins, Exec VP Ancient Peaks Winery, Paso Robles (podcast)

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR LOTS MORE NEWS

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NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• A New Season for Oregon’s Wine Industry
• WA Wine Industry Rapid Growth Pt 2 (podcast)

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Fear not! Potassium is your friend
• Drone Technology to Spray Vineyards Gains Popularity

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Riverland Wine welcomes Dr Darren Oemcke
• New terroir for Digital Wine Ventures in South Australia, new market launches brought forward

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s wine market enters its third age

LATIN AMERICA

• Viña La Ronciere: We want to be “pioneers” of a new Chilean wine style

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Moët Hennessey Tequila is the first to use Champagne yeast

 

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