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DAILY NEWS FETCH - December 2, 2021

CREATED BY WINE INDUSTRY INSIGHT   & MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR SPONSORS

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

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TODAY'S TOP NEWS

COVID Comfort With Socializing Declines;
Plummets Among Boomers.

The double-feature charts are at Daily Data. Scroll down.

 

• Wine's Green Efforts Aim at Wrong Targets
• California water districts to get 0% of requested supplies
• Sotheby’s Predicts Luxury Sales Will Top $1 Billion for First Time
• Notorious 100-point system is here to stay at Wine Advocate, even with new editor [paywall?]
• The Court of Master Sommeliers Is Expelling Six Members. Is It Enough to End a Culture Many Call Toxic?
• Natural Wine Causes More Headaches For Wine Drinkers and Natural Wine
• COVID Comfort With Socializing Declines. Plummets Among Boomers.
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! - (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Provence Winemaking Iconoclast Eloi Dürrbach Dies at 71
• New Jersey wine's Tom Cosentino has passed away

 

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CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• CAWG Elects New Board Officers and Directors; Tom Slater Assumes Role as Chair
• Get smart on Wine Chemistry with Clark Smith’s new online course - (Sponsored link)

HEALTH

• UK: Alcohol should face same marketing restrictions as high fat and high sugar products, say campaigners

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Fearing market collapse, Sonoma County cannabis industry seeks cultivation tax removal

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Fighting climate change: is planting trees the answer?
• Worldwide Pesticide Use Holds Steady

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Carneros Winery Ownership Is Focus Of Lawsuit
• FTC Investigating Major Retailers Over Supply Chain Backlog

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE TOP NEWS

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DISTRIBUTORS

• How Wineries Can Boost Their Restaurant Distribution - (Sponsored link)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Should You Insure Your Wine Collection? (Maybe.)

DATA & TRENDS

• Australia was the drunkest country in 2020 reveals new data

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program - (Sponsored link)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Drinking Is as Old as Time. Turns Out, Glassware is Too.

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Franciacorta: Italy’s star sparkling wine
• Terroir Reflects Culture as Well as Geography

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR LOTS MORE NEWS

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