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DAILY NEWS FETCH - December 3, 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

This year may prove even worse for the tourism industry than 2020

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• U.S. wine direct-to-consumer sales continue to climb even as pandemic lessens
• Fine wine prices continue to rise as markets react to new Covid-19 variant
• Winc Is One of the Most Popular Wine Clubs. It’s Also One of the Worst the NYTimes Tested.
• PG&E to pay $125 million in fines and penalties under Kincade fire settlement
• The Wine Industry Needs to View Vines as More Than Production Tools
• New Commerce7 and GINQO Partnership
• This year may prove even worse for the tourism industry than 2020
• Bye, Bye Wine Direct: The Quick Books of wine DTC has launched! - (Sponsored link)

OBITUARIES

• Master of Wine Alexander N. "Sandy" Block has died

 

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COVID-19

• China’s latest Covid surge corks two wine fairs

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Cover crops make vineyards more sustainable; strategy can be marketing tool

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Florida: House subcommittee unanimously approves bigger wine bottles

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine Estates supports employees experiencing domestic and family violence

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• UK: When in Rome raises £400k for future investment

AGRIFOODTECH

• Two robotic worker-assist cart manufacturers attract venture capital funding, seek niches in specialty crop production.

 

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DISTRIBUTORS

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

DATA & TRENDS

• Evaluate and Track Wine Companies, View Company Insights for 1,000+ Wine Producers and Suppliers: BizVibe

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How Natural Wine Shops Went From Fringe Hangouts to National Phenomena
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program - (Sponsored link)

MARKETING & SALES

• Using Digital Identity To Prevent The Sale Of Age-Restricted Products

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Sparkling wine is so much more than champagne. Here are other bubbles to consider.
• Wine Faults Beyond the Binary: When a Flaw Isn’t Really a Flaw
• In Search of the New Franciacorta
• The Super Tuscans Waiting in the Wings
• Greatness and the Intersection of Wine and Culture
• In which we get to try the world's only (?) other Vaccarese

 

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While creating this issue:

Becca liked this song best: Adore You by Harry Styles

Lew liked this song best: Soldier by Gavin DeGraw

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TODAY'S  FEATURED WINE

2018 Chapillon Cuvée Harmonie (Aragon, Spain)

2018 Chapillon Cuvée Harmonie (Aragon, Spain)   90% Petit Verdot, 10% Tannat   Oaky and earthy, with dark red and black fruits with a nice acidity on the finish.   Really enjoyable!   Purchased on sale for $16.99 (originally $19.99) from Great Grapes in Cary, NC. -B

 

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This NewsFetch was hand-crafted for you by Editor Becca Yeamans-Irwin (The Academic Wino) and Publisher/Executive Editor, Lewis Perdue.

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