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DAILY NEWS FETCH - December 9, 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

2021 DTC sales up 21% Over 2020; ECommerce sales down 17%,

Daily Data has the chart. Scroll down.

 

• Frosts, heatwaves and wildfires: the climate crisis is hitting the wine industry hard
• Foley Family Wines Acquires Chateau St. Jean in Kenwood
• Auction Period Extended for Bidding on Property Once Owned by Rabbit Ridge Winery
• The king of flashy Napa wineries just acquired a new tasting room in a prime Rutherford location [paywall?]
• Crypto Is Getting Increasingly Political in Washington. The Rest of the Country Isn’t as Polarized
• Webinar: Alcohol marketplaces and delivery apps: Current regulatory issues - (Sponsored link)

 

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COVID-19

• France: Less wine was consumed during the coronavirus pandemic, research reveals

HEALTH

• Fresh Research Adds to Evidence that Moderate Drinking Could Reduce Risk of Heart Disease
• Europe: CEEV calls for science-based alcohol recommendations

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• California North Coast lawmaker joins call to ease cannabis growers tax burden

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wine in the Face of Climate Challenges, Paints Picture of Possible Future
• UI biologists discover way to produce ethanol more efficiently with yeast strain

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands plans new brewery in southeastern Mexico

AGRIFOODTECH

• Growers Now Have Access to AI Technology for Predicting and Addressing Microclimate Weather Risks with Agrology’s New Extreme Weather Alerts

DISTRIBUTORS

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

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR MORE TOP NEWS

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INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-Ex: 2021, the most successful year for fine wine market
• DRC, rare 1874 Champagne lift Christie’s to record auction total
• Wine Market Report Shows Bankable Asset Class

DATA & TRENDS

• Half of Brits think sharing your wine knowledge over a glass is pretentious

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How Important is Perceptual Expertise in Wine Tasting?
• Seasoned Sommelier and Wine Buyer Thomas Brenner talks us through his focus while evaluating the effectiveness of a wine program - (Sponsored link)

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• ProWein 2022: trade tickets available now

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• No Longer Interested in Restaurant Work, Enterprising Somms (and Others) Opt for the Bottle Shop

MEDIA MATTERS

• What Has Been Confirmed and Learned in My 16th Year of Wine Writing

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What’s the deal with aged rosé?
• The Past, Present and Future of Chianti, Italy’s Most Famous Wine
• I Say Variety, You Say Varietal, Let’s Call the Whole Thing Wine
• Wine: New and old vs emerging and established

 

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Lew liked this song best: Road Zombie by Social Distortion

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