Pinot & Pixel #202 Weekly Update Kamala’s Crypto Push Robots Serving Wine 🥷🏼Wine Fraud Climate Harvest Loss

This week, we dive into Kamala Harris’ bold moves on marijuana
legalization and digital assets, the rise of Tesla robots
replacing sommeliers, and how sustainability is losing ground to
empty buzzwords. We also talk about shrinking wine harvests in
the UK and Germany, major market shifts in Hong Kong and
Singapore Airlines, and much more. Plus, catch the latest in the
alcohol-free beer scene with new brands, Notoberfest, and even
Tom Holland’s latest launch!





Alexander Gottschalk
(https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-gottschalk-641838223/)





Shownotes:


(00:00:00) Kamala Harris aims to legalize Marijuana nationwide


https://x.com/KamalaHarris/status/1845859723632837049


(00:03:17) Kamala Harris announces pro-digital assets agenda


https://decrypt.co/286114/kamala-harris-pro-crypto-stance-black-men


(00:04:36) Do Tesla robots that serve wine mean the end of
sommeliers?


https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1g1244j/optimus_talking_and_serving_drinks/


(00:07:04) Sustainability suffers from buzzword bingo


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/10/is-complicated-rhetoric-sustainabilitys-biggest-enemy/


(00:11:18) UK to Expect a Significantly Smaller Harvest in 2024


https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/english-harvest-2024-heavy-crop-losses-due-to-wet-weather-541246/


(00:12:56) Germany’s wine harvest forecasted to be 5% lower in
2024


https://www.just-drinks.com/newsletters/spring-rain-expected-to-hit-germany-wine-harvest


(00:14:22) ProWein launches hotel booking platform to counter
growing cost pressure


https://www.prowein.com/en/Exhibit/Information/Hotel_CityInfos


(00:15:46) Europol busts international wine fraud ring


https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/wine-counterfeiters-busted-in-italy-for-selling-bottles-of-fake-wine-for-eur-15-000


(00:17:00) Hong Kong cuts spirits tax to fuel the market


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/10/hong-kong-slashes-spirits-tax-in-historic-move/


(00:19:13 ) Singapore Airlines pours 400k bottles of Champagne a
year


https://www.travelandleisure.com/singapore-airlines-champagne-sourcing-8689568


(00:22:27) United Airlines switches from wine plastic bottles to
cans


https://www.packagingdive.com/news/innovations-united-airlines-chivas-regal-rxdco-novolex-kysu/729521/


(00:23:56) Hygiene issues hit BrewDog production facility


https://www.just-drinks.com/newsletters/basic-hygiene-issues-hit-brewdog-production/


(00:28:03) Tiger becomes official Beer of Manchester United


https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/man-utd-announce-partnership-with-tiger-beer


(00:29:42) Pernod Ricard sells multiple spirits brands to Royal
Unibrew


https://www.just-drinks.com/newsletters/pernod-ricard-to-sell-multiple-nordic-brands-to-royal-unibrews-hartwall


(00:30:44) Alcohol-free brand Moderato raises another €3m 


https://www.vitisphere.com/news-102940-moderato-ramps-up-the-alcohol-free-wine-category-by-raising-3-million-.html


(00:32:19 ) Notoberfest: Boston's first alcohol-free beer garden


https://www.boston.com/food/food-news/2024/10/17/non-alcoholic-beer-garden-brighton/


(00:33:43) Northern US states are main drivers for alcohol-free
beer


https://www.theiwsr.com/northern-us-states-drive-biggest-gains-in-no-alcohol-beer/


(00:35:09) Tom Holland launches alcohol-free beer


https://www.xrock1039.com/2024/10/16/tom-holland-launches-non-alcoholic-beer-two-years-into-sobriety/