#196 Weekly Update Mummified Cheese Harvest Drama Vivino’s New Offline Store

Ancient cheese on mummies, floods in Bolgheri, and thieves
hitting top Rhône producers - this episode has it all! We also
dive into the latest from Vivino's new store in Singapore, the
innovative paper wine bottle from France, and Hungary’s big
marketing push in China. And that’s not all! Tune in to hear
about Donovan Mitchell’s winemaking apprenticeship, Scotch brand
deals, and the latest alcohol-free collab between
Billecart-Salmon and Jukes. Plus, making beer to help dementia
patients - yep, that’s a thing now! Cheers to another week of
wild wine world news!





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





Shownotes:


(00:00:00) Intro


(00:01:46) 3600 year old cheese on mummified bodies in China
uncovered


https://san.com/cc/scientists-uncover-3600-year-old-cheese-on-mummified-bodies/


(00:03:52) Floods in Bolgheri - early season saves majority


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/09/bolgheri-doc-weathers-the-storm/


(00:05:33) Heavy rain impacts harvest in Rioja region


https://www.meininger.de/wein/erzeuger/rioja-ernte-zum-teil-ertrunken


(00:06:55) Thieves stole 2300 bottles of top Rhone producer


https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2024/09/thieves-strike-rhone-winery


(00:08:20) Innovative Paper Bottle released in France


https://en.greengentechnologies.com/green-gen-cardboard-bottle/


(00:11:14) Vivino opens first store in Singapore


https://www.meiningers-international.com/wine/news/vivino-opens-bricks-and-mortar-store-singapore


(00:14:01) Hungary starts big marketing campaign in China


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/09/china-offers-great-potential-for-hungarian-wines/


(00:16:50) UK signs trade deal with Thailand


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/09/uk-thailand-trade-deal-is-a-win-for-scotch-whisky/


(00:18:07) Scotch brand "The Famous Grouse" sold to William Grant


https://www.just-drinks.com/newsletters/edrington-sells-the-famous-grouse-to-william-grant


(00:19:43) Champagne Billecart-Salmon Teams Up With Alcohol-Free
Brand Jukes


https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelking/2024/09/23/champagne-billecart-salmon-teams-up-with-alcohol-free-brand-jukes/


(00:21:41) Anheuser Busch unveils next alcohol-free beer


https://www.fooddive.com/news/the-weekly-sip-anheuser-busch-unveils-michelob-ultra-zero-boston-beer-ta/728117


(00:23:34) Making beer helps people living with dementia


https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAK4ascIpsq/?igsh=MTZoOWQ1YWNzaDNiZQ%3D%3D


(00:25:18) NBA player Donovan Mitchell completes apprenticeship
at Napa winery


https://www.winespectator.com/articles/donovan-mitchell-apprentices-for-the-prisoner


(00:26:28) Hennessy partners up with LeBron James


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/09/hennessy-cognac-enlists-lebron-james-for-bottle-refresh/