#154 Weekly Update Bordeaux En Primeur Booze-free Olympia Freixenet fights government

The Bordeaux Banger at the beginning of May! Lower expectations,
lower prices. In addition, we have some bubbly news from Spain,
France and the UK. And many news are either totally or at least
partially booze-free. Cheers!





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





Shownotes:


(00:00:00) Bordeaux En primeur prices are falling


(00:02:00) Wine merchant blindtastes wines during a marathon


https://tomgilbey.com/


(00:4:38) Rain cannot dampen Cava crisis


https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2024/04/rain-cant-dampen-cava-crisis


(00:05:15) Freixenet's temporarily layoff blocked by government


https://www.meiningers-international.com/wine/news/freixenet-clash-catalan-government


(00:07:04) UK sparkling producer releases 50cl sparkling bottle


https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/rathfinny-wine-estate-releases-uks-first-50cl-sparkling-wine-527871/


(00:09:15) Moët uses full self-driving robots for vineyards


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/moet-backs-robots-to-manage-vineyards-in-champagne/


(00:10:57) IGP soon to be available dealcoholized


https://www.meiningers-international.com/wine/news/igp-wines-could-soon-see-partial-de-alcoholization


(00:12:29) Why alcohol is stronger when drunk warm


https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2024/05/why-drinks-taste-more-alcoholic-when-warm-according-to-science/


(00:14:52) Ste. Michelle introduces low-alcohol white wines


https://www.winebusiness.com/news/article/286869


(00:18:06) ABinBev takes Olympia to a booze-free level


https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/lifestyle/olympic-deal-shows-bubbling-market-zero-alcohol-beers


(00:19:26) NBA partners with Hennessy on TV spot


https://www.hennessy.com/en-int/nba-x-hennessy