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Lewis Perdue is an entrepreneur, technologist, scientist, professor, author, publisher, journalist, and outdoorsman. Click here for more on Lew. Email Lew at: lewis[dot]perdue[at]wineindustryinsight[dot]com

Spirits lead off-premise growth, Wine close behind. Beer dominates in cans. Wine share tiny at 1.1%: Nielsen

NOTE FROM NIELSEN: Unless otherwise noted, all trends below are for dollar sales within Nielsen U.S. off-premise channels for the one-week period ending 8/15/20 compared to the same week in 2019. We continue to remind our readers that we are only measuring some specific off premise channels, and that the impact of the health crisis […]

August 26, 2020 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

U.S. GDP won’t recover from pandemic until 2022 (or later) say most business economists

Source: National Association for Business Economics via Axios

August 26, 2020 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

After Weeks of Growth, Millennials’ Comfort Level With Many Leisure Activities Drops

Source: Morning Consult

August 25, 2020 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Weather report indicates that North Bay wine country has dodged the latest dry lightning threat

Source: Weather Channel interactive map (Click link to activate time lapse) The light green blobs moving out of the area are the weather phenomena that meteorologists considered most likely to cause dry lightning.

August 24, 2020 | Filed under Worth A Look | Read More

Coronavirus cases are finally decreasing in states with masks, social distancing & other restrictions

Interactive chart at source: New York Times

August 24, 2020 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Napa wildfire complex – largest in the state – expanding. Sonoma fire also growing: Live, interactive map.

Click map to view a larger image and go to the live, frequently updated map Source: National Interagency Fire Center

August 21, 2020 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Full statement from Mabray attorney

The following is a direct quote from Paul Mabray’s attorney Rachel Matteo-Boehm. The following is a direct quote from an email, reproduced by Ms. Matteo-Boehm’s permission.   “The court granted Paul’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in full, both as to the 2017 Medium.com commentary (on statute of limitations grounds) and the 2019 Twitter tweet […]

August 20, 2020 | Filed under Uncategorized | Read More

Most of Calif wine country under assault by wildfire smoke: interactive map

Most of Calif wine country under assault by wildfire smoke: interactive map Click map (above) or link (below) for the “live” interactive map. (Heavy use, may load slowly) Source: California Air Quality Tracker via San Francisco Chronicle

August 20, 2020 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More

Mabray beats back defamation lawsuit by Philip James, strengthens fair commentary protections

A federal court has handed Emetry CEO Paul Mabray almost all of what he asked for in his response to a defamation lawsuit filed against him in February by Penrose Hill CEO Philip James. The judge’s decision also generally confirmed protections for public commentary on public issues, including those in the wine industry. WII reached […]

August 20, 2020 | Filed under Featured Articles | Read More

Interactive map and web cams show Napa, Sonoma fire positions, live images

Right-click map to view a much larger image. Updated, interactve “live” map at the source: Sonoma County Fire Incident Map Live webcam views available in interactive map

August 19, 2020 | Filed under Daily Data | Read More