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Millennial comfort with leisure activities dropping after COVID surge

Source: Morning Consult

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Millennials hit hardest by double disasters: Great Recession + CoronaDepression

Source: Wall Street Journal (Possible paywall)

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Wine, resveratrol and COVID-19: This is how “stupid science” gets unleashed

This lurid headline came to our attention this morning:   “In Vino Veritas? Wine Can Mitigate the Symptoms of Coronavirus, Scientists Suggest”   The first tip-off of hype came because the article did not include a link to the study. That’s an indication this was yet another “miracle by association” among wine, resveratrol and health […]

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COVID hammers global wine exports. US -11%. Argentina suffers most: -59.4%

Source: Rabobank Wine Quarterly, Q3 2020. Analyst contact: Bourcard Nesin

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12% of Americans have eaten at a restaurant indoors in the past 24hrs. This Gallup table shows who they are

Source: Gallup

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Ruby Grapes sues Intercoastal Wine charging criminal pandemic profiteering.

A Livermore public warehouse/wine and beer wholesaler has sued its Lodi warehouse company in Federal District Court for the Northern District of California charging racketeering, state-of-emergency price gouging, fraud, and other charges.   The plaintiff, Ruby Grapes LLC alleges in its complaint (pdf premium) that Intercoastal Wine Company of Lodi increased storage rates by 1,250% […]

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Tourist Destinations brace for lean years and lower AlcBev sales

Source: Bloomberg

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Solid new data on the impact of COVID-19 on wine & other AlcBevs from veteran data guru Jon Moramarco: bw166/Gomberg & Fredrikson

Total Beverage Alcohol Advance Servings +1.8% Last 12 Months through June +More At Industry Webinar Thursday Moramarco and bw166 have released the Total Beverage Alcohol Advance for June 2020 with more to come Thursday in a wide-ranging webinar. Key industry trends through June: The bw166 Serving Index has grown +1.8% over the last twelve months […]

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Milla Handley, the “Pioneer Queen” of Anderson Valley Pinot Noir and Handley Cellars Founder, Dies at 68

NEWS RELEASE PHILO, Calif. – August 3, 2020 – Milla Handley, founder of the acclaimed Handley Cellars, and a respected leader in the Anderson Valley wine community, died on July 25th. A pioneering winemaker, in 1975, Handley became one of the first female graduates in fermentation science from UC Davis. In 1982, Handley also became […]

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Growth of Cab Franc, Syrah/Shiraz outshine rose’, lead traditional varietals in DTC channels

Source: 2020 DtC Wine Shipping Mid-Year Report

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