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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

Less is more for TWE if it can unload its low-end US brands

  Treasury Wine Estates could create more than $2 billion in company value by selling  its low-end U.S. brands and restructuring its operations here, according to a July 16, 2020 analysis by Merrill Lunch/BofA Securities. The analysis said that “TWE’s US business [is] being currently valued by the market at close to zero.” “Based on […]

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At least 244 California wineries and vineyards received between $145 & $328 million from Paycheck Protection Program

More than 87,000 California businesses received funds from the from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).   Of those, 244 California Wineries and Vineyards received funds totaling between $145 and $328 million according to online documents from the program.Precise numbers were not provided, only the range of funds. In addition, there have been numerous reports of […]

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Bad news for re-opening: 68% of the public is UNcomfortable returning to normal routine

Source: Morning Consult

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Non-chain restaurants top public approval list for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. Opinions mostly fractured on other categories.

Source: Morning Consult

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Off-Premise spirits sales continue to soar (+23.2%). Wine grows (+15.2%). Beer also ran (+6.6%)

HIGH-LEVEL OFF-PREMISE OVERVIEW Overview: Nielsen COVID-19 insights and analysis Nielsen.com: COVID-19: Tracking the Impact on FMCG, Retail and Media Nielsen.com: How Americans are Shopping During COVID-19 Nielsen.com: Scenarios Beyond COVID-19: Rebound, Reboot, Reinvent Nielsen.com: Rebalancing the ‘COVID-19 Effect’ on Alcohol Sales   Nielsen CGA: COVID-19: Measuring the On Premise Impact Unless otherwise noted, all trends […]

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Social distancing impact on leisure and hospitality varies wildly from state to state

Social distancing impact on leisure and hospitality varies wildly from state to state Source: U.S. Federal Reserve

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Premium wine sales channel/volume unlikely to show big post-COVID recoveries: Rabobank

Source: Rabobank Wine Quarterly Q2 2020: Covid-19 and the US Premium Wine Market, Part I: The Challenges

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10 Mostly Good Ways the Pandemic Has Altered Expectations of Remote Work

Source: How the Pandemic Has Altered Expectations of Remote Work

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Recommendations sell! Wine must find an *accurate* path to the types people like most.

Accurate recommendations can make big impacts Some types of recommendations rank higher with consumers Wine recommendation types are still wandering in the wilderness.

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Critics’ “swirl, sniff, sip, spit” not sufficient for wine evaluation

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