FEBRUARY 26, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Coronavirus Leaves The Wine Industry Dizzy
• Diageo profit warning: Coronavirus to hit profits by £200m
• Wine clubs settle lawsuits over customers’ automatic renewals
• Napa’s To Kalon dispute between Constellation and The Vineyard House continues
• Hard Seltzers Are Shaking Up the Competition at U.S. Bars and Restaurants – Nielsen
• Unique Wine Trade Org in 30 Years Arrives to Fight Tariffs
• Top 20 Innovative Food Deals of 2019 get $694 Million – Can you pair wines here?
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Australia’s Treasury Wine says won’t meet earnings forecast due to coronavirus
• The US Wine Industry in 2020 – Slowing Sales, but Opportunities Still Present
• VC wine Investments are hibernating. AgriFoodTech gets no traction.That’s why we’re looking at the AlcBevs that are stealing vino’s market share.
• Attend USA Trade Tasting to discover the fastest growing and upcoming wines, beers and spirits brands for your portfolio. Register your visitor pass here. (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• ‘There’s a lot to do here,’ vintner says
• Wine journalists weigh in on crush, grape glut

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California clean air regulators examine wine emissions
• Lodi’s Grape Day examines culture through harvest
• That Exclusive Napa Wine On Your Table? Here’s A Look Behind The Scenes At Getting It There
• Neighbors fear return of Napa Oaks threat to western hills
• ICE arrests in Sonoma County prompt calls for immigrant protections
• Why attend USA Trade Tasting 2020 (Sponsored)

COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)

• Amazon Merchants Spooked by Coronavirus Fallout Curtail Ad Spending
• Sonoma County hospital admits 1st person transferred here with coronavirus
• Champagne producers worry coronavirus will close promising Asian markets
• ProWein organisers deny event will be cancelled because of Coronavirus fears
• The Stake of Wine Stocks Amid Coronavirus

ONLINE PRIVACY

• ANA Seeks To Postpone California Privacy Enforcement

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• CDFA released proposed regulations for cannabis appellations
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Central Valley Project officials discuss water allocations
• California Water War on Verge of Erupting
• Calif: Looming drought ties Reclamation’s hands, officials say

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Symingtons back Rewilding Portugal project

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Complimentary Wine in Your Airbnb Is… Illegal?

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

REAL ESTATE

• Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty Appoints New Leadership in Wine Country

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• What’s Aiding The $685 Million Revenue Expansion For Diageo In 2020?

AGRIFOODTECH

• How Carrefour demonstrates the traceability of its organic wine using blockchain technology

BREXIT

• Cramele Recas’ Philip Cox on Brexit nightmare for UK trade

DISTRIBUTORS

• Rémy Cointreau USA Aligns with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits in New York

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Why Is No One Collecting Wine Anymore? (podcast)

MARKETING & SALES

• Seven Ways to Segment Your Email List to Maximize ROI
• Heineken uses public beer fridge to encourage Singaporeans to drink and drive
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Ardagh Group partners with Copper Cane Wines & Provisions to supply locally made wine bottles

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• New dates for ProWine Asia revealed

MEDIA MATTERS

• Villa Maria Releases Feature-Length Documentary Capturing the Rigors of the Harvest in New Zealand

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Thoughts on Boomers, Millennials, and Wine

WINE PEOPLE

• Martha Stoumen’s one-woman natural wine revolution
• Female Chief Winemaker Journey Rooted In Power Of The Mind
• Theresa Heredia: The Chemist of Wine
• The Wine Makers – Philippe Cambie, Phil Coturri & Isabel Gassier (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Is Idaho home to the next Napa Valley?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Canadians are embracing wine knowledge

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Rational mealybug management recommended

EUROPE & THE UK

• InVivo targets 3 bln euros in sales from farm supplies platform
• How Liberation works “as one” with Bibendum on its wine offer
• UK: Black Tower owner buys 16% stake in North South Wines
• Jean-Luc Colombo joins Mentzendorff

DOWN UNDER

• First Australians Bring Culture and Ecological Expertise to Winemaking
• OZ: Tamburlaine expansion feeds rising pool of organic wine producers

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Woman returns stolen beer stein 55 years after she pinched it

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Baijiu Eyes Up Whiskey’s Crown
• How will Big Beer transform the hard seltzer category in 2020?
• The ‘Birthplace Of American Spirits,’ Is About To Lead The Nation In Promoting Its Distilling Industry
• New Tap System Allows You to Customize Your Beer’s ABV