FEBRUARY 27, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Large block of stock in Wine Business Monthly’s parent company available
• Coronavirus of unknown origin turns up in NorCal Wine Country: CDC
• UC Davis bungles US’s first community-spread COVID-19 case. [note: if you hit a paywall, open in a new browser or clear your browser cache]
• Wine’s Higher-Strength Tariff Solution
• Ignore the headlines — wine prices 2020 probably aren’t going anywhere
• AB InBev lost $170m profit in two months due to coronavirus
• This is how unique genetic differences mean that no one tastes the same wine exactly the same
• 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)

• Coronavirus Leaves The Wine Industry Dizzy
• 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

• Falling prices for North Coast excess grapes and wine may lead to write-downs
• Despite consolidation, US wholesalers and suppliers see huge number of entrants to sector
• Education is Not Going to Save the Wine Industry

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa Valley’s Rarest Wines Available for Pre-Order By Collectors Worldwide
• Second phase of Stanly Ranch Resort approved by Napa’s Planning Commission
• Why attend USA Trade Tasting 2020 (Sponsored)

COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS)

• Vinitaly to go ahead as scheduled
• How Will the New Coronavirus Impact the Restaurant and Wine Industries?
• Italy’s economy was scary enough. Then came coronavirus.
• COVID-19 in Italy coverage by Do Bianchi

WILDFIRES

• OZ: Bushfire clean-up delays anger Kangaroo Island residents as businesses suffer from tourist losses
• FEMA: PG&E’s poor power line maintenance means it intentionally caused fires

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• ‘Surviving is a real question’: can small farms endure under California’s landmark water law?
• Calif farmers review impact of federal, state water actions
• Central Valley Project contractors disappointed but remain hopeful

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Hot cows, less delicious wine: The problems food growers face with climate change
• Bottles, corks, forests and flights continued

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Alabama: Bill would allow Madison Co. wineries to deliver wine
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

AGRIFOODTECH

• Grant funds high-tech system to improve grapevine pruning
• Test-Tube Tasting? Bev Tech Company Unveils Grape-less ‘Molecular Wine’

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Update on certification requirements for Thailand and Brazil

BREXIT

• Romanian winery owner warns of unforseen Brexit challenges for EU producers

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Commits $1 Million To Thurgood Marshall College Fund

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• 2020 Gerard Basset Global Fine Wine Report (PDF)
• Inside Vladimir Putin’s Outrageous Underground Wine Cellar In Moldova

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Seltzer Is Really Wine And Dirty Looks Will Kill You
• It’s not wine. It’s sparkling grape juice, and it’s delicious
• How Food Flavors Can Be Manipulated To Trick The Brain (And Palate)

MARKETING & SALES

• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine Business Monthly Acquires the Eastern Winery Exposition
• Calif ag conference highlights value of diversity in the field as the best way to face challenges ahead

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Australian wine brands first to market with leading Chinese wine app

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Women Of The Vine & Spirits Founder Deborah Brenner On Gender Diversity And Talent Development In 2020

MEDIA MATTERS

• A book review of “The Concise Guide to Wine & Blind Tasting 3rd Ed.”
• db launches The Master Winemaker 100

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Matt Reynvaan on why Syrah does so well in Washington’s Walla Walla
• Some Expensive Wines are Worth Their Price
• Finding Your Voice to Spread Activism in the Wine World
• Some thoughts on the ageing of wine
• France’s “Disco Wines” Are Not Dead

WINE PEOPLE

• Straight-Talk with Stu Smith of Smith-Madrone
• “Anything is Possible” Says Winemaker Kate Goodman
• Fear Of Death Quickly Propelled Great Barolo Wine Producer Into Leadership Position
• Grit and Ambition Fuel Brooklyn Woman’s Quest to Make French Champagne for Americans
• Tom Wark, Wine Industry Blogger, Pundit, Activist
• Unfiltered: Savvas Symeonidis, Goodman Restaurant

WINE PLACES

• Making wine on the Eiffel Tower

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Save Connecticut’s vineyards

ACADEMIA

• CO: Morgan Community College eyeing wine program

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Thousands of farmers expected to join dicamba lawsuits

EUROPE & THE UK

• Scam leaves €19,000 of wines unpaid in Beaujolais
• Inside the growing Lithuanian wine market

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: How Seresin is progressing under Tamra Kelly-Washington
• OZ: When is your wine not a wine (and why does it matter)?

SOUTH AFRICA

• Excise Duties – South African: Government takes note of plea from Wine Industry
• S.African drinks firm Distell to consider Mozambique expansion

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Shooting at Molson Coors campus in Milwaukee kills six
• Taylor Pogue And The Importance Of Brewery Branding