MARCH 10, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• The Wine Economist assesses Coronavirus risks
• Coronavirus will cut US GDP nearly half a point – zero GDP if lockdown needed
• Your success depends on measuring the data that really matters
• Tips For Employers to Mitigate Issues Related to COVID-19 Outbreak
• Consumers find reviewer descriptions unhelpful for wine selection
• 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)

• Help your winery by participating NOW in SVB’s new DtC Survey
• Advertising integrity issues still plague Wine Business Monthly as email to advertisers fails to address concerns raised by media buyers, ad agencies and auditors
• Anemic subscription base may have prompted Wine Business Monthly’s questionable advertising promotions
• 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

• Experts encourage Washington vineyard acreage removal to address grape surplus
• NZ: Good vintage expectations for Central Otago wine after cooler summer
• Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +6.70% By Value Over Last Twelve Months through January 2020, Packaged Exports Decline -3.20%

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 – Scroll down to bottom for in-depth, extended coverage

• Coronavirus putting the brakes on California tourism, travel, reports say
• Coronavirus impact casting a shadow over billion-dollar Australian wine exports to China
• China’s wine industry will take a long time to recover from coronavirus
• Getting Spiritual Protection from Coronavirus
• Women of the Vine & spirits among Bay Area Coronavirus cancellations
• Taste of Yountville canceled over coronavirus concerns; first event scrapped in Napa Valley
• Restaurants feel blow from coronavirus-related convention and business travel cancellations
• Tito’s Forced to Repeatedly Tell Customers They Can’t Use Vodka as Hand Sanitizer

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma County’s Jordan Vineyard and Winery names new CFO, vineyard team
• ASEV Selects 2020 Best Enology and Viticulture Papers
• Woodbridge Wines & Major League Baseball Announce Partnership
• Gary’s Wine & Marketplace taps Poulos as manager of its St. Helena store
• Grape grower Hill to talk recent vineyard history
• Why attend USA Trade Tasting 2020 (Sponsored)

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Napa County to host commercial cannabis informational workshops
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Special Space Experiment Tackles Saving Wine From Climate Change
• Pesticides Harm Baby Bumblebees as Well as Adults, Research Suggests

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Idaho: Bill that would siphon money from wine commission dies

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Michigan: Bill seeks to allow direct-consumer shipping from out-of-state wine retailers
• Two Utah bills could merge into one, making it easier to special-order wine and other liquor
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Researchers Explore Whether Expensive Pinot Noir Is A Cultural Good

AGRIFOODTECH

• First conclusive results on agrivoltaics in France

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Tariffs Continue to Confuse Customers and Hurt the Wine World

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• ‘Smart’ bottle caps from Perth start-up Cellr aim to counter counterfeit wine industry worth $70b
• Two fine wine auctions to take place at the London Wine Fair

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Spare a thought for the wine tasters that get it right

MARKETING & SALES

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

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The chemistry of canned wines (PDF)
• Introducing a New Idea: Seasonal Pour Wine Kegs

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• One Step Beyond inspires drinks industry to get out of its comfort zone

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• SwipeGuide: ‘By making your frontline workers awesome you have a chance of being an awesome manufacturer’

MEDIA MATTERS

• New Netflix drama follows plight of aspiring Master Sommelier

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What the 10 Most Popular Rosés Tell Us About the State of Rosé in 2020
• The question of wine spitting

WINE PEOPLE

• Exclusive interview: Veuve Clicquot cellar master Didier Mariotti
• IWSC Wine Communicator shortlist: Nina Caplan
• Going 10 Rounds With Sommelier Josh Lit
• Five Questions for Katie Gold

WINE PLACES

• An O.C. family construction company and its Paso Robles winery

WINE EDUCATION

• UK: Hedonism launches ‘wine school’

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• PA: 12 Counties Added to Lanternfly Quarantine
• Wine takes root in Wyoming

ACADEMIA

• Cornell V&E Majors Pioneer New Internship in Portugal

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• The cost of missing cordons, canes and vines
• X-ray phase contrast imaging of Vitis spp. buds shows freezing pattern and correlation between volume and cold hardiness

EUROPE & THE UK

• Romania wins €2.36bn lawsuit against spirits producer

DOWN UNDER

• Australian consumers spending more but drinking less in off trade
• 14 Aussie wine regions set to outperform Sydney’s market

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• What’s Next for American Hard Cider?
• Understanding Arak, an Ancient Spirit with Modern Appeal

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• Austria shuts border with Italy due to virus
• Grand Princess arrives in Oakland as coronavirus death toll grows, cases spread
• Lodi couple being tested for coronavirus after cruise
• Food delivery and digital subscription services benefiting the most from COVID-19 outbreak
• South Korea: Wine Sales Increase Despite Coronavirus Outbreak
• Texas wine store is selling ‘coronavirus vaccine’
• Virus outbreak hits weakened Italian economy where it hurts