MARCH 12, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Calif wine industry focuses on expanding exports
• COVID-19 concerns may help local brand growth
• That Napa Valley winery corporate retreat? In the age of the coronavirus, forget it
• Want to get sober? Harvard researchers analyzed data on 10,565 people to figure out how
• How your saliva makes your wine tasting experience personally unique
• 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)

• Global wine experts describe impact of turbulence ahead
• 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

• Austrian wine exports surpass €180m
• Industry seeks to take exports to the next level

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

• Coronavirus has crippled global shipping. That’s bad for California farmers and winemakers
• Tests show new Coronavirus virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days
• Aerosol and surface stability of HCoV-19 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to SARS-CoV-1 (PDF) (full study for the link above)
• Beware of ‘Coronavirus Maps’ – It’s a malware infecting PCs to steal passwords
• Will virus alter demand for farm goods?

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County tackles what colors a winery should and shouldn’t be
• Lodi: 4.9.20 Mealybug & Virus Meeting Agenda Announced
• Sonoma County native Andrew Smith confirmed as new agriculture commissioner
• Why attend USA Trade Tasting 2020 (Sponsored)

ONLINE PRIVACY

• Google Is Tracking You On 86% Of The Top 50,000 Websites On The Planet

HEALTH

• UK: ‘Nolo beer’ sales rocket thanks to young teetotallers
• Six days without wine

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• California colleges link with North Bay firm on cannabis business education
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• St. Helena needs more rain by April 15 to avoid drought restrictions

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Climate change is outfoxing humanity

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• A Better Way On Retailer Wine Shipping In Michigan
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard invests in Italicus

AGRIFOODTECH

• The Eyes Have It: Using Human Iris Identification Technology to Improve Upon Wine Grape Harvest Date Estimations

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Five golden rules for cellaring wine
• Latour 2012 – what price is right?

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• More Evidence that Tasting Expertise is Real

MARKETING & SALES

• Rethink the Value of Winery Guests
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Review of closure technologies and oxygen management
• New smart bottle caps will detect counterfeit wine by giving bottles a ‘digital birth certificate’

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo NY overcomes travel concerns with high levels of engagement
• Chengdu Wine Fair releases online platform

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin is also having a very, very bad day

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Detecting aromas in aged cognac
• Undercompressive shocks proposed to explain ‘tears of wine’ phenomenon
• Tor Kenward: Napa much more like Burgundy than Bordeaux
• Trentodoc mountain wines are Italy’s best-kept secret

WINE PEOPLE

• IWSC Wine Communicator 2020 shortlist: Anne Krebiehl MW
• Santa Barbara’s Home Winemakers

WINE PLACES

• Why Boise, Idaho could be the next hot spot for wine lovers

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Willamette Valley Vineyards Posts a Profit for 2019
• Michigan Craft Beverage Council announces research grants
• CO: Palisade wine museum proposed

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Parasitic wasps invited to a brown marmorated stink bug buffet
• Researchers grapple with grape vine diseases
• Early detection key to disease management, researchers say

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK Budget 2020: Beer, wine and cider duties frozen
• UK: Drinks industry responds to 2020 budget

DOWN UNDER

• Australian wine industry challenged as trade wars and coronavirus erode consumption
• Report highlights challenges for NZ wine industry

LATIN AMERICA

• Without snow this winter, Argentine wine production will suffer

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Inside Simple, Russia’s biggest wine business

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Beer Drinkers Are Growing Sweet On Sour Beers

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• Trump suspends travel from most of Europe. What if you already have tickets?
• UK: Floods and coronavirus take their toll on on-trade
• Tulare County reports first case of coronavirus
• Letter from Italy: “Not prayers but bottles” by Raffaella Guidi Federzoni
• Will tourism in the Yakima Valley take a hit from the coronavirus?
• Washington Wine Alliance monitoring health concerns as wine weekend approaches
• Cincinnati International Wine Festival cancels grand tastings due to coronavirus
• Wine hand sanitizer made by a NY winery
• Sonoma County expands testing for coronavirus at hospitals, clinics and urgent care centers
• Wine, the corona virus, and the wisdom of George W. Bush
• Ornellaia Keeps Calm and Carries On
• The coronavirus is creating weird new business opportunities, from robots to anti-spitting hats