MARCH 18, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Is wine really an essential service?
• Local Brand Growth Boosted by COVID-19 Says Nielsen
• U.S. suspends visa process in Mexico, could hinder ag labor access
• CA ABC Suspends CA Credit Regulations Enforcement, Clarifies Wine Take-out Sales in Restaurants
• Coronavirus Stable on Surfaces for Hours to Days
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

COVID-19 LEGAL & REGULATORY RELIEF

• TTB Relaxes Consignment Sale Restrictions, Urges Online COLAs and Permit Submissions

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• Economically Surviving the Covid Crisis & Shelter in Place Orders
• Minimizing Covid-19 on AlcBevs Beverage
• How To Use Zoom Video Conferencing During Coronavirus Social Distancing
• Covid-19: Let’s unite to inform, inspire & support each other
• Staying Sober Is a Whole New Challenge With Social Distancing
• How to keep relationships with customers after disasters
• Napa Valley Winery, Clos Du Val, to Launch Virtual Wine Tasting Program

COVID-19 DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS

• New date for Think Spirits
• Big Fortified Tasting latest coronavirus casualty

OBITUARIES

• Michael Broadbent MW dies aged 92
• J Michael Broadbent MW RIP

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Confusion reigns over Calif Gov’s winery shutdown
• Dueling To Kalon lawsuits — Constellation & The Vineyard House — scheduled for trial in federal court
• Survive COVID-19 by growing your bulk & private label business. IBWSS San Francisco still on for July 28-29, 2020. Get Your Visitor Pass now. (Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Harvest 2020 in South Africa looks promising
• New Grape Cultivars Could be Boost for Industry in Southeast
• Sluggish market for Saint-Emilion
• How Bordeaux 2019 shapes up as a vintage

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

• A Look At The Effect Of Coronavirus On Small Businesses In The Wine Travel Industry
• How The Cornonavirus Imperils The Wine Business
• Logistics company confident of fulfilling shipments, despite border lockdowns
• First Comes Panic Buying, But Afterwards, Will Coronavirus Leave Lasting Changes to Consumer Psychology?
• US life with COVID-19: A state-by-state patchwork of rules
• Order of the Health Officer: Shelter in Place – Sonoma County Emergency and Preparedness Information

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California North Coast wineries quickly turning to other direct sales as tasting rooms shuttered in battle against pandemic
• In Napa Valley Wine Country, Sip But Don’t Shake
• Why attend USA Trade Tasting 2020 (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Could Moderate Wine Consumption Fight a Potential Alzheimer’s Cause?

WILDFIRES

• Sonoma County and Others Begin Imagining Fire Season With Coronavirus

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

AMAZON

• Amazon hiring 100,000 new distribution workers to keep up with online shopping surge caused by coronavirus
• Amazon limiting shipments to certain types of products due to COVID-19 pandemic

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Keep It Clean: Switching to a steam cleaning system can help producers comply with new federal regulations.

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• IL: Bill would lift ban on out-of-state wine delivery
• Bill to allow shipment of alcohol to your door passes through Kentucky House committee
• Wine Insiders Celebrates 38th Anniversary
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Majestic sees surge in demand for wine but says it can maintain supplies

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Highlights of trade deal passed by Canada

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine wine investment: Fight or flight

MARKETING & SALES

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

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The size of your wine glass influences how much you drink

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• What does leadership mean in the wine industry?
• Coronavirus puts pressure on farm labor picture
• How Your Business Survives A National Crisis Or Pandemic

MEDIA MATTERS

• Book Review: Wine Science (4th edition Hardcover)
• How to Drink: A Classical Guide to the Art of Imbibing
• Book Review: Red Wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• New wine grape varieties from old genetics
• Grape Stomping is a Photogenic Process with Practical Benefits
• What is Whole-Bunch Fermentation and Why Does It Matter?

WINE PEOPLE

• Native American Winemaker Tara Gomez Is Making History
• Unfiltered: Alessandro Giani, Angler

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NYSLA Restricts On-Premises Sales in Response to COVID-19
• Texas Wineries Respond to Coronavirus COVID-19
• Virginia vineyards changing to curbside wine pickup amid COVID-19 response

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How Grape Growers Can Reduce Vine Size with Root Restriction
• Research on vineyard hail damage
• Novel microencapsulated yeast for the production of sparkling wine by traditional method

EUROPE & THE UK

• Torres to shine a light on ancient Spanish white

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine industry maintains export revenue growth

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Understanding the Burgeoning World of Japanese Wine

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Moonshine Shack Goes Mainstream

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• Coronavirus: Social distancing is delaying vital scientific research
• Research in the time of viruses
• Wine from the cloud
• Italian Wine Producers – How They Are Dealing With Coronavirus
• Letters from Monferrato
• Living in lockdown
• South Africa declares ‘state of disaster’ as coronavirus threatens to derail economic recovery
• 70% of restaurant companies see coronavirus traffic declines, Black Box reports
• Distanced dining
• When Takeout Isn’t An Option: How Bars Are Trying To Weather Coronavirus
• Shopping during coronavirus outbreak: Dollar General, Stop and Shop offer ‘senior-only’ hours
• AB InBev takes out $9bn to stave off coronavirus losses as stock value halves
• Naked Wines suspends orders after surge amid worries over virus
• Diageo unveils GB on-trade support package, including £1m pledge for bartender wages
• Pernod to donate alcohol for hand sanitiser production