MARCH 19, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Retention is the New Acquisition
• New Detailed Guidance For Wineries regarding new COVID government actions
• Canceled: Annual SVB Direct to Consumer Survey
• Three big reasons why you are not retaining club and other DTC members
• Answers to your questions about ‘stay at home’ coronavirus orders in Northern California
• Fourteen elephants get drunk on corn wine and pass out in tea plantation
• Consumers still view food & beverage companies very favorably despite Coronavirus fallout
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Don’t worry, Bay Area. Even under shelter-in-place, you can still get all the wine you need
• Napa County orders people to shelter at home because of COVID-19
• Sonoma County shelter-in-place order spurs closures, scaled-back business and worry
• Healdsburg businesses brace for hit to tourism from Wine Country shutdown
• SLO County announces ‘Shelter at Home Order’ starting Thursday
• Sonoma County Weddings Industry Remaining Resilient in Face of COVID-19 Virus
• Why LODI RULES is more important than ever to health conscious and woke consumers
• Why attend USA Trade Tasting 2020 (Sponsored)

COVID-19 LEGAL & REGULATORY RELIEF

• Coronavirus Tax Relief
• You can delay paying taxes if you owe them — but you still have to file on time
• Staying current on COVID-19: Resources, Guidance & Best Practices

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• COVID-19: News and Resources for Drinks Professionals
• Emergency Fund for U.S. Sommeliers
• Creative Ways Wineries Can Market Their Business During This Pandemic
• How to Help Your Favorite Wineries Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic
• Restaurant Relief Ideas from Chefs and Former Hedge Funders
• Virtual Happy Hour leads on-trade support initiatives

COVID-19 DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS

• Napa Valley’s BottleRock music festival rescheduled for October

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Is wine really an essential service?
• 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

• U.S. Wine Sales Rise 3% in February as Headwinds Emerge
• Complicated Situation in the American Wine Market, by Michael Yurch of The Bluest Sky Group
• How Italian Food Imports In The U.S. Will Be Affected By Coronavirus
• Georgian Wine Exports to the U.S. +30% YOY for 5th Consecutive Year, With U.S. Taking the Lead as the Largest ‘Western’ Export Market

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

• U.S. Spanish Speakers May Not Be Getting Timely Coronavirus Updates
• The Effects Of Coronavirus On The Wine Business Keep Coming At Us
• Food in the Time of Coronavirus: Can Local Restaurants Save Themselves in Time?
• As Our Communal Lives Shrink Food and Wine Become an Anchor
• Wine Retailers Focus on Delivery and Gratitude as Coronavirus Transforms Business
• How are beverage brands coping in the face of COVID-19?
• Customers boost online retailer sales but fulfillment concerns remain

HEALTH

• What’s the truth about the link between alcohol and cancer?
• OZ: Alcohol labelling – Poll shows many still in dark over risk during pregnancy

WILDFIRES

• OZ: Three Weeks Till Harvest And The State Government Wants To Set Fire Next To Your Vineyard

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis Gets a Big Win in Santa Rita Hills and Santa Ynez Wine Country
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

AMAZON

• An Amazon warehouse worker in NYC has coronavirus. They probably won’t be the last.

DROUGHT/WATER

• Coronavirus doesn’t jeopardize tap water, but it might be carried in raw sewage
• Central Valley groundwater markets emerging under SGMA
• Kern County Water Summit: Infrastructure: What’s on Tap for California
• 6 Counties Designated Natural Disaster Areas to Various Events

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Wine Retailers File Paperwork Indicating They Will Appeal Their Loss in Mississippi to the United States Supreme Court
• East Coast Wineries Offering Online Deals on Wine and Shipping During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• ‘D’ word rears head as coronavirus-hit markets brace for recession

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Five tips to make the most of things, and how we will help – Liv-ex
• Vinovest Presents Intriguing, Flavorful ETF Future In Wine Investing

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine judge showdown: Bruce Lee scores one for Drink Local

MARKETING & SALES

• In-Store Tech May Boost the Brick-and-Mortar Retail Resurgence
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Why You Should Attend the 2020 Wine Summit

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• H-2A cutoff averted as virus adds to labor worries

MEDIA MATTERS

• Review: Overcoming a toxic wine world
• 22 Wine Movies You Don’t Want To Miss

WINE PEOPLE

• The Passing of Michael Broadbent MW and a Debt Owed
• Kay Simon Has Spent Over 40 Years Shaping Washington Wine
• Chris Markell: Local Winemaker on the Global Stage

WINE TOURISM

• The demise of “Atwater & Clough”, a cautionary enotourism tale

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• New York’s first drive-thru winery opened in Jefferson County
• Ohio announces liquor buyback program to support bars and restaurants

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Wine grape growers scouting tool

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Fine wine merchant closed down after misleading customers
• UK: Industry calls for alcohol duty suspension for at least six months
• Italy under Coronavirus: A report from Tuscany

DOWN UNDER

• How a South Australian Winery Is Combating Coronavirus
• OZ: Augmented Reality Wine Snub – Wine Industry Investors Only

LATIN AMERICA

• ‘Down to zero’: Argentine farms, hotels and theaters sideswiped as coronavirus spreads

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa: Limitation on the sale, dispensing or transportation of liquor – COVID-19 Regulations

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Effects Of COVID-19 On The New York State Craft Beer Industry

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• The coronavirus is driving us to drink. Maybe that’s OK
• Selling Wine & Spirits in the Time of Coronavirus
• Boozing in the Age of Coronavirus
• How Luxury Brands Can Win During a Crisis
• “We Are In Danger Of Losing It All”: The Restaurant And Bar Industry Is Petitioning The Government For Help
• How local restaurants are trying to cope with Covid-19
• America’s Restaurants Will Need a Miracle
• The Week the Restaurants Closed
• For U.S. small restaurants, coronavirus impact is swift and brutal
• Bars, breweries scramble to find alternate revenue streams to weather coronavirus outbreak
• Fighting fear with beer: Virus spurs curbside beer sales
• Inman Family Wines Introduces Virtual Wine Tasting Packages with Winemaker Kathleen Inman
• Facebook Pledges $100 Million To Small Businesses Impacted By Coronavirus