MARCH 20, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• California wineries continue to operate as “essential businesses” while retail sales soar
• These 2 Billion pennies explain why social distancing is so vital to defeating COVID-19
• Napa Valley Vintners Cancels 2020 Auction and Pledges Support to Community
• AlcBev Retailers Scrambling To Keep Pace With Demand
• 6 Vital things you can do NOW to protect your wine & hospitality business from COVID-19 (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California Governor Gavin Newsom issues statewide stay-at-home order to slow spread of coronavirus
• What makes Sonoma and Napa wineries essential during shelter in place?
• SLO County: Clock Still Ticking on Ag Order 4.0 Despite Pandemic
• 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

• FDA COVID-19 Recommendations and Policy Changes Applicable to the Wine Industry
• COVID-19 Legal Update: Beer and Wine Deliveries and To-Go Orders for Oregon Businesses
• Illinois Liquor Control Commission issues order authorizing off premise sales with consent of locals
• Coronavirus: As NY Liquor Regulators Ease Rules, Merchants Adapt
• Business & Legal Implications for the BC Wine Industry in a Changed World
• ABC confirms permitted Napa restaurants may sell wine to-go
• A Hospitality Attorney Provides Guidance On How Shuttered Bars & Restaurants Can Sell Alcohol During The Coronavirus And Resources For Business Owners Struggling To Stay Open

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• How the Government (and You) Can Save the Wine Industry From Coronavirus
• Resources for Addressing Economic Losses due to the Public Health Emergency
• A List of Resources for Service Industry Workers, Restaurants, and Bars
• There Has Never Been a More Challenging Time for Your DTC Program to Rise to the Occasion. Here are Four Tips to Help.
• Buyers Could Hit Pause Button on Bulk Wine Purchases
• What the wine trade needs to know about quarantine
• The implications of COVID-19 for the wine community – and what you can do to help
• Merchants get creative as they continue to sell wine during COVID-19 uncertainty
• Using the Power of Light: Preventing the Airborne Spread of Coronavirus and Influenza Virus
• Break the chain! Each time you avoid COVID-19, you can protect dozens of others

COVID-19 DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS

• Lodi Wine Region Cancels Annual Row x Row Festival, May 15 & 16
• Auction Houses Reschedule Sales Globally, Citing Coronavirus Outbreak
• CIVB postpones inaugural Bordeaux Day
• The London Wine Fair has been postponed

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Retention is the New Acquisition
• 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

• South Australian wine companies look for positive signs as China wakes from shutdown
• Category analysis: A rosé future for prosecco

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

• The Changing Role of Restaurant and Bar PR in a Time of Social Distancing
• Technology Connects Wineries And Consumers Through Virtual Wine Tastings
• Wholesalers Warn Of ‘Black Market Liquor’ If Liquor Stores Close Amidst Coronavirus
• 5 Major Ways COVID-19 Is Affecting Global Agriculture
• The Coronavirus Email I’d Like to Get

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• San Francisco Says Cannabis Is ‘Essential Medicine’, Allows Dispensaries to Operate
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

AMAZON

• Amazon reopened a NYC warehouse a day after a worker tested positive for coronavirus

DROUGHT/WATER

• ‘March Miracle’ continues as several storms queue up for California
• Agricultural water use accounting provides path for surface water use solutions

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Global heating helps Sweden’s vineyards to success

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• For a resilient ecommerce strategy: think market, not channel
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Bank of America says the recession is already here: ‘Jobs will be lost, wealth will be destroyed’

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux 2019: Saturnalia scores

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Wine Buying Secrets from Concierges and Rare Bottle Specialists
• Correctional Officer By Day, Wine Judge By Night

MARKETING & SALES

• For Wine Stores, Coronavirus Has Brought a ‘Fire Hose’ of Customers
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Instagram prototypes Snapchat-style disappearing text messages

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What kind of wine is this?

WINE PEOPLE

• Michael Broadbent: A Life in Wine
• A tribute to Michael Broadbent
• Simon Gourley puts his stamp on vines and wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• OR: Disaster aid available for hazelnut, winegrape growers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Big Tech for Tiny Bubbles: U.S. sparkling wine producers are starting to embrace automation

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: On-trade sales drop 15% in week before ‘warning’

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• How to Order Wine While in Quarantine
• Wine retailers who’ll deliver to self-isolators
• The Case for Food and Agriculture Is Critical in Trying Times
• UK: No plans to enforce on-trade closures
• Letter from Italy: “I’m proud to be an Italian” by Paolo Cantele
• On mission to eradicate virus germs, China firms see the UV light
• 9 maps that show which areas could be more vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic
• Message from WineAmerica on Covid-19
• 10 (mostly) wine-related activities to keep you busy while you’re at home
• Toilet paper shortages caused by coronavirus blamed for spike in raw sewage spills