MARCH 24, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wine, Recession & the Curse of the Unknown Unknowns
• Premiumization on the firing line amid COVID-19 crisis
• SVB’s Crisis Management tips for Wine
• Admissions scandal: Judge releases Agustin Huneeus Jr. from prison early due to coronavirus
• Mass(k) Confusion: Some masks ARE useful for COVID-19 prevention. Here’s how to tell which one is best for you. (And the science of why)
• U.S. COVID-19 death rate today still on same steep trajectory as Italy, Spain
• On Resisting The Urge To Use An Emergency for Self Interest
• Getting Great Wine Online Is Easier Than Ever
• Heitz Cellar Closed Its Tasting Room, But Is Still Paying Its Staff
• 6 Vital things you can do NOW to protect your wine & hospitality business from COVID-19 (Sponsored)

OBITUARIES

• Italian Vintner Renato Vacca Dies at 51

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Court battle over Napa’s helicopter measure ends without a trial
• Master Sommelier Jay James Joins Larkmead Vineyards as New Vice President, General Manager
• Frank Family Vineyards Hires Tory Britton Sims as Chief Financial Officer
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• 5 Emergency steps for Riding Out the Financial Storm
• 5 suggestions for alcohol agencies operating in a pandemic
• Shift work and automisation keeps Spanish wine producer in business during COVID-19 crisis
• Hagerstown winery employs Soda Pup for doggy delivery

COVID-19 DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS/CLOSURES

• Coronavirus forces cancellation of MW exams
• Final farewell to Lodi’s mysterious, mythical, red haired ZinFest muse
• Postponed Walla Walla Valley Wine Month Pt 1 (podcast)
• UK: The Wine Society suspends all orders

COVID-19 HEALTH

• The CDC launches a ‘coronavirus self-checker’ bot called Clara for people in the United States
• Scientists say there’s no evidence that Ibuprofen worsens COVID-19 symptoms
• Amazon Care to provide delivery and pick-up of at-home COVID-19 test sample kits in Seattle trial
• Kinsa’s fever map could show just how crucial it is to stay home to stop COVID-19 spread

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Beverage risks & strategies for Covid-19: Rabobank
• 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

• Alcohol Delivery Sales Surge Amidst Social Distancing

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

• COVID-19: Supporting Direct to Consumer Wine Shipping May Be a Matter of Life and Death
• What impact have tariffs and the coronavirus had on the US wine market?
• #KeepWineAlive: Deals From Wineries in Trying Times
• WSWA Calls for Alcohol Industry-Wide Inclusion in COVID-19 Hospitality Relief
• Wine – making Coronavirus slightly less intolerable
• COVID-19 Drives Cheap Shipping For Wine

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis now flying high in California retail business amid coronavirus lockdown
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

AMAZON

• Amazon delivers booze, in case you forgot
• Due to COVID-19, many Amazon orders won’t be delivered for a month

DROUGHT/WATER

• SGMA to dry up one-fifth of irrigated SJ Valley farmland

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• It’s Time to End Wine Shipping Bans
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo CMO Syl Saller to depart
• Pernod Ricard slashes profit predictions due to covid-19 pandemic
• Majestic shuts down shops but continues delivery service
• Constellation Brands reinforces strength of its brewery production footprint in Mexico

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• This Is Not a Recession. It’s an Ice Age

MARKETING & SALES

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

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• 4 tips for holding a more effective video meeting
• One neat plug-in to join a Zoom call from your browser

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Changes to Oregon Unemployment Insurance and Oregon Family Leave Act in Light of COVID-19
• Why working from home might stick around after coronavirus

MEDIA MATTERS

• Staying Home: Essential Wine and Food Viewing
• In ‘Wine Girl,’ Taking On The Old Boys Of The Wine World

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The future of Bierzo: Raúl Pérez on Godello, Mencía and the vines of age

WINE PEOPLE

• 20 Minutes With: Heitz Cellar CEO Carlton McCoy
• Marina Marcarino of Punset Winery in Piedmont and the Agronomic Philosophy of Manasobu Fukuoka

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• PA: Online Pesticide Recertification Credits
• Oregon Wine Board updates strategic plan amid changing industry
• Idaho to allow bonded wine warehouses

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Hands-on vineyard workshop on Lodi beneficial insect plants

EUROPE & THE UK

• Sicily: Feudo Arancia’s assets confiscated
• French wine producers concerned about cash flow
• UK: Dow & Jones wound up in High Court – overpriced wine investments and stock not bought

SOUTH AFRICA

• A Parade of 2,000 Ducks Keeps a South African Vineyard Running

AROUND THE GLOBE

• A new wine group emerges in Russia

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Archaeologists uncover hundreds of old beer bottles in Leeds

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• The Beer Industry Turns to Community and Creativity in the Face of Coronavirus

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• Wine and writing in the time of Coronavirus
• US alcohol calls on Congress for economic relief from COVID-19
• How To Drink Wine Alone—Revisited
• With COVID-19 Coronavirus Social Distancing, What To Do About Alcohol
• Craft Cocktail Hand Sanitizer Now Available From Sonoma County Distillery
• Covid-19 Conversations: Esther Mobley on Covering Wine in a Pandemic (podcast)
• Distillers are Making Hand Sanitizers and More
• How to help Washington wineries during the COVID-19 outbreak
• BrewDog to open 102 virtual bars creating online community
• COVID-19 Updates: Its Impact on Specialty Agriculture
• A New Way To Buy Wine: The ‘Digital Shelf Is Different’
• HK bans on-trade alcohol sales amid second wave of Covid-19
• Diageo pledges 8m bottles of hand sanitiser for healthcare workers
• A Renegade Denmark Winemaker Is Giving Away Six-Packs of Wine
• MI: Beer, Wine, Soda Retailers Advised to Stop Accepting Containers
• PLCB: Wine, liquor sales set record day before state stores closed
• TX: English Newsom Cellars donates 1,000 gallons of wine to be distilled to hand sanitizer
• With Grocery Stores Shopped Out, People Turn to These Meal Delivery Kits For Dinner