MARCH 31, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Coronavirus & Wine: Market Impacts Beyond the Recession
• Cooking is #1 for stuck-at-home people. Wine needs to get creative and leverage that & lots of the other top 12 activities
• Bayer Pays $39.5 Million to Settle Roundup False-Ad Lawsuits
• Vivino Numbers Echo Consumer Appetite For Online Wine Sales
• Here’s How the Wine Industry Is Answering Seltzer Mania

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• James joins Larkmead Vineyards as VP, general manager
• The Bay Area is drinking 42% more alcohol than usual while sheltering in place
• California restaurants say 30% to close without state aid
• 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

• CARES Act: Covid-19 Stimulus Summary
• Employer Focused CARES Act Summary

COVID-19 DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS

• Vodka From Thin Air: An Unusual Climate Prize Hits a Coronavirus Snag

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Coronavirus Quarantine Could Change Consumer Habits … For Good

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Early harvest for Santa Rita as heat wave bites
• Beaujolais sees highest level of sales growth of any French wine region in UK market
• Bud break in eastern Washington
• IBWSS San Francisco moves to Oct 28-29, 2020. (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• World Health Organisation says alcohol ‘unhelpful’ coping strategy for lockdown

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Open Letter to MADD On Their Fear of Zombie Alcohol Kids

AGRIFOODTECH

• Machine learning aids irrigation

DISTRIBUTORS

• Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits Launches Online COVID-19 Resource Hub for Customers

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• The collecting instinct
• The year so far: examining the shape of the market

MARKETING & SALES

• COVID-19: Key questions all marketers should be asking
• 7 ways California wineries can connect with customers sheltering at home
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• World Bulk Wine Exhibition still going ahead in ‘most challenging show’ yet
• Vinexpo remains confident about the current situation

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why rosé is a wine for all seasons
• ‘Wine Tears’ Finally Explained by Science

WINE PEOPLE

• Rob McMillan talks about the future of the wine industry (video)
• Memories of the late Michael Broadbent
• The Return of Lily Hawk Wakawaka (podcast)
• Victoria James Tells Her Story

WINE PLACES

• Burgundy’s high flyer

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Remote sensing and aerial images in vineyard management
• Making soil more alive
• Frost protection using sprinklers: how it really works

EUROPE & THE UK

• Spain Struggles to Respond to Coronavirus, and Its Wine Industry Suffers
• UK: Restructuring bearing fruit for Armit

DOWN UNDER

• New Zealand’s response to Covid-19, and what the wine industry is doing to help itself
• OZ: Some wine industry suppliers may struggle to survive COVID-19
• OZ: New documents show strict wine industry protocols during COVID-19 lockdown

SOUTH AFRICA

• Distell reverses course on premium division

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Craft breweries and cideries find relief in the CARES Act

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• A lot of restaurants are already permanently closed
• Paul Hobbs: Looking Ahead
• How L.A. wine shops reach customers during coronavirus