APRIL 1, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• U.S. Treasury delays tax payments on alcohol, tobacco due to coronavirus
• How brands respond to COVID-19 will dictate their futures
• US off-trade see 55% boost in alcohol sales in one week
• Coronavirus could kickstart “radical change in stagnant” wine trade, tech entrepreneur predicts
• Catena Zapata tops the “World’s Most Admired Wine Brands 2020”
• Can wine critics get drunk even if they spit after tasting?
• COVID 19: What Wineries and Distilleries Can Do In The Next 60 Days (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• LA County Shuts Down Restaurants Operating as Grocery Stores
• Bay Area may be seeing ‘early signs of flattening,’ but it’s too early to know for sure, experts say
• 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

• Tax Payment and Other Filing Due Dates Postponed for Industry Members Affected by COVID-19 + other TTB guidelines/updates
• How North Bay Wine Country lenders are helping small businesses outlast the coronavirus lockdown
• Paycheck Protection Program small-business loans to be available starting April 3
• Relief Efforts for Hospitality Employees Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• Additional Information on Paycheck Protection Program and SBA Disaster Loan Programs

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Coronavirus & Wine: Market Impacts Beyond the Recession

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Pandemic wine surge sends off-premise sales soaring
• Bourgogne wine sales hit, as Covid-19 lockdown measures impact shipments
• Burgundy and Bordeaux face nervous wait on frost
• Budbreak 2020: The World May Be Crazy, but the Vineyard is Right on Time
• French vineyards begin 2020 growing season in lockdown
• IBWSS San Francisco moves to Oct 28-29, 2020. (Sponsored)

ONLINE PRIVACY

• Maybe we shouldn’t use Zoom after all
• Zoom’s sudden spike in popularity is revealing its privacy (and porn) problems

HEALTH

• Does alcohol weaken the immune system?

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• SF marijuana dispensaries see big shift to edibles amid coronavirus
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• CDFW Issues Permit to DWR for Long-Term Operations of the Calif State Water Project
• Water Resource Prioritization during COVID 19

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• A good year for solar: Agrivoltaics in vineyards
• After Pesticide Testing Revealed Pesticides in Natural Wines, New French Natural Wine Standard Requires Certified Organic Grapes

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Oral Argument Held By Telephone Before 7th Circuit on E.F. Transit Preemption Challenge to Indiana Prohibited Interest Law

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• The Return of the Barter Economy, Swapping Eggs for Toilet Paper

AGRIFOODTECH

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

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Burgundy Producer Releases Back -Vintages To Combat Wine Tariffs

DISTRIBUTORS

• Halewood forced to close US office due to Covid-19

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• French fine wine weakens as Italy rises in Q1
• Classic Wines Auction raises funds for five charities
• Auction of Washington Wines awards industry grant

MARKETING & SALES

• 6 Tips When Starting your DtC Wine Email Marketing Campaign
• The skills needed for multiple markets
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• It took a global pandemic, but Facebook Live is back in favor

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• New H-2A Rules Streamlines Bringing Workers to U.S.
• Women in the Room: Winemakers encourage new generation
• Judge again dismisses federal labor complaint against Washington farms

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The best or the most practical terroir?
• An Introduction to Morellino di Scansano

WINE PEOPLE

• A Conversation With Winemakers Maggie Harrison And Ashley Hepworth
• Inside the Head of Joel Aiken
• Kerry Damskey Talks About Making Wine in India
• Julien Fayard – Azur and Fayard Winemaking (podcast)

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• After the pandemic, will we do dinner out again?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• The Washington Wine Industry Update

ACADEMIA

• WSU: Byron Marlowe named Don Smith Distinguished Professor

EUROPE & THE UK

• French wine industry encouraged to make wide scale use of State-secured loans
• UK Hospitality Industry’s Greatest Challenge
• Social Distancing in the Cellar: German and Austrian Vintners Grapple with Coronavirus Shutdown
• Another Week in a European Lockdown
• UK: Chapel Down says “very well placed” to weather the crisis but temporarily stops beer production
• UK: WSTA survey reveals ‘overwhelming’ support for tax break
• Snow hits Portugal’s Douro during spring

DOWN UNDER

• Australian shops ration booze to foil hoarders amid virus shutdowns
• OZ: The rules based trading system will help drive the post COVID-19 global economic recovery

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Thai Province Bans Booze Sales to Curb Virus, Others May Follow

SOUTH AFRICA

• Virus hit South African wine producers at worst possible time, says industry, as sober lockdown strikes

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Surge in US spirits sales due to stockpiling

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• How CoronaVirus Will Change the Alcohol Industry
• “This is beyond anything we have experienced”: winemakers worldwide face coronavirus with resolve