APRIL 3, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• COVID-19 Drives astounding wine sales growth across most channels
• Direct Shipping is Not a Zero-Sum Game
• Dismantling the ‘maternal wall’ for our women in wine production
• Coronavirus can spread just by breathing (Not just coughing)
• Facing Coronavirus Crisis, Restaurants Shift from Shock to Survival Mode
• The Coronavirus Restaurant Delivery Pivot Is Already Coming to an End
• Coronavirus threatens seasonal farmworkers & the U.S. food supply
• COVID 19: What Wineries and Distilleries Can Do In The Next 60 Days (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Wine Country hotel occupancy drops further in 2nd week of coronavirus lockdown
• California’s New Wine Producers Are Living Out Their Start-Up Fantasies
• Vineyard Visibility: Michael David Winery Improves Results With Aerial Imaging
• 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

• CA ABC Provides Additional Coronavirus Regulatory Relief; CA ABC and TTB Postpone Due Dates for Certain Payments and Filings

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• Tasting Rooms and COVID-19
• An old wine company shares strategies for a new reality

COVID-19 DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS

• Bordeaux’s En Primeur Week Is in Question Amid Postponement

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Wine And Spirits Retail Sales Remain Vibrant In The Golden State

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• US wine sales jump but restaurant trade suffers
• Wines of South Africa expects ‘exceptional’ vintage despite coronavirus
• IBWSS San Francisco moves to Oct 28-29, 2020. (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• How to Maintain Healthy Drinking Habits During Quarantine

WILDFIRES

• Smoke taint toolkit expanded with new research and resources

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• As April Begins, California’s Snowpack is About Half of Normal
• Countering Feds, California rolls out sweeping changes to water deliveries
• Quantifying surface water depletion from groundwater pumping
• New California rules anger water agencies, environmental groups

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Does natural wine need official regulation?

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• U.S. online alcohol sales jump 243% during coronavirus pandemic
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Corona beer in surprise sales surge
• Constellation Brands +4% after earnings topper
• Rémy Cointreau predicts 30% profit slump

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Time to reboot Bordeaux’s En Primeur
• Beyond En Primeur, with Jane Anson (video)
• Liv-ex 100 declines 1.06% in March
• iDealwine adapts to logistical challenges

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• New Data Shows Which Booze People are Adding to Their Takeout Orders

MARKETING & SALES

• Marketing During a Crisis
• Turn your website into a virtual cellar door – and reap the benefits
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

MEDIA MATTERS

• 10 wine films to watch during quarantine
• Wine escapes: curl up with a book

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Riesling reborn
• Sauvignon Blanc Gets Serious on California’s Central Coast

WINE PEOPLE

• Michael Broadbent and mature wines
• Rob McMillan and what happens when all this is over (podcast)
• A Visit with Maya Hood White, Early Mountain Vineyards’ Not-So-Secret Weapon
• Blowing Bubbles With Winemaker Todd Graff
• Rob Valicoff: Farmer Turned Vintner
• Tracey Mason, Co-Founder & CEO House Of Saka Sips Her Cannabis Infused Wine

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• We Should All Be Empathetic to Restaurant Workers, Especially Now

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• In Pennsylvania you can buy liquor and wine again online, but only if you’re lucky

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• ‘Drape and protect’ one answer to climate extremes?

EUROPE & THE UK

• Romania: Cramele Recas donates further trio of ventilators and medical equipment
• Letter from Italy: “I’m hopeful for what tomorrow will bring” by Piero Mastroberardino
• Banfi’s Jgor Marini: the lessons learned under Italy’s lockdown
• Equipment factories shut down due to the coronavirus crisis
• Amoéba Biocontrol Products Selected for Evaluation on European Vineyards

DOWN UNDER

• Rabobank: 2020 will be a difficult year, but Australian farmers likely to “weather COVID-19 storm”
• NZ: Wine retailer asked to cut ‘inappropriate’ Covid-19 ad
• NZ: More detail unveiled on which businesses are be eligible for an 80% taxpayer-backed bank loan to get them through the COVID-19 crisis

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• Owner of Bottega Prosecco calls for Chinese compensation
• Mission Bay Wine & Cheese Shop Rolls Out Online Store