APRIL 7, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• The Wine Economist looks at recovery from the COVID-19 Recession
• Wine club sales and sign-ups continue to rise despite COV-19 headwinds
• US Supreme Court Denies Total Wine’s Challenge to Connecticut’s AlcBev Pricing Regs
• DTC merger shakes up industry, creates US’s largest AlcBev logistics provider
• Without restaurant orders, indy vintners face grim future
• Has COVID-19 ended premiumization?
• Hard Seltzer’s Race to Differentiate
• 34 ways to deploy staff when your tasting room is closed
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Cult Napa Wine Auction for Restaurant Workers
• Calif vineyards get busy with social-distance rules in the vineyard
• ABC Keeps California Hospitality Industry Essential
• 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

• EIDL Loans Available to Wineries
• Treasury makes coronavirus loan terms less favorable for small businesses

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• Covid, Community & Commerce

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• West Coast Wineries Face Uncertain Future

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Grow +7.40% By Value Over Last Twelve Months through February 2020, Packaged Exports Decline -1.10%
• Loire Valley exports to UK rise driven by popularity of sparkling and lighter reds
• Champagne suffers ‘huge decrease’ due to Covid-19
• IBWSS San Francisco moves to Oct 28-29, 2020. (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES

• OZ: Regional grape crops irreparably damaged from recent summer of smoke

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

AMAZON

• Amazon wins trademark case in boost for online retailers vs luxury firms

DROUGHT/WATER

• Forty years of California water policy: What worked, what didn’t and lessons for the future (PDF)

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• In France, Natural Wine Designation Takes More Than Growing Grapes Organically

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• TTB’s Modernization of Parts 4, 5 and 7 – Top 11 Points

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Treasury Wine: Class Action Lawsuit, Financial Performance and Outlook

DISTRIBUTORS

• Italian wine deal gets done in the midst of coronavirus outbreak

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux En Primeur: “It is so frustrating not to be able to present the excellent 2019 vintage”
• Fine wine trading goes digital amidst coronavirus lockdown
• Macallan and Black Bowmore collection lead Sotheby’s sale this April

MARKETING & SALES

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

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• No more corked wine? New tech offers hope, says cork producer

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Derek Mossman of Garage Wine Co on using Instagram to build his brand

MEDIA MATTERS

• Three wine writers walk into a webinar
• 38 Wine Related Movies

WINE PEOPLE

• Plumpton’s Lauren Brewer: from selling wine…to making it
• Wine PR professional Katherine Jarvis (video)
• Eben Sadie on viticulture (video)

WINE EDUCATION

• Ramón Bilbao takes Spanish Wine Academy online

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• The Maryland Wine Industry: Where It Stands
• NY: ‘Tremendous loss’: Pandemic staggers Cayuga County craft beverage producers

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Roberson reports ‘record-shattering’ wine sales
• WSTA presents three-point aid plan to Chancellor

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Funding support continues to flow with boost to Export Market Development Grants
• Australians turn to e-commerce after closure of on-trade, with premiumisation trend a casualty as consumers prioritise value

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• A Beijing success story, virus crisis wine trends, 2020 import customs data & more

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina’s Domaine Bousquet Is One Of The Leaders Of Organic And Non-Sulfite Wines

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa On My Mind
• South African wine lobby hopes for breakthrough on export talks with government in Covid-19 lockdown
• Cape leopard visits Franschhoek wine farm

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• Delaware police are pulling over Pennsylvania drivers, as some cross the border to buy alcohol