APRIL 8, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Treasury Wine weighs Penfolds demerger, U.S. cutback to cope with virus
• NM Shutters Total Wine in COVID-19 Lockdown
• America is drinking its way through the coronavirus crisis – that means more health woes ahead
• COVID-19 Alcohol ecommerce deliveries skyrocket
• A Call To Set Aside Self-Serving Politicking In Favor of A Rational Response to A Human and Marketplace Emergency
• If Restaurants Go Away, Everything Will Collapse
• Lockdown: Retail food spending rises 3% for every 10% drop in out-of-home purchases — Rabobank
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

OBITUARIES

• Robin Bradley: Wine industry forever in his debt

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• 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

• Navigating Beverage Alcohol Compliance During COVID-19 Webinar TODAY 1pmET/10amPT
• COVID-19 tax relief roundup

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• Supporting Small Food & Beverage Businesses is Crucial Right Now
• How Winemakers Are Adapting To Lockdowns
• Expert Guidelines To Virtual Wine Tastings

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• The Wine Economist looks at recovery from the COVID-19 Recession
• DTC merger shakes up industry, creates US’s largest AlcBev logistics provider

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Southern Hemisphere: How Do You Harvest Grapes and Make Wine in a Pandemic?
• Champagne sets new turnover record surpassing €5bn in 2019
• Oliver Styles on experimental bulk wine: the other secondary market
• White Claw Is One of the Top Quarantine Drinks of Choice
• PROSECCO DOC: March Data confirms a Positive Trend in Line with the Consortium’s Forecast before the Pandemic
• IBWSS San Francisco moves to Oct 28-29, 2020. (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Red wine component mimics oestrogen to support healthy ageing

WILDFIRES

• New research says ‘not all hope lost’ when it comes to smoke taint

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Calif: State Water Board Issues Key Documents That Further Efforts to Remove Klamath River Dams

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• NZ: Sustainability guardians
• Montlouis trials sheep grazing in its vineyards

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

REAL ESTATE

• Classic vineyard estate in Santa Rosa asks $12.3 million

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Constellation Brands appoints Mike McGrew to newly created role of Chief Communications & CSR Officer
• Time To Reach For Constellation Brands During The Coronavirus

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Christie’s online sale hits US$1.1m
• The dash to digital: Automated trade at record high
• Five fine wine trends for collectors to know

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Taking exception to wine exceptionalism
• Why being a wine hipster is possibly not such a bad thing
• Can Virtual Wine Tastings Ever Really Substitute for Real-Life Interaction?
• Alder Yarrow Jumps the Shark (Part 2)

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine Marketing in a Pandemic with Rob McMillan (podcast)
• David Gleave MW: Drinking up recovery
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• 11 Ways to Adapt Your Winery Social Media During the Coronavirus Pandemic
• Pinterest Pushes Out New Ways To Shop From Search And Recommendations

MEDIA MATTERS

• A book review of “Sherry. Maligned, Misunderstood, Magnificent!”
• Podcasts for Every Wine Lover, From Beginners to Experts
• These Podcasts Pair Wine with Sports, True Crime, Hip Hop and More

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The grape clone mystery
• Society is dead, long live conviviality

WINE PEOPLE

• Kerry Damskey – Winemaking in Bulgaria And China (video)

ACADEMIA

• The Penn State Wine & Grape Team is hosting an online “office hour” session

EUROPE & THE UK

• Familia Torres producing 3D-printed protective equipment for medical staff

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Domestic impact of COVID-19 and how wine businesses are adapting

LATIN AMERICA

• Wine consumers in Brazil adapt their behaviour

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa eases wine export restrictions caused by coronavirus lockdown
• South Africa: Is the wine industry scraping the bottom of the barrel? (podcast)

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• How COVID-19 is Impacting Craft Breweries
• Lack of rules threatens Japanese whisky’s reputation