APRIL 15, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Covid Infects Logistics, Especially Independent Wineries
• Franzia’s New Packaging gets into a legal JaM
• Reopening The US: This is when CONSUMERS say they will feel OK dining out and other activities
• What the coronavirus lockdowns will mean for wine retailing long term
• The Alternative to Self-Distributing Wine and Spirits
• From beef to wine: A Sacramento lobbyist’s journey
• COVID 19: What Wineries and Distilleries Can Do In Next 60 Days, hosted by Sid Patel, CEO of Beverage Trade Network (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• North Bay economist, businesses react to Newsom’s forecast for reopening
• Why Lodi Rules is more important than ever to health conscious and woke consumers
• Mitch Boyd named director of sales at Chappellet Vineyard
• Despite reported increase in drinking, California craft brewery sales drop 43% post-shelter-in-place
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• BTN Launches Pandemic Delivery Solution
• The Wine Industry Launches Scholarships, Funding Efforts to Help Those in Need
• Can virtual wine tastings be saved?

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Sonoma County Vintners Announces Two-Fold $1.2 Million Community Aid Program
• DTC merger shakes up industry, creates US’s largest AlcBev logistics provider

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Top-tier Napa Cab for $10? With bulk wine prices so low, new brands offer deep discounts
• This is how America drinks now
• French vines still ahead of the growth curve this year
• New Zealand vintage 2020 snapshot
• Grape yields down by up to 80pc for some South Australian wine grapegrowers but quality ‘exceptional’
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• How Might Resveratrol and Red Wine’s Antiaging Properties Work? Study Reveals New Possibilities
• Coronavirus booze bans dangerous for alcoholics

WILDFIRES

• From smoke tainted grapes to a Shiraz Spirit and Brandy: an update on progress with senior distiller Trynt Xavier

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Groundwater Might Be Newest Cash Crop for Valley Farmers

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Wastewater Treatment Kills Most Pathogens, Including COVID-19 Virus

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Sales Tax Obligations, Economic Nexus for DtC Shippers
• E-commerce boost for alcohol and fresh food during COVID-19 likely to remain
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• AB InBev cuts dividend and pushes back AGM
• Constellation Brands appoints Bill Renspie to newly created role of Chief Customer Officer, Beer Division

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Overproof, AI-Driven BI & Strategic Planning Platform For The Beverage Alcohol Industry, Raises $1.25M In Fourth Seed Round

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Is there a place for common sense in combining food and wine?
• Eat and drink what you like
• Why the Charge of Wine Snob is Out of Date

MARKETING & SALES

• 93-year-old Pennsylvania woman sent 150 beers by Molson Coors
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

MEDIA MATTERS

• Grass Valley author gives tour of Nevada County wine history in first book

MATTERS OF TASTE

• When Did ‘Malo’ Become a Bad Word?
• Remaking Burgundy
• Genetic research and Covid-19

WINE PEOPLE

• Jason Haas, general manager of Tablas Creek, on the art and commerce of blending (video)
• Mattia Scarpazza: Chile has so much for ambitious sommeliers to discover
• Brittany Komm, a young grower from East Wenatchee, Washington

WINE PLACES

• Washington’s Hedges Estate: wines need to express a time & place

WINE EDUCATION

• WSET fast-tracks investment for online delivery and digital learning
• The WSET Diploma: Is It Right For You?

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• A Look At The New Restaurant Reality During COVID
• Technomic’s Take: COVID-19, The Foodservice View
• GoFundMe Fundraising for Restaurant Workers — Without Owners Knowing

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Oregon vintner Stoller rescues museum, waterpark
• Good Vibrations: Washington Winery Tries Barrel Aging Under Passing Trains

DOWN UNDER

• Financial support to help Australian exporters bounce back

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• Rare wine sales increase in China

SOUTH AFRICA

• What happens to the South African wine industry after Coronavirus?
• Distell’s exit from premium wine – implications for the industry

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• ‘Craft brewers are facing new realities’: US craft beer grew 4% in 2019 – but 2020 will be a difficult year
• COVID-19 Reverses Craft Brewing’s Winners And Losers
• Status spirits: Well set to weather the storm?