APRIL 16, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• The new abnormal: How the restaurant industry will be changed by coronavirus
• Consumers care how brands care for staff amid pandemic as much as items stocked
• With commerce frozen, retail sales plunge unprecedented 8.7%
• Silicon Valley Bank offered its winery clients a great promo opportunity. Most did a savvy marketing job.
• Italian Sparkling Wines Abound In Impact’s “Hot Brands” List
• Smoke from recent California wildfires increased risk of cardiac arrest 70%, study shows
• COVID 19: What Wineries and Distilleries Can Do In Next 60 Days, hosted by Sid Patel, CEO of Beverage Trade Network (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Masks? Temperature checks? Bay Area chefs discuss the future of restaurants after shelter in place
• California Wineries Raise Nearly $20,000 For Restaurant Workers
• A Virtual Winery Opening: Sonoma Winemaker Jesse Katz Planned to Open his Tasting Room this Month
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• Managing a Wine Business in a Crisis Webinar (video)
• Business is booming at ‘essential’ liquor stores during the coronavirus pandemic, leaving workers in an uneasy position

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Covid Infects Logistics, Especially Independent Wineries
• DTC merger shakes up industry, creates US’s largest AlcBev logistics provider

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• U.S. Restaurant Transactions Decline by More Than 40% for Second Consecutive Week
• Bordeaux 2019 vintage: Clues on what to expect
• OZ: Wine export figures positive but full COVID impact yet to come
• Total Beverage Alcohol Overview – March 2020
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Drinking alcohol may heighten risk of getting coronavirus, WHO suggests

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

AMAZON

• Coronavirus unmasks Amazon’s stumbles at Whole Foods

DROUGHT/WATER

• The evolution of environmental flows in California

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Boxed Wine and Vodka Made From CO2: The Green Future of Booze

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The buying wine on-line checklist
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Acclaimed vintages of Yquem and Cheval Blanc feature in LVMH charity fine wine case
• Spotlight on Leflaive
• The year so far on Liv-ex: top price performers

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The Editor and the Wine Competition
• Blind Tasting Philosophy (podcast)
• The Paradox of Wine Democracy
• Post-virus, how will our behaviour change?

MARKETING & SALES

• Five key ways to adjust wine marketing during and after Covid-19
• Marketing wine during and after COVID-19
• Create Compelling Stories with a Brand Narrative
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Will wine in tubes be the next big thing?

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• TFWA slashes exhibitor fee for World Exhibition & Conference

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Temporary rule to help H-2A employers find farm workers

MEDIA MATTERS

• Helpful Podcasts for Wine Lovers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is French wine the greatest in the world?

COMPETITIONS/AWARDS

• 2019 Born Digital Wine Award Winners Announced

WINE PEOPLE

• Goodnight Hospitality Partner and Master Sommelier June Rodil
• Elizabeth Blau, Blau + Associates, Las Vegas, NV
• Kroger Beverage Director and Sommelier Jaime De Leon
• Rosa Kruger: the queen of the Cape’s old vines
• Jackson Family Wines’ Maggie Curry on the Future of Drinking at Home (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• When Nyack Had More Vineyards Than Napa Valley

WINE EDUCATION

• A Wine Educator Holds A Zoom Class And Learns For Herself

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• VA: Tobacco commission vineyard grant program extended, application period now open

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Trade associations collectively urge governments to keep food and drink imports and exports flowing
• Pays d’Oc adapt certification procedures so as not to disrupt sales

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Horticulture and wine sector face challenges once Level 4 lowers
• OZ: How to find and help struggling wineries

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s viticulture in transition: Wine culture going back thousands of years lays the foundation for emerging modern wine industry in the Middle Kingdom

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine history: On education, alcohol and the role of sick comforters

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• Harvard Researchers Say Some Social Distancing May Be Needed Into 2022