APRIL 23, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• California Wine’s State of Uncertainty
• These are the Top 5 reasons people will buy from you during the pandemic– and the bottom 5 that don’t matter
• Nielsen, Sovos & Wines Vines Analytics Launch New US Off-Premise Wine Sales Data Source
• America’s craft beer boom may go flat as coronavirus shutdown slows brewery taps
• Post-Pandemic Playbook for the foodservice industry (PDF)
• COVID 19: What Wineries and Distilleries Can Do In Next 60 Days, hosted by Sid Patel, CEO of Beverage Trade Network (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Silver Oak Becomes First Winery to Earn Living Building Challenge Sustainability Certification
• Napa Valley wineries navigate industry uncertainty as production continues
• 2020 Sonoma County Barrel Auction Moves to Online Platform
• PG&E CEO Bill Johnson To Retire At End Of June
• 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

• Senate passes $484 billion coronavirus stimulus package that includes $310 billion to replenish small business loans
• Celebrity chefs, insurers lobby Trump in fight over massive claims payouts

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• Tips for Securing PPP Loans for Your Specialty Crop Operation
• Complimentary Webinar Addresses Strategies for Wineries During COVID-19

COVID-19 DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS

• Virus turns off the beer taps as Munich cancels Oktoberfest

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• How The Wine Market Is Holding Up In The Times Of Coronavirus: Interview with Nielsen’s Danny Brager
• Bryant Family Vineyards owners win dismissal of consultant’s compensation case
• Special Premium Report: Industry and investor guide to Wine/Viticulture-relevant AgTech technologies and companies

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Wine Still Strong Off-Premise and Online – Nielsen
• New Yorkers Want Cheap Wine, and Lots of It
• US consumers increase wine consumption during lockdown
• Spring Frosts Follow a Mild Winter
• People are splurging on luxury goods during the coronavirus pandemic
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• French Researchers Find Glyphosate Link to Breast Cancer, Leads to More Aggressive Cancer, Also Strikes Younger Women

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Fifty-Acre Cannabis Operation Gets Green Light in Santa Barbara Wine Country
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• As Snowmelt Declines, Farmers in Western U.S. Could Be Among the Hardest Hit
• Water Availability for San Joaquin Valley Farms: A Balancing Act

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• After the Coronavirus, the Climate Crisis Will Remain. What Have We Learned?
• New Zealand wine industry commits to cutting carbon
• Social Distancing Installment #6: Earth Day and wine
• Time for France to ban 100% désherbage in vineyards
• Reasons To Choose Organic Wine
• What Makes A Liquor Brand Sustainable?
• How the Champagne Region Addresses Climate Change
• Good For Me, And Good For We: 6 simple guidelines for sustainability in the context of today

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Foster Lasting Customer Relationships by Adding Education to Your Ecommerce Platform
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Ten years on: Neal Martin revisits Bordeaux 2010

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Between Liking and Judging Quality

MARKETING & SALES

• Does Snoop Dogg’s 19 Crimes Partnership Send the Wrong Message to Wine Drinkers?
• How the pandemic has boosted digital retail
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• California bottle makers boost consumption of recovered glass

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• How Growers Are Protecting Workers During the Pandemic

MEDIA MATTERS

• Reviews of wine books for every occasion
• The First Day of the Rest of My Life: Alder Yarrow

WINE PEOPLE

• Alberto Aiello Graci: The Poet of Valpolicella
• Talking Wine With Sta. Rita Hills Champion Greg Brewer
• Coralie Strong on using her Plumpton education to start a career in wine
• UC Davis enology professor Dr. Andrew Waterhouse (video)

WINE HISTORY

• Scottish Archaeologists Discover Ruins of Massive Lost Wine-Bottle Glass Factory

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• HI: Maui Brewing Co. under investigation by Maui liquor commission for hand sanitizer giveaways
• OR: Gavin Joll to become General Manager of Abacela Winery
• PA: Booze sales remain a rumor for most
• Mid-Atlantic family-owned farms and wineries are struggling to adapt during shutdown

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• How to get the most out of sprays

EUROPE & THE UK

• French minister backs crisis plan to distil surplus wine
• Lockdown gives French online wine retailers a boost
• English wine producers ‘need to make more of e-commerce’
• Swiss drinking more local wine
• UK: Extended social distancing period could cost one million hospitality jobs
• EU sets out support for struggling farmers

DOWN UNDER

• Australia’s wine drinkers pre, during and post Covid-19
• 2020: the new normal, and grape and wine production

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine industry facing devastation

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Craft distillery St. George sees a path through the coronavirus crisis

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• Amid pandemic, homebrewing surges in popularity