APRIL 24, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• OIV says coronavirus wine impact “probably irreversible” without dramatic action
• Napa vintner Dario Sattui pledges to return $1.2 million small business loan
• 2020 Was Going To Be The Year Of The Sober-Curious Movement. Now What?
• Should JaM Cellars be allowed to monopolize buttery Chardonnay?
• Deepening drought, early heat wave add to Calif’s pandemic challenge
• COVID 19: What Wineries and Distilleries Can Do In Next 60 Days, hosted by Sid Patel, CEO of Beverage Trade Network (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• The Forgotten Women of California Wine
• Napa’s Own Game of Thrones Story
• How Daou is making Paso Robles wines for global fine dining
• Napa relaxes some stay-at-home rules
• Alta Colina names Molly Lonborg as Winemaker
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

COVID-19 OPENING UP

• COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with Air Conditioning in Restaurant
• Minimizing Coronavirus Transmission through Hospital Mechanical and Plumbing Systems
• Air conditioning systems could spread coronavirus, research shows
• Coronavirus Prompts Response in HVAC Industry

COVID-19 LEGAL & REGULATORY RELIEF

• Plan to change workers’ comp rules for employees with COVID-19 angers business, ag groups
• Getting CARES Money: The rapidly evolving landscape of federal relief funding
• Questions wineries need to answer before talking with lenders about coronavirus-caused financial woes

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• Nakedwines.com launches $5M support fund for winemakers disrupted by COVID-19
• Post-Pandemic Planning: Customer Engagement for the Road Ahead (webinar, April 30)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• California Wine’s State of Uncertainty
• 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

• Coronavirus may cut wine sales in Europe by half: OIV
• While Napa cabernet grapes still in demand, sales stall elsewhere in California North Coast
• Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Pricing – Is A Price Revision Coming?
• Chilean wine exports to the UK on the up
• Rías Baixas Albariño sales soaring in UK
• UK: Retail alcohol sales surge 31%
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• How Much Does It Cost California Cannabis Growers to Safety Test?
• Depletion: Why and How To Build Your Brand Around It (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Coronavirus forces California farmworkers to scramble for safe drinking water
• Early season heatwave in SoCal; drought intensifies in NorCal

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The 3-Tier U.S. Alcohol Distribution System Faces New Threats
• Covid-19 Crisis: Impact on Winery Trade Associations
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard’s organic sales fall 14.5% in Q3 due to Covid-19

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Fine Wine records: but at what price

MARKETING & SALES

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

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Deconstructing Pinot Gris

WINE PEOPLE

• Behind the Wines with Elaine Chukan Brown | Rory Williams, Frog’s Leap + Calder Wine Company (video)

WINE EDUCATION

• Can a Sommelier-Focused Website Help You Learn Wine?

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington hits 1,000 winery licenses with room to grow

EUROPE & THE UK

• OIV: Wine producers ‘face post-war solutions’
• The Road Ahead For Italian Wine Producers – Reaction From Consorzi

DOWN UNDER

• Report reveals Australian wine consumption is holding up but spend per bottle is down

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African wine industry relieved by excise dispensation

EXTENDED CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 COVERAGE

• Sommelier’s view: How Covid-19 has changed my world