APRIL 27, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wineries are being forced to re-evaluate branding, operations as economic pain from the virus deepens
• The Buyer & CGA’s new reports on Covid-19 impact on wine & consumers
• 11 ways that consumers have made virtual drinking nights at home more interesting during the pandemic
• Wine’s Biggest Health Benefit Might Be Drinking with Friends
• How to safely receive wine deliveries in the age of social distancing
• COVID 19: What Wineries and Distilleries Can Do In Next 60 Days, hosted by Sid Patel, CEO of Beverage Trade Network (Sponsored)

OBITUARIES

• Los Olivos Vintner Larry Saarloos Dies After Horse-Riding Accident

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Vintners Lose Challenge to Santa Monica Mountains Coastal Program Ban on New Vineyards
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

COVID-19 OPENING UP

• What Will the Future of Fine Dining Look Like in New York City?
• U.S. restaurants will reopen with a different look. China gives clues as to how.
• California to reboot ‘ravaged’ restaurant industry with new meal delivery program for seniors
• Alain Ducasse says it’s safer to eat in restaurants than at home
• What will it really take for us to go back to work? This institute plans to experiment — on itself

COVID-19 LEGAL & REGULATORY RELIEF

• Additional Paycheck Protection Program Funding Approved; Disaster Loan Program Expanded To Farmers
• Coronavirus relief loan program PPP scheduled to resume accepting new applications on April 27
• Federal COVID-19 aid could begin arriving in May

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• Out of Flour? Try the Local Wine Bar

COVID-19 DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS

• Walla Walla Valley Wine Alliance moves Celebrate to 2021

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• OIV says coronavirus wine impact “probably irreversible” without dramatic action
• 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

• Early freeze, drop in demand lead to smallest harvest for Washington wine since 2012
• Argentina: Catena Zapata harvest comes up to 40 days early
• A last look back at the winter of 2019-20 at Tablas Creek
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES

• OZ: Bushfires prompt call for wine businesses to reassess their insurance policies

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• After Months of Delay The 2020 WOTUS Rule is Finally Published
• Supreme Court Ruling Finds Old, New Middle Ground on Clean Water Act’s Application to Groundwater
• ‘Hydrologists should be happy.’ Big Supreme Court ruling bolsters groundwater science
• Klamath water allocation short of demand for farmers, ranchers
• Future droughts may ‘eclipse’ those of the past

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

REAL ESTATE

• A $25.5 Million Napa Ranch Is Perfect for a Long Shelter In Place

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Bumper harvest for Australian Vintage leaves a profitable aftertaste

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Have ASX shares in the Australian wine sector bottomed?

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Sotheby’s Worldwide Head of Wine Jamie Ritchie on Evolving the Auction Business (podcast)
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Italy trade share hits another record high
• Online auction of record-breaking £1m whisky bottles hacked

DATA & TRENDS

• Next in Sport: Worldwide Wine Trends

MARKETING & SALES

• In focus: Hard seltzers
• Creating A Successful Brand Launch In The US *(Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Size Matters: the World of Wine Bottles
• Future of wine labels is in reflecting the drinker
• Tapì releases lockable closure Mekano

PAYMENTS

• Bitcoin Is The Story Of The Next Decade

MEDIA MATTERS

• Italian wine “after COVID”: a new book on the challenges faced by Italian winemakers in the post-pandemic world

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The latest on mouse, the wine taint of our times
• The Rare Australian Wine You May Never Get to Taste

WINE PEOPLE

• Talking Margerum Wine Company With Michael Miroballi
• Bibiana González Rave: How to Create a Life-Affirming Rosé
• The Real Business of Wine: Richard Siddle (video)
• Episode 4 – Kerry Damskey – Winemaking in Costa Rica (video)
• Clara Klein, Sunday Vinyl (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• How well do you know the common European wine-making regions?

WINE EDUCATION

• Comité Champagne reveals free online course for drinks trade professionals

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington winery’s coronavirus pitch to customers: ‘buy someone else’s wines’
• The Wall Street Journal Misses the Big Issue on the Pennsylvania Fiasco
• Illinois Liquor Control Commission is enforcing cocktails-to-go, some retailers are confused, but compliance is necessary

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Brettanomyces spp. control: a research-winery crosstalk

EUROPE & THE UK

• Wine sales in Europe expected to fall by 35%
• Alcohol sales soar in UK while wider retail plummets
• Alcohol sales in Ireland down 30% due to pandemic
• UK: Research highlights flaws in level of Covid-19 government hospitality support

DOWN UNDER

• Margaret River winemaker appointed acting Chair of Wine Australia

SOUTH AFRICA

• Here’s How South Africans Are Dodging Virus Alcohol Ban

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Craft brewers see demand plunge amid virus closures