MAY 5, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• ABC Enforcement – Alive, active and out in the community
• States opening up — How does wine fit in with 82% of Americans uneasy about eating out? 87% reluctant to party?
• It’s okay to laugh again: Advertisers prepare for post-coronavirus economy
• Billions in coronavirus aid will go to farms. But farmers say it’s not enough to keep them afloat
• US lockdown alcohol sales: the latest trends
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Amazon to open distribution center at southern end of Sonoma Valley in 2020
• Colossal Cabernet trial under the California sun
• How to comply with new virtual tasting samples guidance
• New winemakers appointed at Sextant Wines, Paris Valley Road Estate Winery
• Lodi Winegrape Commission updates
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

COVID-19 OPENING UP

• West Coast Wineries Eager to Reopen Their Doors
• Top Chefs in London and New York Plot Post-Lockdown Revivals

COVID-19 LEGAL & REGULATORY RELIEF

• How to Reevaluate Your Business Insurance Coverage

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• A New Tool to Help Promote Online Wine Events
• Wine, Coronavirus & Recession Podcast

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Post Lock-Down Opportunity for Wineries
• 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

• Volumes up in “exceptional” South African harvest
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES

• UC: Build communities to coexist with wildfire

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Wineries are creating new channels to drive direct to consumer channels (Sponsored)

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Corona Leads to Surge in Demand for Organic Wine and Food

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Inside Interview with Sid Patel on Get Drinks Delivered (GDD)
• Strategies to help you grow your Sales: Grow Your Beverage Business with Sid Patel *(Sponsored)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• OR: David Hill Vineyards & Winery buys Wirtz Vineyard

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• It Might be Harder and More Expensive to Drink French Rosé This Spring

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Rare whisky and Yquem 1975 lead Sotheby’s online auctions

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Effects of recommender systems in e-commerce vary by product attributes and review ratings
• State of the Sommelier (video)

MARKETING & SALES

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

WINE PEOPLE

• Jean-Charles Boisset—Biodynamic Wine Wizard Of Burgundy And California
• Gerard Basset’s Tasting Victory Extract: Best Sommelier Europe 1996
• Q&A: Magdalena Pesce
• Sacha Lichine, Château D’Esclans
• Mattia Scarpazza: what life’s like for a sommelier in lockdown
• Maggie Henriques, CEO of Krug, talks about Luxury Wine (video)
• Badia a Coltibuono owner/winemaker Roberto Stucchi (video)

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Reopening Of Pennsylvania’s Government-Run Liquor Stores Will Not Stop Demand & Need For Reform

ACADEMIA

• Online learning opportunities from the Penn State Wine and Grape Team

EUROPE & THE UK

• VJ Mallya takes appeal to Supreme Court to dodge extradition
• Take a look inside Scotland’s growing wine industry

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine regions in central-west NSW looking forward to life after COVID-19

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• India lifts alcohol ban to increase state funds

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Financial aid needed as craft distillers ‘barely hanging on’
• The Allure of Hops Turns Sour for Some Canadian Growers
• A Millennial-Run Tequila Label Is Trying to Shake Up the Industry