MAY 13, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• May US alcohol sales rise at highest rate since lockdown peak
• Everybody had enough to drink? COVID’s AlcBev binge declines from peak, leveling off
• Regulators waive $200 million fine PG&E was supposed to pay for causing deadly NorCal wildfires
• Lessons from China: The prospects for wine during the re-opening phase
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• On-demand food delivery apps are letting minors order alcohol, Calif regulators say
• Message From Napa County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Klobas
• California restaurant owner says furloughed employees won’t come back to work because they’re making $1,000 a week in unemployment
• Boutique winemakers: Save time and effort this harvest season with this new production app! Click now to learn more! (Sponsored)

COVID-19 OPENING UP

• California gives restaurants dine-in guidelines, allowing a few rural counties to lead way out of coronavirus lockdown
• Sonoma County restaurants get guidelines to reopen
• Restaurant uses mannequins to enforce social distancing

COVID-19 SURVIVAL TIPS

• BlueCart Partners with WineBid to Help Restaurants More Quickly Convert Wine Collections to Cash

COVID-19 DELAYS/CANCELLATIONS

• Tax Free World Association (TFWA) cancels 2020 show in Cannes

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• O’Neill & Southern-Glazer’s Settle lawsuits over distro agreement termination in Five States

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Wine Australia Export update
• WA Wine Grape Harvest 2019 Pt 1 (podcast)
• France puts a cork in champagne sales
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

HEALTH

• Most Americans claim to drink responsibly in lockdown
• Flavonoid-Rich Diet May Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
• Red wine and your health: Do the benefits outweigh the risks?
• My kids watch me drink wine. Pretty often. Is that a problem?

WILDFIRES

• Why Smoke Taint Is No Joke for Grape Growers

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Sacramento-San Joaquin Drainage District Feasibility Study

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Faced with Global Crises, Wineries Turn to Adaptive Farming and Support Groups
• Gloria Ferrer’s Mayacamas Olds Says Sustainability Makes Better Wine

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Gary Vaynerchuk launches text driven wine delivery service
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

REAL ESTATE

• West Marin, Calif: Japanese-inspired off-the-grid compound with winery for sale for $20M

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• What Could Drive $3.6 Billion Revenue Loss For Diageo In 2020: North America Or Asia-Pacific?
• Robert Foye promoted as CEO of Accolade Wines

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• The lure of Provence: Château Bas sold to Bordeaux-based buyer
• NY: Hudson-Chatham Winery sold
• OH: RedHead CEO, Partner Buy L’uva Bella Winery

DISTRIBUTORS

• Speakeasy Co. Raising Spirits by Providing Local Alcohol Brands Direct Distribution Nationwide

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• NJ Statewide Wine Grape Twilight Meeting (online)

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• “There’s a big opportunity here” – Automated trade on Liv-ex reaches new record high
• “Italy is the star” – Fine wine market continues to broaden during Covid-19

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• A New Classification System for Wine?

MARKETING & SALES

• Manage Your Video Content Actively – Plan & Promote
• Wineries are creating new channels to drive direct to consumer channels*(Sponsored)

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Washington provides free masks for farmworkers

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Why Innovative Winemakers Are Adding Hops to Wine
• Wine Myths, Debunked, Part II (podcast)
• What Happens When Summer Drinking and Social Distancing Collide? (podcast)
• Ticking the right boxes

WINE PEOPLE

• Q&A: Viviana Navarrete of Viña Leyda
• Anita Oberholster – UCDavis Cooperative Extension (podcast)
• Coronavirus and SA wine: Bruwer Raats of Raats Family Wines
• Coronavirus and SA wine: Michael White of Highlands Road

WINE EDUCATION

• Tim Wildman MW on his drive to help MW students study with WineTutor.tv

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• The future of dining

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• New Subject Areas Added to BC Winery Compliance Subscription

ACADEMIA

• Stellenbosch University researcher to make winery wastewater more sustainable

EUROPE & THE UK

• The impact of the pandemic on German wine producers
• The end of gilding for one Grand Cru Classé as it ramps up its sustainability credentials
• The determined and brave new forces of innovation on Etna
• Over 250 Million Bottles’ Worth of French Wine Will Be Distilled into Industrial Alcohol
• Wine is the new normal in the UK

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: COVID-19 brings cheap ag inputs, low $A and a nasty recession
• OZ: Floor price on alcohol working in Northern Territory
• LSA throws Western Australian wineries a lifeline
• OZ: GPs set a lockdown challenge – Can you go two days without a drink?