MAY 22, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wine Sales Defy Doom and Gloom: SVB Update
• 22% volume growth needed to rebalance the COVID-19 effect on alcohol sales: Nielsen
• CA ABC Emergency Rules Update
• Legal FAQs on Reopening CA Restaurants, Brewpubs, Bars and Tasting Rooms
• Why Wine Might Be a Wiser Investment Amid a Volatile Stock Market
• Fine wine after the pandemic
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• On-Premise In California To Include Sidewalks And Parking Lots As Well
• PD/GWSS Referendum – Vote by June 8th
• A history of Lodi winegrowing, part 3 — 1969, a year of big changes
• Firebelles and research vineyards: 125 years of history at Larkmead 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

• CDC quietly releases informative and instructional guidance for bars (taprooms and tasting rooms) and restaurants reopening during COVID-19 crisis
• On-trade operators should plan ‘relaunch’, not ‘reopening’, ahead of 4 July
• Scotland’s reopening plan will ‘destroy’ hospitality
• Your bubble is ready: plastic pods offer solution for COVID dining
• Mask with moving mouth to revolutionise eating out

COVID-19 LEGAL & REGULATORY RELIEF

• COVID-19 tax relief roundup

COVID-19 SURVIVAL

• Covid-19 Conversations: Joe Campanale and Dave Foss on Adapting Their Wine Bar’s Business Model on the Fly (podcast)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Grapes left out of USDA’s $19 billion Coronavirus direct relief program for farmers
• Vineyard House, Constellation Trial over To Kalon to start in Aug.
• JaM Cellars files for new preliminary injunction against Wine Group’s Franzia

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Pink Prosecco gets the green light
• From overwhelmed to organized: See how well Vineyard 29’s first harvest went with Vintrace (Sponsored)

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• ‘The Taste of Bordeaux Is Going to Change.’ Under Threat From Climate Change and Coronavirus, French Winemakers Try Experimenting

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• NY: Cocktails To-Go Could Become a Reality Beyond Coronavirus With New State Bill

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Commerce7 and Emetry Partner to Bring Better Customer Understanding to Wine
• Curing a Sclerotic Alcohol Industry With the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Serge Hochar’s lessons for wine sales in the time of the pandemic.
• Has coronavirus changed how much alcohol Americans are drinking?
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

AGRIFOODTECH

• Vineyard Visibility: Michael David Winery Improves Results With Aerial Imaging

WEBINARS/ONLINE MEETINGS

• El Dorado and Sierra Foothills Presentation on 5/27

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bordeaux’s Fractured Futures Campaign
• Spotlight on Giacomo Conterno

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Choice – A continuing topic
• Blind Tasting: Quality Assessment (video)

MARKETING & SALES

• Consumers Having More Emotional Experiences With Brands Due To COVID-19
• Social Distancing Installment #12:  RIP, America’s greatest wine salesman
• Wineries are creating new channels to drive direct to consumer channels*(Sponsored)

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Nick Martin: how Wine Owners can support fine wine merchants

WINE PEOPLE

• Sonoma Valley ranch owner Lauren Benward
• Winemaker Jamie Benziger of Sonoma Valley’s Imagery Estate
• Maggie Kruse of Sonoma County’s Jordan Vineyards & Winery
• Kyle Leis of Sonoma County wine telesales firm VinoPro
• Sonoma County winery operations director Jake Martini
• Cristie Kerr on The Taste with Doug Shafer (podcast)

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Texas restaurant trading near pre-Covid norm

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• COVID-19 isn’t giving Ontario wineries time to breathe
• Buyer Debate Pt 2: How will New York State wines stand out in UK?

ACADEMIA

• Cross-country journey kick started award-winning wine student’s career

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Early season insect and disease management in vineyards – webinar review

EUROPE & THE UK

• The Joys And Challenges Of Growing World-Class Chardonnay In Chablis
• €1 million to kick-start consumption of Alsace wines

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: COVID-19 health and safety guidelines for vineyard workers

LATIN AMERICA

• Trapiche’s response to Covid-19 in South America

SOUTH AFRICA

• New black-owned wine producer takes flight

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Untappd Check-Ins Spilling Secret CIA And Military Locations
• BrewDog’s libel case against PR firm over Trump stunt rejected