JUNE 11, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Data Indicates That Wine Industry Trump Support Data Is Fatally Flawed
• Auction Houses Shift Online but See Continued Demand for Collectible Wines
• Why We Buy & What We Buy When the Going Gets Tough
• One more reason to be wary of alcohol health studies
• New Study Explores Motivations and Behaviors of U.S. Wine Consumers Before and During COVID-19 Lockdown
• Long-simmering wine industry grudge match heads for federal court hearing
• U.S. Economic Confidence Still Scarce as Economy Reopens
• Gaining control of complex custom crush operations (Sponsored)

OBITUARIES

• ZAP Grieves the Passing of Our Treasurer, Bruce Walker, Co-Owner of Starry Night Winery

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Australian wine exports to the UK drop 7%
• OZ: Queensland reports a dramatic decline for vintage 2020 due to drought
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• John Sutton of The Wine Group Elected Wine Institute Chairman 2020-2021
• Sonoma County to allow more breweries, wine tasting room openings this week

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• How California Wine Country vintners, restaurants are using data to navigate the coronavirus business world

WILDFIRES

• Agencies research smoke taint in grapes

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis Water Report moves forward; will be published in late 2020
• Wineries are creating new channels to drive direct to consumer channels (Sponsored)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Delta dispute casts shadow on water supplies

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Michigan Senate OKs cocktails to go, cut in liquor prices

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• European neighbours offer UK trade signs of post-lockdown optimism

BORDEAUX EN PRIMEUR 2019

• ‘Compressed’ Bordeaux 2019 EP campaign sees prices 30% lower
• Bordeaux 2019: Pricing pattern continues with Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion
• Clos Fourtet 2019 released
• Calon Segur 2019 released
• Chapelle Mission Haut Brion 2019 released
• Haut Brion 2019 released
• Mission Haut Brion 2019 released
• Quintus 2019 released

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Is Wine Tasting Intersubjective?
• Scientists use AI to ‘standardise’ whiskey tasting notes

MARKETING & SALES

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

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• The Shutdowns Reveal Big Possibilities for Small-Format Bottles
• TricorBraun Statement in Response to U.S. International Trade Commission Determination on Imports of Glass Containers From China

MANAGEMENT & EMPLOYMENT

• Proposed Legislation Would Require Employers Compensate H-2A Workers for Travel Time

MEDIA MATTERS

• Slow Wine Announces New US Editor for the Slow Wine Guide

WINE PEOPLE

• 10 Questions With GetDrinksDelivered.com Founder, Sid Patel
• Megalomaniac, Niagara, Canada – interview with Sébastien Jacquey

WINE PLACES

• In Lisbon, Natural Wine is the Ultimate Cultural Connector

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Tualatin Hills And The Laurelwood District Are Oregon’s Newest American Viticultural Areas
• When Canadian wine cost too much for Canadian consumers

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Lag phase is more than meets the eye

EUROPE & THE UK

• The battle to get Pouilly-Fuissé Premier Cru recognition
• Brussels under pressure to alleviate the effects of the crisis on the wine industry

DOWN UNDER

• Former Kiwi vineyard owner Glenn Schaeffer loses appeal, ordered to pay Las Vegas execs $3.3m

LATIN AMERICA

• Argentina’s White Wine Revolution

SOUTH AFRICA

• Trauma Wards Fill Up in South Africa After Alcohol Ban Is Lifted

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Gin reaches record sales in 2019; now dominates 2020 online spirits sales
• Craft Gin: The Ups, Downs And Surprising Twists Of A Classic British Spirit