JUNE 16, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wine volume uplift in US off-trade offsets on-trade sales drop
• Wine & Coronavirus Recession: Three Questions from the Wine Economist
• Pre-COVID Debt may keep many restaurants permanently closed
• 75% of restaurant operators don’t expect to turn a profit in near future
• Gaining control of complex custom crush operations (Sponsored)

VINO POLITICS

• Why It’s No Longer Politics as Usual in the Wine Business
• The Fool’s Errand of Trying To Link Wine and Politics
• Bay Area vintners’ support of Trump clashes with politics of most wine drinkers

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Long-simmering wine industry grudge match heads for federal court hearing
• Off-premise wine growth must maintain 22% growth rates to offset the on-premise losses = Nielsen

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• The States that Drink the Most Wine in America [Map]
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• COVID-19 hits workers at second unidentified Sonoma County winery
• California coronavirus numbers are stable, Gavin Newsom says
• Delicato Family Wines Announces Appointment of Erwin Petznek as Vice President International

COVID OPENING & SURGING

• Wine Country Reopens, Cautiously
• Coronavirus updates: Santa Barbara County COVID cases surge
• COVID-19 update: Latest news, numbers from Fresno, Tulare
• Sonoma County parks now open for small-group outings
• Shopping malls reopen in San Francisco

HOSPITALITY, RESTAURANTS & LODGING

• Data reveals first signs of recovery for hospitality industry
• Dear landlords: Without your help, D.C.’s restaurants and bars will close forever
• Tensley Winery Supports Restaurants with Free Wine
• ‘Running on Fumes’: Restaurants Trying to Reopen Face Cash Crunch

HEALTH

• Is Variety the Spice of Life? When it Comes to Preventing Dementia, Yes
• Alcohol Taxes To Reduce Consumption May Not Produce The Intended Result

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Increased demand for sustainably produced wine

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• What the Future of Farming Looks Like to the Ag Secretary

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Supermarket retailers and wine clubs boom during COVID-19
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Rémy Cointreau in Negotiations to Acquire Maison de Champagne J. de Telmont
• Largest Ohio winery acquired by millennial investors

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Buying one-off wines at the third Sonoma County Barrel Auction

MARKETING & SALES

• As Travel Starts Back Up, Wineries and Other Food-and-Drink Enclaves Get Creative
• OZ: Shoppers change behaviour as COVID-19 takes hold
• Wineries are creating new channels to drive direct to consumer channels*(Sponsored)

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• Lion ransomware attack: Manufacturing problems continue for beer brewer

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Canned wine, wine advice, half bottles
• Put Down The White Claw, Try One Of These Canned Wines
• The World’s Most Expensive Italian Wines
• Bordeaux 2019 futures: heralding Bordeaux v. 2 and the affirmation of terroir character

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK Hospitality urges government to confirm reopening date
• Majestic appoints performance marketing agency to drive revenue
• EeBriaTrade adds English wines

DOWN UNDER

• Wine sectors’ shift into recovery mode boosted by innovation funding – Australia
• Agriculture outlook dominated by recovery from drought – Australia
• From forests to vineyards, Piotr is sustained by a love of science – Australia
• Western Australia’s Colonial Brewing Co considers changing name amid Black Lives Matter movement
• South Burnett winemakers optimistic for the future with a wetter, hotter climate forecast
• Liquor bosses hand luxe Perth wine lab second chance at life
• Wine sectors’ shift into recovery mode boosted by innovation funding – Australia
• Agriculture outlook dominated by recovery from drought – Australia

SOUTH AFRICA

• The South African Wine Tasting Championships 2020 are cancelled

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Brewing Industry Sees 43% Drop in Product Registrations
• The autonomous beer machine: “Started out as a joke, now a growing company”