JUNE 26, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Hard seltzer: The unstoppable force?
• California Winegrape Growers Expected to Suffer $437 Million in Lost Sales this Fall Due to COVID-19
• Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Copper Cane Misled Buyers on Source of Wine
• Overturning discrimination against women in wine
• It’s Time to Decolonize Wine
• Opening a Winery in the Face of Covid
• The ‘master’ controversy is bigger than the Court of Master Sommeliers (Possible paywall)
• Millennials & GenZ tops in using COVID AlcBev delivery to try new brands
• Streamlining a Large Custom Crush Operation for Clients and Cellar Staff (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• EU wine tariffs have already cut U.S. wine imports almost in half. New higher rates are sure to increase pain
• Spirits still lead growth in Nielsen Off-Premise data; Non-West Coast wineries lead DTC growth

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• NZW announces “outstanding” vintage but smaller than expected crop
• 50 Tactics Wineries, Breweries, & Distilleries can use to boost their pick up & delivery sales (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Temecula Winery (Wilson Creek) Reports Two Positive Cases of COVID-19
• New wine tasting room for Calistoga nixed — for now
• A history of Lodi winegrowing, part 8 — Lodi’s Clements Hills, Borden Ranch and Sloughhouse Viticultural Areas
• Matthiasson wines — on a mission
• Sommeliers Choice Awards: Special Pricing Ends on June 30, 2020 (Sponsored)

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• How To Build Your Online Presence To Drive Your Delivery & Curbside Sales? (Sponsored)

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Should States Permanently Legalize the Carryout Sales of Alcohol for Restaurants?
• Georgia lawmakers OK home delivery of alcohol, send to Governor

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Quintessential Brands’ Neil Anderson: responding to new consumer trends
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

REAL ESTATE

• MI: Northern Sun Winery for sale

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Majestic announces reopening

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Analysts Are Betting On Naked Wines plc With A Big Upgrade This Week

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• Wine Institute Applauds APEC Model Wine Certificate Announcement

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• “Looking into the future” of wine with James Miles and the IMW
• UK: William Grant auction to sell 300 unique items for charity

DATA & TRENDS

• Drizly Launches Data And Insights Platform For Beverage Alcohol Retailers
• June Wine Analytics Report highlights (video)

MARKETING & SALES

• A pandemic-era wine sales strategy that works at Roma in Houston
• Wineries are creating new channels to drive direct to consumer channels*(Sponsored)

MEDIA MATTERS

• ‘Perfectly Paired,’ a Napa Valley story of love and wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Swing low, sweet reds: why reduced alcohol doesn’t mean less taste

WINE PEOPLE

• Malbec Moves Ahead: A Live Chat with Laura Catena
• Fifth Generation Port Grower Hugh Symington Looks To The Future While Learning From The Past

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Washington State Wine goes from strength to strength

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Troubled Berry Bros. wholesale division a sign of things to come?
• James Simpson MW on driving Pol Roger forward
• Rémy Cointreau negotiates its return to Champagne
• Les Caves de Pyrene turns to exports

DOWN UNDER

• Investing in the future of South Australia’s wine media
• OZ: Fire tears through kitchen at winery in Yarra Glen

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Consumers can distinguish between bitter tastes in beer — doesn’t alter liking
• How to Expand Your Brewery in 10 Steps