JULY 1, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• CA Wine Biz Decline may cost state $9.6 Bil in direct, indirect & induced losses
• Vaynerchuk flips Empathy Brand to Constellation
• Spirits continue to lead wine and beer in Nielsen Off-Premise AlcBev sales
• Huge Wine Frauds Uncovered in Europe
• Alcohol Sales Are Not Spiking Or Even Stabilizing. Here’s Why This Misconception Matters.
• Is The Wine Industry Racist?
• Streamlining a Large Custom Crush Operation for Clients and Cellar Staff (Sponsored)

MORE CONSTELLATION

• Constellation sells Mega Purple & other concentrate operations to Vie-Del Co.
• Constellation Brands Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2021 Results
• Constellation Brands stock rallies after adjusted earnings, sales top forecasts

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Tony Terlato, a Giant in the U.S. Wine Industry, Dies at 86

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Bordeaux 2019: A Modern-Day Version of 1982?
• NZ: Winemakers a ‘happy’ bunch as bumper harvest pulled in during lockdown
• 50 Tactics Wineries, Breweries, & Distilleries can use to boost their pick up & delivery sales (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• COVID-19 cases increasing, Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation establishes task force (PDF)
• Allied Grape Growers’ Emilio Miranda Retires After 44-Year Career in Wine Industry
• Santa Clara County wine region concerned about economic impact if bars, wineries stay closed
• Late Lompoc winemaker, Steve Arrowood, remembered by family
• How California’s Wine Stories Are American Stories

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Delta Watermaster Update: Litigation in the Delta, Term 91, SB-88 implementation, and more

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Château Fonplegade goes biodynamic

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Carlsberg opens water recycling plant at Denmark brewery

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Champagne houses embrace direct selling
• Ontario Shuts Down DTC Reform
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

REAL ESTATE

• Sonoma vineyard estate with two tiny homes listed for $4.75 million

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Caroline Thompson-Hill becomes Accolade’s European MD

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• InVivo Wine in exclusive talks to take control of Vinadeis

BREXIT

• No Deal risks amplified for fine wine and UK’s standing as trading hub

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Vindome launch delivers fine wine investment platform on phones
• James Miles on Italy’s fine wine market (podcast)
• Rare coins, whiskey and even Lego — some of the niche investments being considered during the pandemic

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Delta to Bring Back Beer, Wine Service on Longer U.S. Flights

MARKETING & SALES

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

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Facebook To Seek Supreme Court Intervention In Privacy Battle Over ‘Like’ Button

MEDIA MATTERS

• Why the virtual press trip may be the future of wine travel
• Books On Wine To Spice Up Your Summer Reading List
• DB Correction: Nosecco trademark dispute

MATTERS OF TASTE

• What Does Beauty Demand Of Us?

WINE PEOPLE

• Top women winemakers are still rare in the world of grapes
• Theresa Heredia Of Gary Farrell Winery On ‘Capturing The Essence Of Place’
• The trailblazer of the Lebanon: Faouzi Issa of Domaine des Tourelles (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Nine Places Preserving the History of American Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• BC Wine Institute disappointed but not surprised by fed limiting wine sales

ACADEMIA

• Covid-19 Shows That Scientific Journals Need to Open Up

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• An autonomous robot that eliminates downy and powdery mildew overnight

EUROPE & THE UK

• A question of youth for wine in Sweden
• Turning the tables on the UK on-trade
• ‘Hobby vineyards’: a new must-have for wealthy Bordeaux wine lovers?

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Ex-winery owner loses appeal
• How wine and alcohol purchasing and consumption changed during COVID-19 isolation in Australia

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• The story of wine in Hong Kong

LATIN AMERICA

• Can Chilean Wine Be As Good As Bordeaux? Ask Winemaker Cristian Vallejo

SOUTH AFRICA

• Cape Town Port Gets Help to Clear Lockdown Freight Backlog

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Dr. J. Nikol Jackson-Beckham Is Brewing a Better Beer World
• Groundbreaking Black-Owned Distillery Making A Big Splash Since Its Debut