JULY 17, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• At least 244 California wineries and vineyards received between $145 & $328 million from Paycheck Protection Program
• California North Coast vintners should shift marketing to survive until economy recovers in 2022-2023, experts say
• California blames PG&E for Kincade wildfire in wine country
• Bad news for re-opening: 68% of the public is UNcomfortable returning to normal routine
• Does Stella Rosa’s sweet fizzy red commercial do what Big Wine can’t?
• Streamlining a Large Custom Crush Operation for Clients and Cellar Staff (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Constellation Invests in Booker Vineyard in Paso Robles

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• July 2020 Ciatti California Report (PDF)
• Prosecco in the pink with parallel rosé trends
• 50 Tactics Wineries, Breweries, & Distilleries can use to boost their pick up & delivery sales (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Napa County gives split decision in Bremer winery stream case
• Bouchaine Vineyards names Stowe as national sales manager
• SLO County: What is an employer supposed to do if an employee tests positive for COVID-19?
• BottleRock Napa Valley postponed until May 2021 due to pandemic

ONLINE PRIVACY

• Tech companies are ‘scrambling’ after the EU’s top court shot down the EU-US Privacy Shield

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

DROUGHT/WATER

• Agency throws curveball in largest U.S. dam demolition plan
• Forty Years of California Water Policy: What Worked, What Didn’t, and Lessons for the Future

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• Using treated waste water to irrigate vines in Languedoc

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

REAL ESTATE

• California dreaming: Three great-looking vineyard estates for sale

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Willamette Valley Vineyards invites all Wine Enthusiasts to Join its First Virtual Annual Shareholder Meeting

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Why Star Wine List wants to reward the best wine restaurants in the world

MARKETING & SALES

• TV wine ad update: Does Stella Rosa’s sweet fizzy red commercial do what Big Wine can’t?
• Changyu tightens sales control by introducing quota system
• Wineries are creating new channels to drive direct to consumer channels*(Sponsored)

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Visy’s $1b glass deal delivers on Richard Pratt’s ‘aspiration’

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine Spectator Postpones 2020 New York Wine Experience

IT: INFORMATION [AND] TECHNOLOGY

• What comes after Zoom fatigue

MEDIA MATTERS

• Disrupting Wine tells the story of Vivino founder’s fascinating journey to conquer the wine world

MATTERS OF TASTE

• In defense of “clean wine”: Wake up, wine industry
• Cameron Diaz’s new ‘clean’ wine Avaline meets none of the natural wine standards (possible paywall)
• Wines of Spain: Part 1 (video)
• Wine beyond taste

WINE PLACES

• What You Should Know About Italy’s Rare And Surprising Vineyards

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• NM: Wine industry wonders why it can’t operate
• Forget Napa Valley: Wisconsin ‘the next frontier’ for great wine, grape growers say
• Winery Association of North Dakota formed to grow industry

EUROPE & THE UK

• Why Some Winemakers in Europe Choose to Declassify Their Wines
• White wine is everywhere in Italy and it’s more than you think
• UK: On-trade reports 40% drop in weekly sales

DOWN UNDER

• “Huge cultural shift” in Australia’s drinking habits

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Rhône Wine Crossword

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits offloads Polish operations