JULY 24, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• International wine fraud ring uncovered in Spain
• Comfort for restaurant dining down among Republicans, up with Dems + Almost nobody wants to travel abroad
• After reopening rollbacks, Napa Valley tasting room visitation comes in waves
• Emetry Has Developed a Model to Predict Wine Club Cancellations
• New Developments in the Wine Shipping World
• Who Will Fix Wine Education?
• Bacardi Apologizes For Thinking Gendered Drinks Were A Good Idea
• Streamlining a Large Custom Crush Operation for Clients and Cellar Staff (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• At least 244 California wineries and vineyards received between $145 & $328 million from Paycheck Protection Program
• Accolade handing off production of US wines, including Geyser Peak, to Napa importer Quintessential Wines
• Spirits continue to lead pandemic AlcBev growth

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Champagne fails to agree 2020 yield amid “worst crisis since WW2”
• July veraison and the ultimate beauty of old to ancient vines
• How To Really Send Your Samples To Prospective Distributors and Importers (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Scheid Family Wines Reports First Quarter Results
• Results Are Out For The First Edition Of Paris Wine Cup (Sponsored)

COVID & HOSPITALITY

• Wine shop workers are essential workers too. They need and deserve our support.
• NY: Wine industry deals with being lumped in with bars, restaurants amid new mandates for food service

HEALTH

• Is red wine good for your heart? Yes, but only in moderation — here’s how much you should drink

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

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

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• How do organics and biodynamics affect a vineyard’s carbon footprint?

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• The out-of-state retailers arguing the Commerce Clause allows them to ship alcohol across state borders on par with in-state retailers that have the same privilege filed for Supreme Court review of the 6th Circuit Lebamoff decision. We’ve got the brief for you.

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Questioning the wisdom of a direct approach
• The CEO of Silver Oak Wine Breaks Down a Winning Ecommerce Strategy All Entrepreneurs Can Use
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Naked Wines posts stellar June sales as online orders surge

AGRIFOODTECH

• Food crops could be engineered to summon wasps that kill deadly plant pests
• WSU agricultural robotics research provides a glimpse of the future

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• U.S. Could Extend Tariffs to More European Products

DISTRIBUTORS

• How T Edward Wines can offer one stop shop from the US

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• South Australian anti-counterfeit tech company Cellr backed by Australia’s top wine fraud expert
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – 100-point Petrus leads weekly trade

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Big Packaging Line in a Small Footprint? No Problem if it Handles a Dozen Formats

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Wine Business Institute Research Summit 2020: Insights and Resources for Navigating Uncertainty

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Why Small Businesses Could Benefit from the Launch of Facebook Shops

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The drawbacks of vintage chart ‘messages’

WINE EDUCATION

• Florida Wine Academy Shifts to Online Education
• You Might Not Be Able To Get To Spain, But With The Spanish Wine Scholar Program You Can Virtually Visit All Its Wine Regions

WINE TOURISM

• 3,000 bottles of Champagne given to holidaymakers in Reims

WINE HISTORY

• When witches went after wine

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Danny Meyer Brings Back Tipping at his Restaurants

EUROPE & THE UK

• Italy’s winemakers are reeling from the coronavirus impact, but hope demand can bounce back

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: McWilliam’s creditors vote to secure company’s future

SOUTH AFRICA

• South African on-trade workers protest alcohol sales ban

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Lawsuit Filed by Independent Beer Distributor Against Anheuser-Busch Alleging Various Violations of Law and Contract
• Boston Beer Reports Second Quarter 2020 Results