AUGUST 7, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• COVID hammers global wine exports. US -11%. Argentina suffers most: -59.4%
  
• Wine Industry’s smug apathy set it up for a ‘Clean Wine’ Reckoning
• An Italian Natural Wine Producer Is Swept Up in Her Father’s Migrant Worker Scandal (New York Times, possible paywall)
• The Country’s Most Productive Farmland Is Now One of Its Worst COVID-19 Hotspots
• Wine, resveratrol and COVID-19: This is how “stupid science” gets unleashed
• Spirit flavoured with silkworm poo released in Japan
• Streamlining a Large Custom Crush Operation for Clients and Cellar Staff (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Moderate Wine consumers must cut drinks by half: Trump Dietary Panel
• Ruby Grapes sues Intercoastal Wine charging criminal pandemic profiteering.
• Gallo PR tries to distance winery and Gallo Cattle Co., but no proof available.
• At least 244 California wineries and vineyards received between $145 & $328 million from Paycheck Protection Program

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• California Rolls Out its Toughest Vintage
• The Chinese market flatlines
• Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Decline -4% By Value Over Last Twelve Months through June 2020, Packaged Exports Flat
• North Coast 2020 grape harvest kicks off amid coronavirus concerns
• 2020 Sonoma County Winegrape Harvest Kicks Off
• How To Really Send Your Samples To Prospective Distributors and Importers (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Calif: Table grape crop to match last year’s production
• Napa County takes initial look at proposed Highway 29 hotel
• Results Are Out For The First Edition Of Paris Wine Cup (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Documentary shows how the Tubbs fire affected farmworkers

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Cannabis Global Launches New “Hemp You Can Feel™” Alcohol Substitute Mixers
• Eve & Co +9% on cannabis-infused beverage supply deal with Canada’s Colio Estate Wines
• How To Build Your Online Presence To Drive Your Delivery & Curbside Sales? (Sponsored)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Video: Mailchimp and WineDirect Integration
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Leading Vintners in Châteauneuf-du-Pape Make Two Big Acquisitions
• TX: Haak Vineyards and Winery sold

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Liv-ex 1000 gains 0.54% in July

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• It’s great to have access to all this wine information… But watch out!

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Boxed wine sales on the rise in Australia

MEDIA MATTERS

• Julia Coney Joins VinePair as Contributing Editor

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Is clean wine the new Hydroxychloroquine?
• The variations of Sauvignon Blanc

WINE PEOPLE

• Matt Parish: Balancing the art, science and business of winemaking
• From concrete jungle to a vineyard, a happy transition for Sijing
• Leading from the Top: A Live Chat with Carlton McCoy

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Preharvest Planning and Winery Sanitation
• Top tips for effective MLF
• Ethanol the warning signal for berry shrivel?

EUROPE & THE UK

• Covid-19 hotspots flare in Rioja
• French government donates an extra 80m Euros to beleaguered wine industry
• Export is key to growth – if you can do it right
• Historic Geographical Classifications for Cava

DOWN UNDER

• Tasmanian Regional Program considers how to achieve minimal intervention with minimal issues
• OZ: New mobile plant surveillance tech launched in Langhorne Creek

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• China’s Grace Vineyard interim results hold firm
• Taiwan’s award-winning winemaker aims to revive fading tradition

LATIN AMERICA

• Condor pairs with Cooper, capturing stories behind South America’s 2020 harvest

AROUND THE GLOBE

• Redemption & revival on the Golan Heights