SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Ag imagery firm TerrAvion files for Chapter 11 protection
• Beer, Spirits, & Wine – Packaged Imports Decline -6% By Value Over Last Twelve Months through July 2020, Packaged Exports Grow +1%
• How much has the pandemic REALLY hurt the wine business?
• Minnesota District Court Strikes Law Requiring Minnesota Wine be Made From Minnesota Grapes
• Drinking to Cope During COVID‐19 Pandemic
• This is how Americans spent their COVID stimulus checks
• Hard Coffee Is on the Rise With 11,000 Percent Spike in Sales
• Power shut-offs are in your future. Keep crush moving. Click to reserve your generator NOW! (Sponsored)

OBITUARIES

• Legendary Central Coast Vintner, Sam Balakian, Passes Away at age 78
• Alain Voge, the Enterprising Rhône Vintner Who Revived Cornas, Dies at 81

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Extreme weekend heat set to disrupt Calif North Bay firefight & strain power grid
• To Kalon Trial lawsuit gets underway
• Harvard-controlled LLC in $120+ million deal with anonymous LLC connected with Canadian pension fund.
• Ruby Grapes sues Intercoastal Wine charging criminal pandemic profiteering.
• Streamlining a Large Custom Crush Operation for Clients and Cellar Staff (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• CAWG Statement on Smoke Exposure Events, Winegrapes and Wineries
• Smoke Exposure Quandary: Some Wineries Not Taking Grapes Without Lab Tests Amid Testing Backlog
• California fires live updates: Three recent wildfires now among top 4 largest in California history
• Weather and Climate Summary and Forecast September 2020 Report
• Californians are buying their own fire trucks on Craigslist

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Spanish grape growers halt their harvest strike
• French 2020 harvest on track to be bigger than last year’s thanks to warm weather
• How To Really Send Your Samples To Prospective Distributors and Importers (Sponsored)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Sonoma Cheese Factory sold
• Results Are Out For The First Edition Of Paris Wine Cup (Sponsored)

DIVERSITY

• Bones, Bottles and Black Folk (podcast)
• D.C. Brewery Faces Criticism Over Navajo Code Talker Beer

HEALTH

• Why Nutrition Advice Keeps Changing

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Another Great Marijuana Lie: “Dabs” Are Bad And Most Cannabis Consumers Prefer Less THC, Study Finds
• How To Build Your Online Presence To Drive Your Delivery & Curbside Sales? (Sponsored)

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• UK sales of organic food and wine soar over 2020

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Amended Complaint, Answer, and Counterclaims In Connecticut Distributor-Brewer Dispute

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Online Wine Purchase Increases for Home Delivery During COVID-19 Crisis Lockdown Are Expected to Continue After the Crisis with the Exception of Generation Z
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard North America Appoints Two New Members to Executive Committee

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• OZ: Accolade Wines acquires Katnook Estate Coonawarra
• Idyllic Provence vineyard estates for sale

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• A new financial service for wine traders
• Just $5 and an iPhone can open the door to investing in the world’s rarest fine wines
• Sotheby’s spirits sale nets £1.2m

MARKETING & SALES

• How to get started in ecommerce

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Cork Supply Eliminates TCA

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• How Wineries Increase Brand Awareness with Social Media

MATTERS OF TASTE

• A Blessing and a Curse: Embracing the Complex Variety of Wines from California’s Santa Barbara County
• Is it wine?

WINE PEOPLE

• Vintners shower love on wine pioneer Richard Sanford
• Jon Clement – Looking for next on-trade buying role

WINE PLACES

• Bordeaux profile: Château Haut Bailly

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Over 60 Percent of NY Restaurants Could Close By Next Year, Survey Says

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Minnesota wineries split about new statewide rule change
• Washington’s Royal Slope earns AVA
• After Nearly 40 Years on the Wagon, the Oregon Health Authority Is Turning to Alcohol for Revenue
• Texas Wineries Form a Political Action Committee to Save the Industry

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Biosecurity measures reinforced for brown marmorated stink bug season 2020-21
• Taste, sustainability and health drive consumption of natural wines in Australia
• NZ: Astrolabe appoints Libby Waghorn Levett as GM
• NZ’s oldest wine region perseveres in adversity
• Blockchain can combat Australia’s $1.7B food and wine fraud problem

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• North Korea touts its domestically-made booze

SOUTH AFRICA

• Wine industry enters digital space to boost sales during the lockdown

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Revolting spit and poo brews shown in Swedish exhibit

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• There Is No Such Thing As The World’s Best Whisky
• Is beer good for you? Yakima Valley hops fuel promising medical research
• Why low and alcohol free beers could be considered health drinks