SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Wine up 17.9% in off-premise channels vs same week 2019. Table wine dollars grew by 14.0%, outpaced by sparkling which was up 33.3%
• Women, Wine, and the Uncomfortable Conversation We Need to Have
• TTB Approved 170.1K Products Over Last 12 Months through Aug 2020, A Decrease of -0.7K (–0.4%)
• Fires Leave West Coast 2020 Vintage in the Balance
• ‘I Have To Work’: Agricultural Workers In The West Harvest Crops Through Fire Smoke
• California governor signs laws to protect workers from virus
• Think marketing strategy now — AlcBev & luxury goods sales could take a beating this COVID-weary holiday season
• Power shut-offs are in your future. Keep crush moving. Click to reserve your generator NOW! (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Wine Sales Up, Winery Profits Down
• TerrAvion Chapt 11: up to $50 million in liabilities, less than $50K in assets
• Streamlining a Large Custom Crush Operation for Clients and Cellar Staff (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Creek Fire live updates: Wildfire reaches 20% containment, spreads to 246,756 acres
• OR: Local winemakers rally around small winery lost in Almeda Fire
• Dealing with smoke taint in 2020
• Willamette Valley Vineyard Workers Are Picking Grapes in Hazardous Air
• How You Can Help Farmers Suffering From Wildfires Right Now

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Across the U.S., Winemakers Persevere to Harvest Amid Wildfires and the Pandemic
• Arizona wine varieties find demand in local market
• Sommeliers Choice Awards Announces 2020 Winners (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Proposed 475,000-gallon Napa Valley winery raises size concerns
• Sonoma County Winegrowers Referendum Passes With Record Vote
• 2020 Bartender Spirits Awards Results Are Out (Sponsored link)

DIVERSITY

• Strengthening diversity and inclusion in agriculture
• Oakland’s getting a new wine bar that celebrates producers from underrepresented backgrounds (possible paywall)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Almond growers are committed to finding water solutions that work for people, farms, and fish

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• A Most ‘Sustainable’ Vineyard in a ‘Completely Unsustainable’ Year
• English vineyards introduce new grapes due to global heating

RECYCLED WASTEWATER

• O’Neill Vintners & Distillers Unveils BioFiltro’s Largest Worm-Powered Winery Wastewater System in the World

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• CNDP gains ground in secondary market

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Individual preferences

MARKETING & SALES

• How to Sell Wine & Spirits in Today’s Market A Q&A with Edge Beverage Consulting

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Bitterness is the new trend in Champagne

WINE PEOPLE

• Meet the maker: the Portuguese vintners taking natural wine back to its roots
• Chris Wilson’s latest adventures from his Gutter & Stars winery

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• MI: Alcohol retailers fill MLCC hearing opposing Total Wine’s GR-area plans
• South Okanagan wine village construction underway

EUROPE & THE UK

• Miles Beale on standing up to “not good enough” government
• Pouilly-Fuissé granted new premier cru designations