SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• The Oregon Wine Industry Reports Record 2019 Results
• ‘Wet ashtray’ wine grapes left to birds as fires choke West Coast vineyards
• When Wine Pros Lose Smell and Taste to COVID-19
• Why Covid-19 Patients Are Suffering From Distorted and Phantom Smells
• Sovos: Wine DtC Shipments and Off-Premise Retail (August 2020 Special Report)
• Caution: Consumer confidence momentum slowed in Mid-September
• Power shut-offs are in your future. Keep crush moving. Click to reserve your generator NOW! (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Smoke and Mirrors: Fixing a Fiery Vintage
• TerrAvion Chapt 11: up to $50 million in liabilities, less than $50K in assets
• How two winemakers organized four brands from grape to bottle at two facilities. (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Wine Industry Affected by Wildfires Seeks Extension of Disaster Payment Program
• Expert says west coast wildfires will likely mean smoky-tasting wine for years to come
• Creek Fire climbs the ranks among biggest California wildfires as it tops 280,000 acres

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Oregon Wine Industry Continues to Grow
• Sommeliers Choice Awards Announces 2020 Winners (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Syrah’s Wild Ride in California, from Darling to Pariah… and Back
• Santa Barbara County Wine Industry Looking At Taxing Some Sales To Support Marketing Efforts
• 2020 Bartender Spirits Awards Results Are Out (Sponsored link)

COVID-19

• Almost 90 percent of NYC bars and restaurants couldn’t pay August rent
• Restaurateurs manage cashflow during COVID-19 by unloading their cellars
• San Francisco says indoor dining won’t resume until end of month at earliest
• UK PM: “New restrictions by no means a return to full lockdown but could apply for six months”

DIVERSITY

• Wine Access Announces the Diversity In Wine Scholarship Program

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Behind the label: the making of a sustainable and vegan wine

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• How Direct-To-Consumer Companies Succeed—And Why Many Fail
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Ex-Campari CEO accused of revealing Grand Marnier deal

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Is Patreon the breakthrough new income model?

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• New China wine fears as Aussie exporters sweat on inquiry deadline

BREXIT

• Post-Brexit wine trading: ensuring the best possible outcome
• UK: Report warns Vl-1 forms will cause ‘chaos’ for industry

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Sotheby’s announces three ‘exceptional’ wine sales in HK

DATA & TRENDS

• Cabernet Retains Lead in Retail, DtC Sales as Consumer Spending Falls 3%

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Guala Closures develops eco-design guidelines

MEDIA MATTERS

• Wine Book Reviews: Three Faces of Global Wine
• Book review: ‘Wine and Food: The Perfect Match’ by 67 Pall Mall

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Stop Calling Bordeaux Uncool (podcast)

WINE PEOPLE

• Sommelier Luke Boland on Finding Clarity During the Pandemic
• The MC who’s got the wine world in a spin

WINE EDUCATION

• Neil Hadley MW elected chair of the Institute of Masters of Wine

FOOD & RESTAURANTS

• Cracker Barrel will start serving wine and beer at hundreds of restaurants, after decades without alcohol on the menu

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Managing Sauvignon Blanc
• CIELab as a reference method for the analysis of wine color

EUROPE & THE UK

• 4 Developments From Champagne, Heading Into What’s Typically Their Most Lucrative Season

DOWN UNDER

• $70m of investment to boost South Australia’s regions
• Australian fine wines tracked by Entrust on Hedera Hashgraph’s DLT
• Kiwi winery using green tea as natural wine preservative

LATIN AMERICA

• The 8 trends shaping the Chilean wine industry