NOVEMBER 30, 2020 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Millennials are into wine, but the industry is clueless about that
• Average DTC bottle prices decline
• China slaps ‘devastating’ tariff on Treasury Wine Estates imports, including Penfolds, Wolf Blass, Lindeman’s
• US forecast to become biggest online alcohol market
• Low & no alcohol categories show resilience against COVID-19 alcohol declines
• Most short wine reviews are piffle
• Vineyard 29’s harvest went from overwhelming to organized. Find out how. (Sponsored link)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Supreme Court Opens Another Case of Wine
• Winc falls way short of being “The Netflix of Wine” when it comes to customer retention
• Constellation & Gallo sign FTC agreement to allow $1.03 billion asset deal
• Winc raises $3+ million in latest offering, but fails to disclose federal court case brought against it by state of Ohio
• 2020 USA Wine Ratings Winners Announced (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Scroll down to “China goes Tariff bonkers” for extended trade snit coverage
• New Zealand wine exports hit $2 billion (PDF)
• A complete report on the 2020 winegrowing season from Lodi’s Victor Station (and smoke taint research)
• 2020 vintage report – Oregon
• Global headwinds slow Burgundy exports
• Budburst occurs during pruning in Bordeaux and Burgundy
• Processo DOC rosé expected to total 20m bottles by end of 2020
• What’s new at the 2021 Sommeliers Choice Awards and how that will help wine brands. (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• California’s Latino-owned wineries mushroom
• Napa Valley’s Sullivan Rutherford Estate winery wins needed county approvals
• Tourism economy cut in half in 2020: Calif report
• Napa County wrestles with ‘unique’ Shadybrook winery requests
• Napa Wine Train waits out COVID-19 as surge puts reopening on hold
• A 40-Year-Old Decree Makes Napa Winery Weddings Nearly Impossible

COVID-19

• Farmworker Groups Ask for Prioritization in COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
• How Food and Wine Festivals are Pivoting During Covid-19
• How a Covid-savvy ‘Bubbly Bubble’ helped keep the fizz in the CSWWC
• M Restaurants hires Champagne-serving robots

DIVERSITY

• Diversity: Consumers expect brands to be inclusive

ONLINE PRIVACY

• Calif: How the passing of Proposition 24 will change the CCPA

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• Smoke worries: West Coast wine industry grapples with tainted grapes (possible paywall)

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• CBD wine predicted to be a major trend in 2021

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Wine industry falling behind other sectors on creating a global sustainable standard
• Building vineyard biodiversity to combat climate emergency
• Small wineries are not always better

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Winestyr Offers A Lifeline To Small Wineries In Crisis
• Selling Wine, Beer, And Spirits In America*(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• LVMH appoints new Moët CEO
• Covid crisis has ‘strengthened’ us says Pernod CEO

BREXIT

• Luxury, Wine and Brexit: Will your trademark be properly protected in the United Kingdom after 31st December 2020?

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Bonhams withdraws suspect lots
• Luxury, Wine, Counterfeiting, and Traceability: Harnessing Technology for Brands
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Saturnalia offers a glimpse on 2020
• BI puts ‘Bordeaux’ back in the name

DATA & TRENDS

• Why the non-alcoholic beverage trend is more important than ever during the pandemic

MARKETING & SALES

• Embracing disruption: Five strategies alcohol brands are using to stay ahead
• How Boozy Advent Calendars Became Big Business
• For the Good of Your Business, You Must Adapt or Die When It Comes to Ecommerce

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Study shows clingfilm can remove cork taint
• ReWine & the bottle: Using a resource in plain sight
• The European Age of Exploration Was the Unlikely Impetus for the Birth of the Champagne Bottle

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Vinexpo NY unveils two-part webinar
• TFWA Asia Pacific 2021 event to take place in Hainan

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Diageo Instagram filter promotes responsible drinking

MEDIA MATTERS

• Writing the History of Wine in 2020
• Wine Book Tip: The Mythology of Wine

MATTERS OF TASTE

• The Shortcomings of Technically Perfect Wine
• The Morality of Buying Expensive Wine
• The Amount of Money You Spend on a Wine is Not a Moral Issue
• Is this wine good?

WINE PEOPLE

• Peter Leske – winemaker and mentor
• Johannes Tiefenbrunner and the High-Altitude Wines of Alto Adige
• Chris Christensen of Bodkin Wines Is Inventing New Wines and Promoting Inclusion

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Is the “Pied de Cuve” a credible alternative to manage indigenous alcoholic fermentation?

DOWN UNDER

• OZ: Wine tourism numbers highlight COVID-19 challenges and the road forward
• Accolade names Katnook Estate senior winemaker

CHINA GOES TARIFF BONKERS: BASICALLY BANS AUSSIE WINE

• Australian wine producers facing bleak future with China’s tariffs
• China slaps tariffs of up to 212% on Australian wine
• Treasury Wine ‘extremely disappointed’ by China move, pivoting to other markets
• China to impose temporary anti-dumping measures on Australian wine imports
• Treasury Wine Retreats From China After Crippling 169% Tariffs (possible paywall)
• China tariffs make market ‘unviable’ for Australian wine
• Chinese Wine Tariffs will have Global Impact
• South African wine could be a winner as China slaps Australia with massive import duties

LATIN AMERICA

• Brazilian wine sales growth hits record amid COVID-19 pandemic