JANUARY 4, 2021 – WINE NEWS FETCH

TOP NEWS

• Annual SVB State of the Industry Report Arrives Jan. 13. Sign up for the Webinar and Report
• O’Neill Vintners & Distillers buys Rabble Wines
• Beverage Importers Oppose Airbus Tariffs Revisions (News Release)
• “Clean” Or Not, Wine Doesn’t Belong In Your Health Resolutions
• 2020, between pandemic and wildfires, dropped winemakers “to our knees’
• Congressional COVID-19 Relief Package Did Little to Boost Consumer Confidence
• See how Phase 2 Cellars streamline systems and provide exceptional customer service. (Sponsored link)

EU/US TARIFF SPAT OVER AIRCRAFT AND WINE

• UK avoids wine red tape as US expands tariffs on EU goods
• U.S. Widens Tariffs on EU Imports in Airbus, Boeing Fight
• US imposes new tariffs on wines, other EU imports over Airbus-Boeing spat
• French wine exporters say U.S. wine taxes a “sledgehammer” to sector

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Wine Tourism Takes an Optimistic Outlook
• Profit in a wine tube
• 2020 USA Wine Ratings Winners Announced (Sponsored link)

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• The Rise of Resurrected Wines
• Selling Wine, Beer, And Spirits In America*(Sponsored)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• What’s new at the 2021 Sommeliers Choice Awards and how that will help wine brands. (Sponsored link)

CALIFORNIA BRIEFS

• Purple Wine + Spirits sells, leases back West Sonoma winery
• The story behind an SF wine delivery service born out of the pandemic
• Save the Family Farms makes wine-tasting pitch to Napa County (Possible paywall)
• St. Helena’s Rafael Rodriguez, immigrant laborer who became vineyard manager, turns 100(Possible paywall)

COVID-19

• Large weddings expose Sonoma County’s enforcement challenge
• Coronavirus: A guide to eating out safely during the COVID-19 pandemic
• Some Covid Survivors Haunted by Loss of Smell and Taste
• The Customer Is Not Always Right
• The Great British Booze Cruise to France Ends with Brexit, Virus
• South Africa COVID alcohol sales ban ‘dire’ for wine sector
• COVID-19: The hunt for coronavirus genomes that could worsen pandemic
• 11 travel resolutions for when we can go on adventures again

DIVERSITY

• Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum brings together leaders for diversity & equity

2020->2021: LOOKING BACK & AHEAD

• How The Wine World Is Changing
• What Drink Trends Should Disappear in 2021?
• The most overlooked wine stories of 2020
• Why Wine Is Optimistic: ‘Bring on the Roaring ’20s
• 2020 hindsight on wine industry
• The most overlooked wine stories of 2020

HEALTH

• New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
• Sonoma County wine industry benefits from new federal guidelines over alcohol use

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• PG & E rate hike takes effect this month as utility seeks to strengthen fire-damaged grid

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• In Search of Sustainable Wine
• Clues From Wines Grown in Hot, Dry Regions May Help Growers Adapt to a Changing Climate
• New Findings Could Help Wine Survive Climate Change

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Good news wineries! The current TTB excise tax credits are now permanent
• Small distilleries relieved after feds waive sanitizer fees
• HHS: Distilleries will not have to pay $14K in fees for making hand sanitizers

REAL ESTATE

• Tuscan-style Napa CA home of UC Davis arts patron for sale

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• AB InBev sells 49.9% stake in US metal container plants for $3bn

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Splash Beverage Group Inc. Finalizes Acquisition of Copa Di Vino

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Court of Master Sommeliers Vice Chair Hire

MARKETING & SALES

• Does The Cost Of The Wine Make It Taste Better?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Sugar-Free Champagne Just Got Serious
• The Winemaker as Artist – Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine
• The Many Styles of Tawny Port Wine
• What Makes Wine Great

EUROPE & THE UK

• How Italian wine will thrive in the 21st century
• Brexit Deal Assures Tariff-Free, but Not Frictionless Trade for Producers
• Cold comfort farming: German ice wine maker hails crucial big chill

SOUTH AFRICA

• South Africa alcohol sales ban ‘dire’ for wine sector

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• Australian craft cider on track for a boom year in 2021