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DAILY NEWS FETCH - September 11, 2020

CREATED BY WINE INDUSTRY INSIGHT   & MADE POSSIBLE BY OUR SPONSORS

Publisher/Executive Editor, Lewis Perdue -- Editor, Becca Yeamans-Irwin

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TODAY'S TOP NEWS

COVID fees are cropping up at businesses. Should you add one for tastings? Daily Data can help you make a wise decision. Scroll down to the chart
 

• Wildfires Threaten OR & WA Wine Harvests (scroll down for extended wildfire coverage)
• US AlcBev off-trade must increase volumes by 19% to offset on-trade losses
• COVID fees are cropping up at businesses. Should you add one for tastings?
• Hangover From Alcohol Boom Could Last Long After Pandemic Ends
• Eating out is among riskiest activities during COVID-19 pandemic, CDC says
• Drowning man saved by floating bar filled with priests
• Power shut-offs are in your future. Keep crush moving. Click to reserve your generator NOW! (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• At least 6 dead as wildfires rage across Calif, Pacific NW
• 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

• Calif wildfires: Death toll rises to 10 in Butte County; destruction similar to Camp Fire
• Thousands evacuate, at least 4 killed as Oregon wildfires burn over 800 square miles
• 2 of Oregon’s biggest fires likely to combine, say officials, who hope for weather shift to slow march
• What Growers Need to Know About the Western Fires
• Why San Francisco had an apocalyptic orange sky

 

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HEALTH

• Alcohol and your brain: study finds even moderate drinking is damaging
• Demonizing wine

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Why No Cash Crop Is More Vulnerable To California Wildfires Than Cannabis

DROUGHT/WATER

• Climate Change May Bring Unexpected Benefits To San Francisco Bay-Delta
• Delta Independent Science Board: 10 Years On

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• Regenerative Agriculture the key to best practice viticulture

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Wine industry seeks to make tax break permanent

 

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CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

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

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Luxury goods giant LVMH cancels $14.5 billion deal for Tiffany
• AB InBev’s Patagonia dispute set for trial

AGRIFOODTECH

• CRISPR gene editing could yield disease-resistant grapes and hangover-free wine

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Lots Announced for the 2020 Sonoma County Wine Auction
• iDealwine auctions cellar of ‘Bordeaux legends’

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• How to Change Your Mind Over a Glass of Wine

MARKETING & SALES

• President Trump Provides a Learning Moment For the Alcohol Beverage Industry
• Wine solves a problem for Hollywood

MEDIA MATTERS

• Sixth ‘Finger Lakes Wine Trail’ mystery hits bookshelves

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR LOTS MORE NEWS

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MATTERS OF TASTE

• How does a crop’s environment shape a food’s smell and taste?
• Wine with a touch of Eucalyptus?
• The Dirty Business of 'Clean' Wine
• Blending: The artistic side of winemaking
• Border Grape: How Grenache Links Catalonia and Roussillon

WINE PEOPLE

• First profiles of drinks people looking for new roles
• Ryan Puttick from Old Road Wine Co. (podcast)

WINE PLACES

• Cognac’s quest to communicate provenance

WINE EDUCATION

• Nick Jackson MW launches The School of Taste

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Oregon Winegrowers Association Welcomes New Board of Directors and Bylaws

EUROPE & THE UK

• ‘A Dream Comes True’: Pouilly-Fuissé Earns Premier Cru Status

DOWN UNDER

• NZ: Immigration minister hints at further visa extensions to get next year's grapes in

SOUTH AFRICA

• Anthony Hamilton Russell: how South Africa is alive and kicking

NOT JUST FOR THE TRADE

• Sparkling wine crossword

 

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