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DAILY NEWS FETCH - September 28, 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

Napa Valley blaze threatens town of St. Helena, spreads to Sonoma Valley & Santa Rosa. High winds today expected to push fire toward SW. Double feature fire maps and interactive links at Daily Data. Scroll down.
 

• Glass Fire Update: Residents Flee Area Around St. Helena; New Boysen, Shady Fires Force Evacuations Near Santa Rosa; Wall Of Flames Jumps Silverado Trail
• Chateau Boswell consumed by Glass Fire
• How Italy Winemakers Woo U.S. Online Sales Amid Covid
• Whiskey's Sexism Row Misses a Trick
• Power shut-offs are in your future. Keep crush moving. Click to reserve your generator NOW! (Sponsored)

WILDFIRES & WEATHER

• North Bay Fire Resources
• Update: Santa Rosa expands mandatory evacuation zone
• Napa Valley blaze threatens town of St. Helena, spreads to Sonoma Valley & Santa Rosa. High winds today expected to push fire toward SW
• California fire updates: Thousands evacuated, homes threatened, winery and inn burn
• Interactive map shows evacuation zones in Sonoma County
• Evacuation orders expand west of Highway 29, north of St. Helena
• Fast-Moving Wildfire Erupts in Napa, Striking Another Blow to 2020 Harvest
• Silverado Trail wineries in Napa Valley threatened by Glass fire during key part of 2020 harvest
• Wine Industry Calling for Extension of Disaster Relief Due to Wildfires
• OZ: The Sky Tractors Are Here to Save Devastated Forests

 

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COVID-19

• In sickness and in health: the wine industry under a COVID spotlight
• COVID-10 On-Premise Impact Report - Nielsen (PDF)
• Italy, We Miss You: The Loneliness Of Italian Wine Lovers During COVID
• About 350 Sonoma County farmworkers have contracted the coronavirus

DIVERSITY

• The Vintner of Longevity Wines on Black Winemakers and Expanding During a Pandemic
• Martha Stoumen Is a Champion for Natural Wines—and Women Winemakers

HEALTH

• Ιn vitro effects of Vitis vinifera L. leaf extract on UV-stressed human dermal fibroblasts
• Drinking A Small Amount Of Alcohol During Pregnancy Can Impact A Child’s Brain Development, Says Study

TAKING THE HIGH ROADS

• Northern California cannabis growers scramble to protect crop from smoke impact

 

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AMAZON

• Pasta, Wine and Inflatable Pools: How Amazon Conquered Italy in the Pandemic (possible paywall)

DROUGHT/WATER

• Water Regulators Say Rodney Strong Wine Spill Violated State, Federal Laws
• How will climate change affect the economic value of water in California?

ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• For winemakers, climate presents a blend of problems

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• Michigan attempts to restrict DTC wine shipping will create major problems
• Grow Your Delivery and Curbside Pick Up Business*(Sponsored)

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Diageo: ‘Our US business is performing strongly and ahead of expectations’
• Taco Bell says it has seen ‘mind-boggling’ demand for Jalapeño Noir wine

FINANCE, INVESTMENT, M&A

• Why beer companies should never buy wine companies

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• The Trump tax costs the French wine industry $500 million, and its patience

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Now available to all: Bordeaux 2019 Closing Report, “The magic is back”
• Automated trading rises during summer holidays
• Talking Trade on Liv-ex – Sweet September releases
• Merchants divided over Bordeaux en primeur
• Investing in wine

 

SCROLL DOWN FOR LOTS MORE NEWS

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WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• The future of somm culture

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• Keg Wine On Tap: A Swiss Sustainable Innovation

MEDIA MATTERS

• Let’s Talk About Wine and Smoke Taint…To The Media
• What if Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible reviews were written by a woman?

MATTERS OF TASTE

• Bats Are the Newest Key to Producing a Fine Bottle of Bordeaux Wine
• Pinot Noir: Stylish Grape Coveted By Growers Around The World

WINE PEOPLE

• Oregon Wine Pioneer Susan Sokol Blosser on ‘the Apocalypse,’ Rage Baking – and Optimism

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Sweet 16: Candy Mountain becomes Washington’s newest appellation

EUROPE & THE UK

• UK: Aldi to open 100 new stores as part of £1.3bn investment
• 50,000 litres of wine flood Spanish winery

DOWN UNDER

• Australian tourism gets $250 million boost amid hopes for NZ travel bubble by year-end

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• UK: Small brewers face falling beer sales and tax rises

 

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