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DAILY NEWS FETCH - October 22, 2020

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TODAY'S TOP NEWS

Tasting room sales surprisingly strong despite COVID: SVB Wine Industry Survey early returns. Winery participation still needed. Scroll down to Daily Data for lots of charts and more.
 

• Tasting room sales surprisingly strong despite COVID: SVB Wine Industry Survey early returns. Winery participation still needed.
• Oregon vineyards lose lawsuit against marijuana operation
• Battles brew in Michigan and Ohio over DTC wine shipments by out-of-state sellers
• Power shut-offs are in your future. Keep crush moving. Click to reserve your generator NOW! (Sponsored)

ICYMI (IN CASE YOU MISSED IT)

• Sonoma County grape growers expect wildfire smoke damage to cost at least $152 million (possible paywall)
• Owner of Copa di Vino comments on Shark Tank wine scammer
• Read how Golden State Cider stays nimble and compliant. (Sponsored link)

WINE SUPPLY & CONSUMPTION

• Fires, virus take toll on Sonoma wine grapes
• English wine harvest, one of earliest on record, has winemakers enthusing about exceptional quality
• 2020 Best wines list for on-premise sector is out (Sponsored link)

 

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ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY

• The sustainable future of alcohol producers
• Bordeaux wine shipper uses wine residues as fuel

REGULATION & LEGAL MATTERS

• Beer, wine, and liquor trade groups come out of the woodwork to file amicus petition to stomp expansive First Amendment protections and keep Bad Spaniel‘s from making their Jack Daniel’s parody dog toys.

CONSUMER SALES: DTC, ON- & OFF-PREMISE

• 2020 WineDirect Impact Report: A Message From The CEO
• Selling Wine, Beer, And Spirits In America*(Sponsored)

REAL ESTATE

• 180-Acre Estate in Oregon's Willamette Valley Wine Region Heads to Luxury Auction Oct 24

PUBLIC COMPANIES

• Pernod Ricard leads charge to stop the spread of hate speech online
• Pernod Ricard sales continue to fall ahead of revived lockdowns

 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

• EU Trade Agreement Boosts Wine Imports to Japan

INVESTING IN WINE, COLLECTING & AUCTIONS

• Acker Launches 200 Wine Indices & a Wine Analytics Platform
• Drinking time: Portugal’s favourite tipple
• Bibi Graetz, Opus One and Palmer rise above ‘flat’ La Place trade

WINE SELECTION AND RECOMMENDATION

• Yes, Wine Scores Still Matter
• The simple delight of getting a good wine recommendation (possible paywall)

MARKETING & SALES

• Wine history lesson 2: Maynard Amerine on quality, price, and value
• How Wine & Spirits Brands Can Execute an Effective Growth Strategy

PACKAGING, LABELS & CORKS

• TTB Increases Flexibility for Calorie Labeling and Advertising in Wine, Spirits, and Malt Beverages
• O-I Glass and Krones announce collaboration agreement

TRADE SHOWS & CONFERENCES

• Save the Dates: Wine2Wine 2020, WineFuture 2021, Unified Symposium 2021

SOCIAL MEDIA & TECH

• Snapchat can now scan food and wine labels

MATTERS OF TASTE

• A New Wine Map?
• Beyond Oysters: Loire Valley's Underdog, Muscadet, Comes Out of Its Shell

 

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WINE PEOPLE

• The Unconventional Path of Private Sommelier Thatcher Baker-Briggs
• Why Bordeaux’s Damien Barton is now working with Borough Wines
• Growing up: Jason Tesauro Talks Virginia Wine

NORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL WINE NEWS

• Experimentation Propels Virginia’s Wine Industry
• OR: Argyle Winery names Briana Seeley Sales & Marketing Director
• Relaxed NY Liquor Authority Laws Provide Hope For Economic Viability of Restaurants & Bars
• Illinois hospitality industry takes another hit, can it take another blow?

ACADEMIA

• CO: Winiarski Family Foundation donating $150k to form CMU wine institute

AG, GROWER & CELLAR NEWS

• Application of Vis–NIR Hyperspectral Imaging for prediction of flavonoids, anthocyanins and soluble solids content in table grapes

EUROPE & THE UK

• Giusti appoints Graziana Grassini as a consultant
• Staycations and sunshine have led to a boom in English wine

ASIA & PACIFIC RIM

• How Women are Quietly Diversifying China’s Taste for Wine
• Exclusive first look inside billionaire Jack Ma’s Bordeaux project

AROUND THE GLOBE

• What one should know about wine in Israel

BEER, CIDER, WINE & SPIRITS

• For Breweries, House Cultures Are Invisible But Important

 

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