Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, September 16 Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, September 16 By Editor - September 16, 2020 174 0 Advertisement WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 TRENDING STORY California Farmworkers Say They Didn’t Get Masks During Wildfires Availability of N95 masks for farmworkers looked as hazy as the orange sky in California this week… TODAY’S NEWS 2020 Sonoma County Harvest Fair Wine Competition Goes on Despite Cancellations of Public Events The 2020 Sonoma County Harvest Fair and its gala were canceled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the wine competition went ahead Tuesday at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds… Washington Growers Concerned About Wildfire Smoke’s Impact on Wine, Apples It’s now half-way into the season and some varieties of apples and pears only have a small window of a few days to be picked… Destin Charity Wine Auction Goes Virtual for 2020 and Raises $1.35 Million Record-breaking lots and a new virtual format highlighted the 15th annual auction, raising funds for 16 children’s charities in the Florida Panhandle… Ciatti Global Market Report, September 2020 Wine & Spirits Magazine Reveals Top 100 Wineries of 2020 Lingering Smoke a Concern in Wine Business: Grapes May, or May Not, Be Affected Vinexpo New York Exhibitors Reap the Rewards Sotheby’s Notes Increase in Younger Buyers Hervé Dantan, Chef De Cave of Champagne Lanson – 2020 Harvest Report Does an Often-Overlooked Red Have the Potential to Be Italy’s Answer to Burgundy? US Loses Its Shine for German Wine Producers UK Could See Wine Ranges Shrink as Smaller Wineries Put off by Brexit Paperwork Oldest Winery Yet Found in Lebanon Unearthed Petrus 1926, Mouton 1945 Sold in Zachys Michelin Restaurant Auction BLOGS Luxury Wine Marketing: 5 Key Insights 15 Things Your Winery Needs to Do to Be Ready for the Holiday Shopping Season Counting the Cost of COVID-19 in South Africa The Boston Market Trends Retailers Should Know The Vanishing Point WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Club Member Manager Coldani Family Winery & Olive Ranch – Lodi, CA, USA Winemaker/Partner Honey Bear Ranch Orso Dolce Winery – Camino, CA, USA California Sales Director A Toast to You – Santa Rosa, CA, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE Quintessential Wines Makes Additional Investments in Talent Niagara’s Joseph Pohorly Remembered as Wine Legend, Agriculture Innovator California Winery Owner Reveals ‘the Real Damage to Our Economy’ Amid Wildfires Channing Frye on Creating His Own Wine Label and Being Part of the NBA’s ‘Wine Team’ Acclaimed Sommelier and Winemaker Jordan Salcito Launches New Podcast Series: Opening Up with Jordan Salcito SUPPLIER NEWS Leading Distribution Company Primed to Assist Winemakers with Equipment and Analyses for 2020 Harvest and Beyond Avalara Unveils Comprehensive Beverage Alcohol Compliance Solution for Wineries, Distilleries, Breweries, Importers, and Retailers as Selling Shifts to eCommerce Elenteny Imports Announces a New Less Than Container Load Route to Seattle Harvest Time: Does Your Vineyard Look Like $%*!? More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY The Making of Santa Julia, True Sustainability Means Caring for the Vineyards, Ecosystem, and Their People Paul Lato’s Syrah from Bien Nacido Vineyard Scores 100 Points Trapiche Is Awarded Top 100 Winery of the Year by Wine & Spirits Magazine Pine Ridge Vineyards Announces Release of Inaugural Sparkling Wine Hey French: You Could Have Done This but You Didn’t Advertisement