Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, November 4 Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, November 4 By Editor - November 4, 2020 68 0 Advertisement WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 04 TRENDING STORY King of Wine Fraud Facing Freedom He’s back! Rudy Kurniawan gets out of prison this week, so lock up your wine cellars… TODAY’S NEWS Court of Master Sommeliers Issues Apology The Court of Master Sommeliers, Americas recognizes that it has failed its membership, our industry,and most importantly, the women who bravely shared their stories… Pandemic Pantry Loading: A Half Bottle of Wine and a Half Bottle of Spirits The Beverage Alcohol market has been relatively resilient through the pandemic, although the impact on individual industry members varies broadly… Move Over, Cabernet: Napa Winery Tries Out New, Disease-Resistant Grapes Rutherford’s Whitehall Lane planted Camminare Noir and Paseante Noir to deal with the threat of Pierce’s disease. But how’s the wine?… ¡Salud! Online: Annual Auction Reimagined Realities of Smoke: A Closer Look at the Potential Impact Auction of Washington Wines to Host First-Ever “Bid for Bottles – Holiday Edition” Online Auction AAAV’s Paths to Success Seminar Features Prominent Wine Brand Founders From Actual to Virtual to Real Results: National Prosecco Week 2020 Succeeds Online Sparkling Wine Sales Stay Strong Through Pandemic Global Drinks Sales to Rebound in 2021 China Drinks Association Calls for Retrospective Tariffs on Australian Wine Imports of Georgian Wine Continue to Climb During 2020 How Will US Election Impact Fine Wine? Whatever Happened to Old-Fashioned Chardonnay? BLOGS How to Get the Most Out of a Virtual Trade Show Increased Trust in American Wine Continues to Strengthen Amongst US Regular Wine Drinkers Wine, COVID-19, and the Zero-Sum Dilemma Rethinking Remote Work Perks Sommelier Cheating Scandal Just Part of Larger, More Devastating Problems at Court of Master Sommeliers WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Business Development Manager Wongraven Wines – Anywhere Wine Bottling Technician The Bottle Meister, Inc. – Paso Robles, CA, USA HR Manager Recruiting Associates Network – American Canyon, CA, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE Brian Lynch Joins Marietta Cellars Groth Winemaker Emeritus Michael Weis Retires Remembering Kenneth James Vigoda Bollinger Family Group Appoints New Chief Operating Officer Former Pennsylvania Extension Wine Expert Reformatting Her ‘Road Show’ for a Home Audience SUPPLIER NEWS Wineshipping & Commerce7 Partner on Delivery Date Request Tool How Craft Beverage Makers Are Overcoming the Can Shortage Ergonomic Design Isn’t Just for the Warehouse Anymore Lead Times: Never an Issue Until It Affects Your Production Schedule More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY Château Cantenac Brown Plans New ‘Earth’ Winery Trivento: We Want a Golden Reserve Malbec on Every Table Kinsman: We Won’t Make Single Vineyard Cabernet in 2020 Perrier-Jouët Introduces Eco Gift Box Collection for Classic Champagnes After Liber Pater, Loïc Pasquet Continues to Wind up the Bordeaux Wine Industry Advertisement