Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, November 16 Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, November 16 By Editor - November 16, 2020 43 0 Advertisement MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 TRENDING STORY Challenging 2020 Harvest Will Yield High Quality California Wines With California’s 2020 harvest season—marked by the dual challenges of COVID-19 and record wildfires—behind them, vintners across the state are expressing excitement about the quality of the vintage… TODAY’S NEWS Sonoma County Vintners Foundation Addresses Digital Divide with $140,000 Grant to the Sonoma County Office of Education Today the Sonoma County Vintners Foundation announces a grant of $140,000 to the Sonoma County Office of Education COVID-19 Technology Support Fund… Nielsen COVID-19 Beverage Alcohol Insights For the months of September and October, total fast-moving consumer goods sales have slowed to single-digit growth, up 9% compared to the same time period last year… Symington on Climate Change: ‘We Have to Be Activists’ At an online conference this morning, members of the International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) spoke of the need to “be activists” in order to bring about real change in the fight against carbon emissions… Napa County Drops to Purple Tier; New COVID-19 Restrictions Will Be Imposed TTB Approved 105.9K Wine Products over the Past 12 Months (–12.3% vs. Last Year”) Ciatti California Market Report, November 2020 Importance of Oregon’s ¡Salud! Pinot Noir 2020 Auction New York State Announces Fall 2020 Update on Spotted Lanternfly New President Won’t End Wine Tariffs Hospices de Beaune 2020 – Message from the Drouhin Family Europe Strikes Back at Trump Taxes, and Causes Concern for French Wines How to Go Digital and Beyond COVID: Focus on Inclusion and Female Leadership at Wine2Wine Business Forum 2020 Southern France’s Wine Future Far from Rosé China’s Imported Wine Marketers Focus on the Long Term BLOGS Kentucky to Allow DtC Shipments in 2021 What’s Your 2021 Marketing Plan? Jancis Robinson on Why Americans Lead on Sustainability Women and Wine – a Tipping Point 5 Ways to Put People First in Your 2020 Holiday Marketing WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Global Head of Marketing and Communications Vintrace – USA Business Development Manager Wongraven Wines – Anywhere (Remote) Wine Bottling Technician The Bottle Meister, Inc. – Paso Robles, CA, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE James Ronald O’Callaghan Symington of Symington Family Estates, Port Industry Giant Passes Away Aaron Whitlatch New Winemaker at Green & Red Vineyard Keeping Up with the Joneses of Lava Cap Winery Breakthru Beverage Group Appoints Darcy Traer to Executive Vice President, Canada These Winemakers Are Redefining Fruit Wine with Wild Berries and Yeast SUPPLIER NEWS Web Savvy in the Wine Biz How to Increase Gift Sales Through Drizly Wine Analysis for Smaller Wineries Nakedwines.com Continues Its Accelerated Growth This Fall More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY Piper-Heidsieck and Rare Champagne Join Folio Fine Wine Partners Equality Vines Releases Five-Year Anniversary Edition of the Decision Pinot Noir Bottled in Conjunction with Russian River Vineyards Hemsworth Communications Expands Food, Wine & Spirits Division, Adding Waipapa Bay Wines to Growing Account Roster Tasting Rooms Left in the Cold After State Delays Reopenings Tapping Talent to Forge a Legacy at Franciacorta’s Ca’ del Bosco Advertisement
