Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, November 20 Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, November 20 By Editor - November 20, 2020 112 0 Advertisement FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 TRENDING STORY Innovative CIO2 Mister Reduces Water Use in Tank Sanitization by 98% “With the more frequent threat of drought and ever-present increase in environmental issues around winery wastewater discharges,” says owner Ron Hinck, “we believe this process is pertinent to the survival of winery production in California…” TODAY’S NEWS Team Madrigal — Unlikely First-Responders It was already a tough year with the closures,” said Chris Madrigal, owner of Madrigal Family Winery in Calistoga. Covid-19 had caused him to shut down his Sausalito tasting room, and he was conducting up to 25 Zoom tastings a week… San Francisco Wine School’s Anniversary Celebration Raises Record Breaking Amount for Struggling Wine Professionals On Saturday, November 14th, San Francisco Wine School (SFWS) celebrated 9 years in business with their annual Somm Olympics and Scholarship Auction benefiting the Glancy Wine Education Foundation, a newly formed nonprofit organization that provides scholarships to low income and minority wine & hospitality professionals… This Holiday Season, the Oregon Wine Board Invites Oregonians to Shop Local and Support Oregon Businesses As COVID-19 cases continue to increase across the country, Governor Kate Brown issued an Executive Order on Friday, November 13 returning wineries to curbside pickup, delivery and online purchasing… Why Sacramento County Farmers Sold $60 Million Less in Crops Last Year Than in 2018 Yamhill-Carlton Winegrowers Launch Holiday Fundraising Initiative Supporting Local Children and Families WBWE Connect to Take Place Next Week Bordeaux’s New Grape Varieties Take Root Provence Rosé Producers Move Forward with Confidence UK Alcohol Retail Sales Forecast to Hit £25.5 Billion in 2020 Welsh Vineyard Sale Offers Route into UK Wine Understanding the Market for Regenerative Agriculture Prowine Asia Moves to 2022 COVID-19 in the World’s Top Wine Producing Countries Food & Wine Classic at Home: Holiday Edition Virtual Event to Take Place December 5 WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Customer Service Representative Recruiting Associates Network – American Canyon, CA, USA Global Head of Marketing and Communications Vintrace – USA Business Development Manager Wongraven Wines – Anywhere (Remote) More Wine Industry Jobs INDUSTRY EVENTS How Technology Is Evolving and Disrupting the Wine World – with Kate Dingwall November 26 – Webinar Be The Change – Virtual Job Fair December 3 – Webinar Sparkling Wine Production with Rack & Riddle December 3 – Webinar Wine, Spirits & Beer Industry Awards December 8 – Competition Bold Predictions: Thriving Post-COVID December 16 – Webinar TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Five Award Winning Innovations That Advance Winemaking and Wine Business SipSource Issues Third-Quarter Data, Paints Bleak Picture for On-Premise Retail Outlets in 2021 Improved Dealcoholization Technology Preserves Beverage Quality and Meets New Consumer Demands Wave Technology Offers Ground-Breaking Tool for Cap Management and Precision Vinification Challenging 2020 Harvest Will Yield High Quality California Wines First the Pandemic Halted Tasting-Room Traffic, Then Wildfire Smoke Threatened Their Grapes. Yet Local Winemakers Are Finding New Ways to Serve Flights and Save the 2020 Vintage The Court of Master Sommeliers’ Sexual Misconduct Scandal Could Render It Irrelevant Should Napa Kiss Cabernet Goodbye? Texas A&M Agrilife Researchers Make Breakthrough in Fighting Agricultural Plant Diseasesnorth Bay Business Leaders Tackle What Comes Next After Coronavirus, Wildfires Comments Sought on Two AVA Proposals Napa Winery Is Turning Smoky Grapes into Brandy New President Won’t End Wine Tariffs The Most Visited Winery in the United States Is Celebrating Its 35th Anniversary North Bay Business Leaders Tackle What Comes Next After Coronavirus, Wildfires Napa County Drops to Purple Tier; New COVID-19 Restrictions Will Be Imposed Advertisement