Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, December 31st Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, December 31st By Editor - December 31, 2020 126 0 Advertisement THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31 TRENDING STORY Wine Sales Grow Despite Tough Times Rosé and sparkling wine sales are continuing to climb, even through the global pandemic… TODAY’S NEWS 2020: In Memoriam Remembering the innovators, luminaries, friends and family of the wine industry who died this year… Napa Valley’s Frank Family Vineyards Gives $25k to Support Restaurant Reopening Purple Wine + Spirits Sells, Leases Back West Sonoma Winery Far Niente Expands with Post & Beam Brand Wine Sampler Startup in Good Taste Bounces Back with Pivot to Direct Sales, Relocation to Sonoma County Vie-Del Completes Acquisition of Constellation Brands’ High-Color and Standard Grape Concentrate Business Lines Solidifying Position as Leading North American Supplier Busted in Bordeaux: Crime Ring Suspected of Stealing $6 Million in Wine and Whisky Shock Closure of Popular South Australian Cellar Door Wine Spectator’s Top Stories of 2020 BLOGS Cape Faces a Sober New Year The Best of VineSpring in 2020 The Varietal Show Wraps up the Year with a Triple Feature! Good Libations: Legendary Champagne Personalities Some Personal Anecdotes WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Store Manager Moderne Barn Wine and Spirits – Armonk, NY, USA Mobile Services Technician ATPGroup – Windsor, California, USA Quality and Production Assistant Recruiting Associates Network – Fairfield, CA, USA More Wine Industry Jobs INDUSTRY EVENTS DTC Wine Symposium January 19-22, 2021 – Webinar The Power of Data for Efficient Wine Filtration January 21, 2021 – Webinar Brazil, a Sparkling New World February 3-4, 2021 – Webinar Enoforum Web Conference February 23, 2021 – February 25, 2021 – Webinar 2021 London Wine Competition March 15, 2021 – Webinar TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Coastal Winegrape Market Won’t Return to Normal Until 2023-24 Constellation Brands Receives Clearance From the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to Close Wine and Spirits Transaction with E. & J. Gallo Three New Can Sizes for Wine-in-Cans Approved by TTB Gaylon Lawrence and Master Sommelier Carlton McCoy Jr. Announce the Acquisition of Napa Valley’s Legendary Stony Hill Vineyard and Appointment of Winemaker, Jaimee Motley and Estate Director, Laurie T Wildfires Threaten the Bread and Butter of Napa Valley: Tourism and Wine Production. What Now? RNDC: Winery Success in 2021 Requires Sales Channel Understanding and Flexibility 2020 Wine Industry Merger & Acquisition Review FTC Imposes Conditions on E. & J. Gallo Winery’s Acquisition of Assets from Constellation Brands, Inc. How Trader Joe’s Turned the Wine Aisle on Its Head and Helped Create the Modern Grocery Store How the Coronavirus, Wildfires Are Changing How California Fine Wines Are Sold Point Reyes Vineyards and Tasting Room on the Market Gallo’s Golden Quest to Conquer Cognac Supervisors Greenlight Buildings in Wine Country Studying Red Blotch Virus in Vineyards Product Shortages Worsen — What’s Causing Them? Advertisement
