Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 2nd Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 2nd By Editor - February 2, 2021 69 0 Advertisement TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 02 TRENDING STORY Uber to Buy Alcohol Delivery Start-up Drizly for $1.1 Billion Uber has made a major move in the growing market for on-demand delivery of wines, beer and spirits by agreeing to buy start-up firm Drizly in the US in a deal worth $1.1 billion… TODAY’S NEWS Grape Growers Alarmed Over Profits Grape growers, particularly those on the wildfire-stricken West Coast, took to the American Fruit Grower® and Western Fruit Grower® magazines’ 2021 State of the Industry survey in large part to vent… Uber Buying Drizly Is the Tip of the Spear/Booze Business Comes of Tech Age! As obvious as it is that Tom Brady is in the Super Bowl again; it is also obvious to this pundit that one of the booze delivery apps would be gobbled up by a ride hailing company… Napa Valley Library Wine Auction Offers Collectors Six Decades of Excellence in Winemaking The Napa Valley Vintners has brought together a stunning collection of nearly 100 exclusive library wine lots for its inaugural Direct from the Cellar: Napa Valley Library Wine Auction… Call for Applications for the Seventh Annual California Green Medal: Sustainable Winegrowing Leadership Awards Washington Farm Groups Sue State over Emergency COVID-19 Regulations Woodinville Wine Country Diversity Scholarship New York State Distillers Guild Announces 2020 Economic Impact Study: Black Button Distilling Makes Their Mark on Empire State Manufacturers and Retailers Create Global Alliance for Alcohol Ecommerce Standards This Year, Pernod Ricard Is Focusing on Taking Responsibility in the Wine and Spirits World Two Female Members of the Wine Trade File a Lawsuit in France for Sexism and Cyber-Harassment 18 Litre Bottle of ‘World’s Most Expensive Wine’ Sold Here’s How a Digital London Wine Fair Will Work South Africa Lifts Alcohol Sales Ban Wine and the Good Dirt BLOGS Three Things I Learned at the Unified Symposium’s “State of the Industry” Brick, Mortar & Mobile: Supercharge Sales with Omnichannel Marketing How to Continue Networking During a Global Pandemic How to Make Sustainable Choices When Buying Wine BevAlc Insights’ 2021 Sweet Wine Forecast WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Quality and Production Assistant Recruiting Associates Network – Fairfield, CA, USA Technical Customer Care Manager Recruiting Associates Network – Santa Rosa, CA, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE Bill Davies of Schramsberg Fame Launches Two New Wine Brands – Billy D and Ramble Jean Hoefliger Steps Down from Winemaking Role at Alpha Omega, Remains an Owner Entrepreneur Marilyn Van Alstyne Entered the Wine and Spirits Industry and Found Success During the Pandemic Nicholas Karabots, Owner of Pennsylvania’s Karamoor Estate Vineyard & Winery, Dies Daou Welcomes Four Wine Industry Stars to Patrimony Estate Team SUPPLIER NEWS Ardagh Group and Waterloo Container Mark 30 Years of Partnership with New Agreement Toasting Chemistry: Developing the Barrel Flavor Profile Introducing Artis by Lafitte Foil Stamping and Embossing More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY Opici Wines & Spirits Expands the LaLuca Brand with New Prosecco Rosé DOC Offering Wine Spencer Sisters Pay Tribute to Black History Month A.O.C. Announces Friday Night Flights Zoom Series Trinchero Bolsters Import Stable, Adding Italy’s Famiglia Cotarella Try These Outstanding Kosher for Passover Wines Hailing from Israel to Argentina to Australia and Beyond Advertisement