Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 4th Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 4th By Editor - February 4, 2021 412 0 Advertisement THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 04 TRENDING STORY Vintage Wine Estates, One of the Fastest Growing U.S. Wine Producers, to Become a Public Company Bespoke Capital Acquisition Corp., a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company, and Vintage Wine Estates, one of the fastest growing U.S. wine producers with an industry leading direct-to-customer platform, announced today a definitive agreement for a business combination that would result in VWE becoming a publicly traded company… TODAY’S NEWS Sonoma State University – Wine Business Institute Faculty Will Present Academic Research at the Virtual 2021 West Federation Chrie Conference Sonoma State University – Wine Business Institute Faculty will present academic research at the Virtual 2021 West Federation Chrie Conference, February 18 – 20, 2021. The theme of this year’s conference is “Hospitality Stronger, Together.”… 4th Edition of California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Released The California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) issued the 2020 Certified California Sustainable Winegrowing Annual Report and published the 4th Edition California Code of Sustainable Winegrowing containing over 200 best practices… International Canned Wine Competition Now Accepting Entries The third annual International Canned Wine Competition is now accepting entries for the July, 2021 contest… Staglin Family Vineyard’s Visitor Growth Plans Concern Neighbors Wine Access Announces Acquisition of Prestigious Napa Valley Wine Merchant 750 Wines DTC Wine Leadership Forum Launches Spring 2021 Alabamians Could Have Wine, Beer, Liquor Shipped to Homes Under New Bill Champagne Company Sues Total Wine Alleging It Was Mistreated Over Drake Partnership Brits Snap Up Australian Wine That Didn’t Go to China EU Offers Olive Branch on Wine Tariffs How Sherry Has Been the UK’s Unlikely Lockdown Winner St-Emilion to Get Hail Defence ‘Launch’ System Three Men Imprisoned for Wine Delivery Fraud in China 2009 Wines Rising as Year of the Ox Approaches BLOGS Big Wine 2021 Tim Milford: Why the Wine Industry Needs More Male Allies to Step Up Travel the World with Wine, No Passport Necessary: Australia Edition United Kingdom’s Most Important PR Companies Danshi Rise: An Authentic Mclaren Wine Tasting Experience WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Customer Service Logistics Recruiting Associates Network – American Canyon, CA, USA Technical Customer Care Manager Recruiting Associates Network – Santa Rosa, CA, USA Quality and Production Assistant Recruiting Associates Network – Fairfield, CA, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE Succeeding as a Woman, the Definition of Luxury, Wine and More… Austrian Winemakers at the Forefront of a Biodynamic Farming Revolution Pix Builds an All-Star Team Consultant Stéphane Derenoncourt Calls on Negociants to Get Proactive Over Bordeaux Bashing Dysfunctional Family Winery Launches in Sonoma SUPPLIER NEWS Commerce7 Launches Updated “Campaign Builder” to Help Wineries Automate Their Email Marketing Efforts and Drive Revenue Tools for Monitoring Process Parameters in Winemaking The Wine Tech Insiders Podcast (Episode 1): Simple Hacks to Sell More Wine VineSpring 3-Minute Challenge | Integrating with MailChimp eCommerce More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY The Fladgate Partnership Announces: Taylor Fladgate 1961 Single Harvest Port Limited Edition Stella Rosa’s New Black Cherry Flavor Is Hitting Shelves Soon, but We Know How You Can Get It Now Transform Your Personal Cellar with Carefully Curated Oregon Wine Clubs Domaine Gayda: Behind the Labels Plus 10 Wines Tasted Drinks Distributor Rusty Rabbit Launches Own-Label Champagne Advertisement