Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 9th Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 9th By Editor - February 9, 2021 67 0 Advertisement TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 09 TRENDING STORY Five New Products from Unified’s Virtual Trade Show Floor Every year new and innovative products are introduced at the Unified Wine and Grape Symposium. This year’s virtual format made the usual exploration and discovery of the trade show floor a little less exciting without being able to hold the new products in hand or look under the proverbial hood… TODAY’S NEWS Coalition Warns USPS Alcohol Delivery ‘Not Safe’ A coalition of trade bodies has written to Congress in opposition of a bill that allows the United States Postal Service to ship alcoholic drinks as it is “not safe or responsible”… Evidence Mounts That Eco-Friendly Wine Tastes Better Consumers have shown that they are willing to pay extra for organic produce grown without pesticides, even if it doesn’t taste better… Sonoma Vineyard Innovation Through Science The Sonoma County Winegrowers recently announced the nation’s first innovation accelerator for the wine industry to encourage, collaborate, and assist in the development and creation of vineyard resiliency solutions… New Scholarship Aims to Create More Diversity Within the Wine Industry 2020 California Grape Crush Report Wine Sales Spike at Convenience Stores CIA Introduces Online Wine and Beverage Master’s Degree Arkansas Wineries Have Two New Grape Options Premier International Kosher Food and Wine Showcase Will Be Open to All in 2021 Acker’s Second Delaware Auction Blows Past Estimates as Collectors Fête Burgundy and Beyond Wine Session at Enoforum Web Conference 2021 Baghera/Wines Reveals Its First Sale of the 2021 Season Scientists Reveal Malbec Terroir Secrets in Mendoza The Monotony of Wine Monopolies BLOGS Lifetime Gift Tax Exemption Changes May Affect Winery Estate Planning Anatomy of WineFuture 2021: Think Big Alcohol Marketplaces: Solicitation of Sales by Unlicensed Third-Party Providers The Blueprint for Fixing the Wine, Beer and Spirits Industry Wine Market Topics, Trends, and Thoughts 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 Gavin Jones Establishes GRJ Beverage Consulting Ltd Acumen Napa Valley Appoints John Derr to the Position of Viticulturist and Grower Relations Representative Five Questions with NFL Star-Turned-Vintner, Drew Bledsoe Costco’s Beverage Alcohol Chief Chad Sokol A Tribute to Wilhelm Haag, ‘Father of the Renaissance of German Wine’ SUPPLIER NEWS Improving Wine Quality with Tannins and Polysaccharides During Aging Flexibility in Wine Bottling Do You Want to Keep up with Today’s Rapidly Changing Consumer Landscape? Order Your Renewal® Hemp Sample Kits More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY Intent and Purpose “Unthinkable to Go 12 Months Without Making Wine” Movo Wants to Be Your Valen-Wine This Year Duplin Winery Announces Major New Attraction Coming to Panama City Beach Sinegal Estate Launches Details Wines Advertisement