Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 12th Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 12th By Editor - February 12, 2021 52 0 Advertisement FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12 TRENDING STORY USTR Announces No Revisions in Airbus Tariffs: Is the Tumbler, Goblet, and Pint Half-Empty or Half-Full? The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced in a Notice for publication in the Federal Register on February 12, 2021, that it would propose no revisions to the existing retaliatory tariffs on goods from the EU in the Airbus trade dispute… TODAY’S NEWS Bidding Now Open on Rare Wines Offered in Napa Valley Library Wine Auction The Napa Valley Library Wine Auction opened today to a flurry of bidding from wine connoisseurs around the globe… Tennessee Bill Would Ban the Use of Fulfillment Houses for DtC Wine Shipments A bill making its way through the Tennessee Legislature would make it illegal for fulfillment houses in the United States to ship wine to Tennessee consumers on behalf of licensed wineries… Tariffs, Pandemic Hit U.S. Imported Wine Shipments In 2020 Tariffs and pandemic-related disruptions caused bottled table wine imports to fall 8.7% in 2020, down to 70 million 9-liter cases, according to recently released data from the U.S. Commerce Department… 5 Insights from Drizly’s January Sales Napa Valley Vintners and Zachys: Direct from the Cellar Auction C. Mondavi & Family Aims for On-Premise Boost Post-Pandemic Point Reyes Is Not a Wine Destination – This Vintner Says Climate Change Could Make It One Arizona: An Emerging Wine Region Anthony Gismondi: Organic Ideas Are Growing in B.C.’s Wine Industry Champagne’s Uncertain Future Despite Difficulties in Wine Industry, Vineyard Brands Grows Its Portfolio Philip Cox and the Post-Brexit Trade Restrictions: “We Want to Try and Stop Them” A Look Back on Twenty Years in the Australian Wine Industry Stanley Tucci Explores the Wines and Cuisines of Italy in New CNN Docu-Series 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 INDUSTRY EVENTS Enoforum Web Conference February 23 – 25 – Webinar Wine Future 2021 February 23 – 26 – Webinar 45th Texas Wine and Grape Virtual Forum February 23rd – March 4th – Webinar Rhône Warriors 2021 | At Home Edition February 24 – 27 – Webinar Growing Forward: Vineyard & Grower Virtual Conference March 3 – Webinar TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK Southern Glazer’s Signs Agreement to Acquire Epic Wines & Spirits Preliminary 2020 Winegrape Crush Report Is 3.404 Million Tons Overview of 2020 US Wine Market Stats and 10 Hot Wine Trends for 2021 Five New Products from Unified’s Virtual Trade Show Floor Online Boom Behind Uber’s Drinks Push Tennessee Legislation Represents the Biggest Attack on DtC Shipping in Our Lifetime Coalition Warns USPS Alcohol Delivery ‘Not Safe’ Turning the Tables on Elizabeth Schneider E & J Gallo Sues LMR Wine Estates for $420K Alleging Non Payment for 2020 Grapes The Deception and Duplicity Necessary to Defend the Three-Tier System How Constellation Brands Is Embracing Consumer Trends Evidence Mounts That Eco-Friendly Wine Tastes Better Wine Could Help You Fight Covid Duckhorn Reportedly Preparing for an IPO Ornellaia Announces New Napa Project Advertisement