Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 18th Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, February 18th By Editor - February 18, 2021 119 0 Advertisement THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 TRENDING STORY US Courts Deliver Body Blows to Wine Courts in the US have delivered decisions that will frustrate those who want free trade in wine… TODAY’S NEWS Mostly Positive Results for Winegrowers, Wine Merchants and Delicatessens in 2020 Using new tools or distribution channels, winegrowers along with wine merchants and delicatessens took a flexible approach to the challenges thrown up by Covid-19… Unified Symposium Makes Diversity and Gender Equality Sessions Available for Free Due to the strong interest in diversity and inclusion issues, and the very positive response to the two sessions on the topic at the 2021 Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, the Unified decided to make recordings of the sessions available to view for free… Farewell to Napa’s Annual Wine Auction, the Raucous Charity Bacchanal That’s Ended After 40 Years Like most events, Napa Valley’s most extravagant annual party has been canceled this year — and it may never return… The Future of Wine: Changing Consumers, New Technologies California Winemakers Tackle Fire Fighting and Prevention Silicon Valley Bank’s Rob Mcmillan Joins Ekos for Webinar About 2021 Wine Industry Trends Napa Valley Wine Academy Announces New Online Course Registration Open for WAVEx Webinar on New Wine Grape Pest WSWA Applauds Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Decision to Uphold Missouri’s Right to Regulate Alcohol Under the 21st Amendment Drizly Brings Alcohol E-Commerce and On-Demand Delivery to South Bend New Mexico Tourism Department Launches Interactive Wine Quiz to Celebrate America’s Oldest Wine Region Château Lagrange: ‘En Primeur Samples Don’t Travel Well’ COVID Causes Postponement of Découvertes en Vallée du Rhône Until 2022 Chinese Tariffs Are Crushing the World’s Largest Listed Winemaker BLOGS Why Do So Many Wines Cost So Much? How to Make Your Brand Relatable to Different Generations Accelerated Substantial Shift Towards Online Wine Buying During 2020, Including in Lower Online-Usage Markets Such as Canada and Germany Looking for Something Else Robert Russell: What One Should Know About Texas Wine WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Human Resources Coordinator Castello di Amorosa Winery – Calistoga, CA, USA Lead Weekend Tasting Room Associate Berryessa Gap Vineyards – Winters, CA, USA Customer Service Logistics Recruiting Associates Network – American Canyon, CA, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE Oregon Winegrowers Association Presents U.S. Senator Ron Wyden with Its Oregon Wine Leadership Award A Woman Choosing the Wine Producer Path Instead of Joining Her Family in the Professional World Amigo Bob Cantisano, Guru of Organic Agriculture, Celebrated in New Guide Former Oregon Car Dealer Gears up with Jachter Family Wines Interview: Erin Brooks on the Wine Industry’s Woes SUPPLIER NEWS Better Facebook Advertising for Wine Marketers Enartis Presents Hideki: The Super-Tannin to Protect Wine Naturally VineSpring’s Approach to DTC Systems 3 Things Winery Suppliers Should Consider When Outlining a Marketing Strategy More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY Update on Availability of Baldocchi Zinfandel Clone 29 Grapevines Red Car Wine Partners with Alluvial Wines for California Distribution ‘Miami South Beach’ Vibe Envisioned for Petaluma Riverfront Winery Complex Adobe Road Winery Presents Official Wine of SVRA ‘Cavs Cab’ Wine Released, with Help of Austin Carr, Cavaliers and Washington Winery Advertisement