Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, March 4th Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, March 4th By Editor - March 4, 2021 67 0 Advertisement THURSDAY, MARCH 04 TRENDING STORY Napa County Wineries Dive into Wildfire Prevention After Big Glass Fire Losses The Glass Fire last fall has made wildfire prevention and protection a higher priority than project permit processing for Napa Valley Vintners, a trade group that represents over 500 wine producers and related businesses… TODAY’S NEWS SND: U.S. to Suspend Tariffs on U.K. Spirits for Four Months White House pauses 25 percent duties on single malt Scotch, but no relief yet on French, Spanish and German wines… International Women’s Day Celebrated on Vinexposium Connect Vinexposium Connect, the new digital platform by Vinexposium, continues to roll out “off-stage” features for the group’s physical events worldwide… New Somm Group’s Language Challenge For the first time ever, being a native English speaker could be a drawback for aspiring super somms… Registration Open for the 2nd US Sustainable Winegrowing Summit Ninety Years Later, Pasadena Is Making Wine Again, and Yes, It’s Funky Auction of Washington Wines Plans Virtual and Live Events in 2021 The Spotted Lanternfly Is Moving West, South, and Sometimes North and East World-Renowned Consulting Winemaker Jean Hoefliger Joins Texas Wine Collective Empson USA Announces Global Growth with Expansion of Import Business and Domestic Distribution Season 8 of “Consumed” Podcast Launches with Focus on Women of California’s Central Coast E&J Gallo Makes Nearly Three-Quarters of Premium US Wine Sold in UK Bordeaux 2020 Vintage Report Barossa Winemakers Alarmed by Interstate Smoke Haze The Pros and Cons of Self-Distribution for Independent Winemakers BLOGS Wine Marketing Myth – Bigger Is Always Better U.S. Suspends Whisky Tariff; Does This Mean There’s Hope for Wine? California’s Wineries and Women’s Ownership: An Empirical Study Sur Lie Aging of White & Sparkling Wines Oak Decline WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Cellar Technician Artifex Wine Co. – Walla Walla, WA, USA Agriculture Field Engineer Yamaha Motor Corporation USA – Napa, CA, USA Customer Service & Distribution Manager ATPGroup – Windsor, California, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE Bob Stein, Founder of Notre Vue Estate Winery and Vineyard, Passes Away in Pacific Palisades CA Southern Italy’s Wine Professor Interview with Sommelier Tonya Pitts Bailey Family: Flavoring Wine and Spirits for Four Generations Ginevra Altomara Appointed Trade Marketing Director for Distinguished Vineyards & Wine Partners SUPPLIER NEWS Smoke Taint Customer: “There Is a Dramatic Improvement on the Finish of This Wine” EMS Group SpA Announces the Launch of EMS Group USA NFC Applications for Wine and Spirits Brands Applying Lean Values to a JD Edwards Upgrade More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY Ornellaia Announces Launch of Le Volte dell’Ornellaia 2019 Upchurch Vineyard Celebrates 10th Vintage on Red Mountain Pod People Winebow Imports Welcomes Villa Maria Estate to Portfolio Lake Erie Northshore: Ontario’s Lesser-Known VQA Appellation Advertisement
