Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, March 18th Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, March 18th By Editor - March 18, 2021 86 0 Advertisement THURSDAY, MARCH 18 TRENDING STORY Duckhorn Debuts on New York Stock Exchange Trading begins at $18.60 for Napa Valley-based luxury wine brand portfolio. Can it gain capital from an IPO while avoiding the pitfalls of public wine corporations?… TODAY’S NEWS What Has Become of Consumer Trends in a Post Pandemic World? In March 2020, the majority of nations around the world found themselves entering COVID-19 lockdowns for the first time. Twelve months on, some markets are still facing public restrictions while others are relatively back to normal… Gallo Wants to Build Bottling Plant in South Carolina E. & J. Gallo plans to build a new bottling plant in South Carolina, a facility that would serve as Gallo’s main hub east of the Mississippi, according to various reports… Online Wine Tastings Around the World Winetourism.com presents the Global Report – “Online Wine Tastings around the World”. The report is based on a survey that was conducted in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Gergely Szolnoki at Geisenheim University. The survey was held in January 2021, answers for the questionnaire were collected from 1,423 wineries… A Year of Pandemic Behind Them, Napa Valley’s Wineries Cast Hopeful Eye Toward Future Registration Open for Sustainable Winegrowing Summit Women’s Group Effectively Speaks on Behalf of the Busy Farmer International Cabernet Franc Virtual Roundtable, March 25, 10AM PDT Washington Wine Reports Smaller Harvest, Good Quality in 2020 WSET Holds First Virtual Graduation for AY19/20 WSET Diploma Graduates Wine Origins Alliance Statement on Confirmation of Katherine Tai as U.S. Trade Representative Essex County Council Calls on Province to Help Wineries Europe Seeing Worst Summer Droughts for 2,000 Years Nominees Announced for Inaugural Golden Vines Innovation Award The World’s Most Wanted Merlots BLOGS Dan Berger: The World’s Greatest Grape? Memories of Steven What Winery Suppliers Should Look for When Choosing Between Marketing Companies Wine 101: Australia Preparing for H2: 4 Marketing Projects to Tackle Now WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Tasting Room Manager 12 Ridges Vineyard – Raphine, VA, USA Packaging Operator Bear Republic Brewing Co, Inc. – Cloverdale, CA, USA Tasting Room Host Three Sticks Wines – Sonoma, CA, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE O’Neill Vintners & Distillers Congratulates Kryss Speegle on Earning the Title Master of Wine Male-Dominated Liquor Industry Gets a Shot of Female Expertise Alignment in Action Podcast Episode 5 – Kenny Rochford and Matt Allan of West + Wilder Opus One Winery Appoints New Vice President of National Sales and Marketing Terry Wheatley, President of Vintage Wine Estates, Is Poised to Take the Company Public SUPPLIER NEWS Egginox Stainless Steel Eggs for Winemaking Now Available from Bouchard Cooperages Hacking Your Online Wine Sales Growth with Automated Conversations Donation from Cooperages 1912 Continues to Benefit Students Through the Wine Industry Scholars Program at Sonoma State University Global Package’s Elegant Light(TM) Bottles Get High Marks for Design, Sustainability, and Affordability More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY Butter Chardonnay Named Impact “Hot Brand” 2020 CK Mondavi and Family Launches Color-Changing Labels to Celebrate 75th Anniversary Swinney Snaffles Inaugural Vineyard Award De Négoce Flips the Script: “We Will Sell Most of the Wine Before Its Time” The Central Coast’s Eden Rift Named Among Hot Brands of 2020 Advertisement