Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, March 31st Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, March 31st By Editor - March 31, 2021 76 0 Advertisement WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 TRENDING STORY Constellation Brands Announces Establishments of a Dedicated Fine Wine & Craft Spirits Business Unit Constellation Brands, Inc., a leading beverage alcohol company, today announced the promotions of three leaders in the company’s wine and spirits division and the establishment of a dedicated business unit focused on its Fine Wine & Craft Spirits brands… TODAY’S NEWS California Holds Napa County in Red Tier of Reopening, Delaying Indoor Wine Tasting Return It’s one step forward, two steps back for Napa County. The county, which was poised this week to graduate from the red tier (“substantial” risk of infections) to the orange tier (“moderate”) in the California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, has confirmed it will be held back because of a spike in new COVID-19 cases… Champagne Shipped Nearly 21 Million Bottles to U.S. in 2020 The Champagne Bureau, USA, today announced that 20,838,248 bottles of Champagne were shipped to the United States in 2020, an 18.8 percent decrease year-over-year in the adjusted final annual figures… Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris Is Moved to February 2022 and Will Provide Business Solutions on Vinexposium Connect in June 2021 The next physical edition of Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris will take place from 14 to 16 February 2022… Oregon’s Smallest AVA Big on Growing Green Colorado Wine Industry Uncorks a Bright Future with Partners International Wineries for Climate Action (IWCA) Joins United Nations’ Race to Zero Campaign How Post-Brexit Logistics Is Affecting Fine Wine Shipping Millésime Bio to Retain Digital Format in 2022 Austrian Winery Hails Underwater Ageing Success China-Australia Relations: More Than 11,000 Litres of Wine Detained in Shenzhen as Ban Continues Wine Australia Debuts New B2B Platform “Connect” Economic Worries and COVID Temper Russia’s Wine Renaissance Wines of South Africa Expresses Concern Over Lack of Government Consultation Chianti Classico’s French Influence BLOGS 2021 Wine Industry Trends: Predicting the Waves of Change What’s a Winery’s Brand Got to Do with It? 3 Tips to Boost Your Business on LinkedIn Paying for Online Wine Orders Champagne – James Bond’s Royal Flush WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Night Shift Cellar Tech Rack & Riddle – Healdsburg, CA, USA Winery Specialist Domaine Serene Vineyards & Winery – Dayton, OR, USA 2021 Harvest Crew Elk Cove Vineyards – Gaston, OR, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE Hispanic Winery Owners Making Waves in Oregon Wine Enthusiast Podcast: California’s Women in Wine–Part 2 First Mother-Daughter Duo Set to Judge North Coast Wine Challenge April 6 and 7 How a Group of Sommeliers Saved This Los Angeles Restaurant Meet the Finalists in the 2021 Young Gun of Wine Awards SUPPLIER NEWS Napa Crush Uses Innovative Tech in the Cellar Purified Air for a Safe Return to Your Tasting Room Webinar: How to Drive Direct-to-Consumer Wine Sales in 2021 How Does a Fermenter Cooling Jacket Work for Brewing & Wine Tanks More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY Primum Familiae Vini Wine Collection Sells for £81,250 Wine Forward Spritzer Launches from Award-Winning Line 39 Wines Frederick Wildman & Sons Launches Augmented Reality Experience for Italian Fine Wines Brands Infinite Monkey Theorem Gets a Female-Focused Rebrand Tommasi Pays Homage to Lake Garda: The Le Fornaci Lugana Project Is Unstoppable Advertisement