Home Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, April 13th Afternoon Brief Afternoon Brief, April 13th By Editor - April 13, 2021 45 0 Advertisement TUESDAY, APRIL 13 TRENDING STORY California Wine Growers on a Tightrope? Annual Survey Results In Wine grape growers, like most fruit growers, are fiercely independent. Just ask Jeff Bitter. For the past several years, the president of Allied Grape Growers has tried to get the message across that the industry has to deal with an oversupply of wine grapes that drives down prices… TODAY’S NEWS COVID Silver Lining: DtC Surge and Lessons In 2019, Direct-to-Consumer wine shipments increased 4.7% over 2018. In 2020, they jumped 27% over 2019… Bordeaux Battle Royal: Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse Sold for €75 Million A young vintner and a cosmetics executive won the property after a surprising bureaucratic struggle between three parties representing some of St.-Emilion’s biggest names… Wines Made from PD-Resistant Grapevines Spotlighted at Unified Wine & Grape Symposium A virtual tasting session of commercially produced pure varietal wines made from Pierce’s disease-resistant grapevines took center stage at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium… Home Wine Deliveries Keep on Truckin’ Madonna Winery Resolves Permit Issues with Napa County Washington Winegrowers Announces Research Poster Awards Pierce’s Disease: Areawide Project Shows IPM Success for 20 Years Which Parts of the State Are Most at Risk for Spotted Lanternfly? Vinitaly International Academy Prepares for Next Editions! Berkmann Offering 50,000 Bottles of Wine to Indie On-Trade Venues Robots at the Service of Viticulture Pinot Noir Masters – Asia 2020 Results Syrah Masters – Asia 2020 Results As Traditional Wine Auction Houses Moved Online During the Pandemic, How Did Established Digital Players Fare? BLOGS The Wine Industry Is Changing, Here’s How You Can Adapt Dreams Really Can Come True – Tavel Rosé, Brunch and a Visit to the Rhône Valley Wine Wars: Curses, Miracles, and Revenge The Importance of Branding The Three White Wine Grapes in Some of Croatia’s Best Bottles WINEINDUSTRY.JOBS Sales Representative Hertelendy Vineyards – Napa, CA, USA Accountant Bennett Lane Winery – Calistoga, CA, USA Tasting Room Manager Upchurch Vineyard – Benton City, WA, USA More Wine Industry Jobs PEOPLE Washington Winegrowers Honors Industry Leaders As Far Back as the Early 1800s This Visionary Female Entrepreneur Transformed the Champagne Industry Oregon Wine Industry Pioneer Retires Vintage 99 Label Hires Industry Veteran Robbie Whitham Carmelo Anthony, the NBA’s Wine All-Star, Takes the Cover of Wine Spectator Magazine SUPPLIER NEWS Forget Me Not: The Power of Abandoned Cart Campaigns for DTC Wine Marketing Liviri Announces New Partner 00 Wines for Sustainable Wine Shipping Solutions And the Time to Irrigate Is… Now? Sacramento Power Shutoffs: Facilities Must Prepare Now for Fire Season More Supplier News VINEYARD & WINERY Consciously-Made Wine Company Archer Roose Expands Sustainable Canned Offerings with Limited Edition Sampler Pack Piper Sonoma Partners with Farm to Pantry Santa Margherita USA Unveils Rosé Just In Time for Summer The Wine Press: Newton Vineyard Launches Guest Experiences at Brasswood St. Helena Bartholomew Estate Winery Announces Re-Opening of Art Gallery Featuring Sonoma Plein Air Artists Advertisement
