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Afternoon Brief, April 27
Next in Sport: Worldwide Wine Trends: South Africa was struggling to export wine even before the pandemic, while France, Italy and... wait for it... Canada were booming. These are some of the takeaways from statistics released this week by the OIV (International Organization of Vine and Wine)...
Afternoon Brief, April 24
The Coronavirus Impact on Wine "Probably Irreversible" Without Dramatic Action: The spread of the novel coronavirus has led to the radical disappearance of the HoReCa channel that could result in a more than 50% loss of wine sales in Europe alone, said Pau Roca, director-general of the Organisation for Vine and Wine (OIV)...
Afternoon Brief, April 23
While Napa Cabernet Grapes Still in Demand, Sales Stall Elsewhere in California North Coast: Midway through spring, grape grower Andy Beckstoffer’s crews are on the watch for frost among the 4,000-plus acres of vineyards his company farms across Napa, Lake and Mendocino counties...
Afternoon Brief, April 22
Court Crushes Bryant Winery Lawsuit: An embarrassing civil action that paraded the Napa producer's financials in public is over...
Afternoon Brief, April 21
European Winemakers May Have to Turn a Billion Liters of Wine into Industrial Alcohol: Coronavirus has been a devastating blow to an already struggling EU wine market...
Afternoon Brief, April 20
No Safety in Numbers for Wine Grapes: Conventional wisdom tells us never to put all our eggs in one basket. The wine industry suggests otherwise...
Afternoon Brief, April 17
US Wine Losses from COVID-19 Could Reach $5.94 Billion: Revenue losses for the nation’s more than 10,000 wineries and more than 8,000 winegrape growers due to COVID-19 could reach $5.94 billion on an annualized basis in 2020, according to a new analysis by wine industry expert Jon Moramarco, managing partner of bw166 and editor of the Gomberg-Fredrikson Report...
A New Chapter for Virginia Sparkling Wines
Virginia’s first all-round custom sparkling wine facility will soon offer traditional method sparkling production services to Virginia wineries, their point of sale clients, and consumers. A graduate of Virginia Sparkling Company logoEngland’s Plumpton College, Elliott Watkins, will oversee operations at the Virginia Sparkling Company (VSC), an adjunct of his family’s Veritas and Flying Fox operations...
US Wine Losses from COVID-19 Could Reach $5.94 Billion
Lost Revenue of 36 to 66 Percent Projected for Most Wineries
SAN FRANCISCO — Revenue losses for the nation’s more than 10,000 wineries and more...
Afternoon Brief, April 16
America’s Wine & Spirit Wholesalers Are Delivering on Credit That May Never Appear: Economists predict that America’s wine and spirit wholesalers are at risk of losing up to $921.4 million in uncollectible or difficult to collect receivables from on-premise accounts...
Afternoon Brief, April 15
Top-Tier Napa Cab for $10? With Bulk Wine Prices so Low, New Brands Offer Deep Discounts: It sounds too good to be true. A $50 Napa Cabernet, repackaged and sold for $10 a bottle. A $40 Anderson Valley Chardonnay priced starting at $1 a bottle. How, you might ask? Because it's bulk wine...
Afternoon Brief, April 14
Marketing During a Crisis - Tips to Pivot Your Marketing Messages: Recession Marketing ProTip: Understanding consumer psychology and the underlying emotions is critical when advertising during a recession...
Boisset Collection Featured in Wine.com’s First Virtual Tasting on April 21
Boisset Collection will be featured in the first virtual tasting session from Wine.com, the country’s largest online wine retailer on Tuesday, April 21 at 4...
Afternoon Brief, April 13
As Wine Sales Boom, Distribution Channels Scramble to Keep Pace: The novel coronavirus pandemic has boosted retail wine and spirits sales dramatically, but it’s a bittersweet benefit for the companies that get those wines to market...
Afternoon Brief, April 10
For American Wine Producers, Fear, Uncertainty and Hope: The pandemic has caused drastic cuts in business, forced painful decisions and inspired creative solutions. Still, another vintage is on its way...
