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Wineries Get Creative to Reach Customers During Pandemic
As the mandate came down in California and other states to close tasting rooms as part of the prevention of the spread of the Coronavirus through gatherings, wineries were forced to pivot from normal operations to both creative ways of selling wine, but also engaging with their current customer base and figuring how employees would survive…
Corona Pandemic Boosts Alcohol Deliveries
Wineries, bars, and restaurants are closed across the world and people are staying home, but they still want their favorite drinks, and to get them, they are increasingly turning to delivery services…
CA ABC Suspends CA Credit Regulations Enforcement, Clarifies Wine Take-Out Sales in Restaurants
Director of the California ABC (CA ABC), Jacob Applesmith, has verbally confirmed that during the current crisis, the agency will suspend enforcement of California credit regulations, which means that suppliers will be allowed to extend credit to purchasers without interest beyond 30 days…
Past Winners of the North Coast Wine Challenge Look Back on Being the ‘Best of the Best’
In response to steps county officials are taking to minimize the spread of the coronavirus, the North Coast Wine Challenge has been postponed. However, organizers are still accepting entries…
Sonoma County Residents Ordered to Shelter in Place for 3 Weeks to Combat Coronavirus Spread
Ciatti California Report, March 2020
Napa Valley’s Bottlerock Music Festival Rescheduled for October
Winery Tasting Rooms Closed in the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA
U.S. Wine Sales Rise 3% in February as Headwinds Emerge
Michael Broadbent, Father of Modern Wine Auctions, Dies at 92
Pernod Ricard USA Produces Hand Sanitizer to Help U.S. Combat COVID-19 Virus
Italian Wine Producers – How They Are Dealing with Coronavirus
Ways the UK Drinks and Hospitality Industries Are Coping
Customers Boost Online Retailer Sales but Fulfillment Concerns Remain
Wine Becomes an Essential Service
Research in the Time of Viruses
Covid-19 and Your Winery: Get Wildly Creative to Reach Your Wine Customers
What Is Whole-Bunch Fermentation and Why Does It Matter?
In Napa Valley Wine Country, Sip but Don’t Shake
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Inman Family Wines Introduces Virtual Wine Tasting Packages with Winemaker Kathleen Inman
Flambeaux Wine to Host Virtual Wine Tasting via Instagram Live
Summers Estates in Calistoga Sold to St. Helena’s Brasswood Estate
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