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    Winery Technology and Operations:A Handbook for Small Wineries

    https://www.amazon.com/Winery-Technology-Operations-Handbook-Wineries/dp/0932664660 Found this little book on Amazon! Shame its not on the UK website
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    Update from Lindsay Sinclair, Group Chief Executive NFU Mutual

    An update from Lindsay Sinclair, Group Chief Executive NFU Mutual NFU Mutual - Coronavirus Information Hub As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a huge impact on everyone, I wanted to write to you directly to update you on the steps we're taking at NFU Mutual. We've been working hard...
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    The Drinks Trust - COVID-19 Relief Fund

    The Drinks Trust is now open for applications for financial support to individuals who have been significantly affected as a result of COVID-19. The Trust will look to support up to 2000 people. Many of us in the drinks industry may be able to carry on in our existing roles through access to...
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    Wine and Work in Quarantined Italy

    In Italy, the world's largest wine-producing nation and the country hit hardest by deadly COVID-19, the pandemic hasn't halted work in a spring season that has arrived early. Italy began a mandatory quarantine of its 60 million residents on March 9. And the death toll—more than 6,000 people as...
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    Is Good Friday a suitable and sensitive day for Wine tasting?

    There has been some discussion on Twitter regarding the choice of Good Friday as THE day for marketing English and Welsh Wines. Does it have the potential to cause offence? Should Easter Monday have been a wiser choice? Are there other ways to promote the mail order sales of wine?
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    Why Red wine should be the ideal self-isolating partner !

    https://www.womenshealthmag.com/uk/health/a32014640/red-wine-benefits/
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    Frost Protection

    Has anyone been affected by the cold snap this week? We had a sharp frost on Thursday (2.04.20) morning to wake up to! What precautions are recommended at this crucial time for vines?
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    Wine industry in China - Statistics & Facts

    Published by Agne Blazyte, Mar 12, 2020, https://www.statista.com/topics/5036/wine-industry-in-china/ Photography courtesy of The Guardian Wine has been produced in China since around Han dynasty (206 BC–220 AD), when high quality grapes came to this region. Before that, rice wine, beer and...
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    Has anyone received their Monthly Duty Forms from HMRC?

    Having looked on the HMRC website, it appears that the paperwork is still being posted out and not available online - has anyone heard this has changed?
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    Catena Zapata tops The World's Most Admired Wine Brands 2020

    Published 31.03.20 - https://drinksint.com/ Argentina’s Catena Zapata has topped this year’s list of The World’s Most Admired Wine Brands, conducted in association with market research specialists at Wine Intelligence. The brands were chosen by Drinks International’s academy of global drinks...
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    Burgundy and Bordeaux face nervous wait on frost

    Some Bordeaux estates lit candles in their vineyards at the end of last week, after authorities warned of potential frost damage. Wineries in northern Burgundy, including those in Chablis, were also forced to take precautions in some areas. Early reports suggested no major damage so far, but...
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    Letter from the Environment Secretary to the food and drink industry

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/letter-from-the-environment-secretary-to-the-food-and-drink-industry To those working hard to feed the nation, In the face of what is perhaps the greatest health challenge this country has faced in our lifetime, I want to pay tribute to all those who are...
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    Important - NFU Update

    The impacts of the coronavirus crisis are being felt across all of society, but the ornamental sector is being significantly hit. Updated 30 March 2020: NFU horticulture and potatoes adviser Emily Roads explains how the NFU is working with industry to support the sector through this difficult...
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    Harpers News - Adapting to a new ‘norm

    To read the full article - https://harpers.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/26847/Company_news:_adapting_to_a_new__91norm_92_.html Company news: adapting to a new ‘norm’ By Harpers Editorial team Published: 27 March, 2020 As drinks suppliers and retailers continue to fast adapt to the new trading...
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    Viti-Culture LIVE! 9th July - www.viti-culture.com

    As we navigate through these difficult times, it seems increasingly unlikely that we will not be able to run Viti-Culture2020 on July 9th at Plumpton College, East Sussex. However, in the background for the past few weeks, Grape Vine Events has invested heavily in, and been working on, a...
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    Govt has published guidance for those in transport sector - link here

    https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-staff-in-the-transport-sector/covid-19-guidance-for-staff-in-the-transport-sector
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    https://www.nfuonline.com/membership/a-message-from-the-president/

    well worth a watch - there will be weekly updates
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    ID template available for Vineyard staff travelling to work. - Fines issued in West Country 27.03.20

    Given the Government guidance (as of 27.03.20) that people should work from home, unless their job means this is impossible in which case they can contimnue to work) what are everyones experiences of their staff being stopped, and in one case I khow of, fined by the police who have deemed their...

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