ACG Multi Chapter Women's Event - The Pandemic's Impact on Wine Purchasing Tastes & Trends

Event Details

When:

April 29, 2021 4 PM - 5:30 PM CDT

Where:

Location Name

Zoom Meeting

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Speakers

Susan Kostrzewa

Wine Enthusiast

Editor-In-Chief

Susan Kostrzewa joined Wine Enthusiast as a senior editor in 2006 after 10 years in the travel, lifestyle, wine and food content realms in Northern California. In her tenure at the company, she has led a comprehensive rebrand of the legacy media group, including a complete redesign of the print magazine, website and expansion of the editorial and tastings teams on the West Coast, Europe and beyond. Kostrzewa was awarded Folio’s Changemaker of the Year award in 2018 for her successes in content attracting age- and gender-diverse audiences, and her efforts in mobilizing California wildfire relief support.

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Join the Women of ACG St. Louis, ACG Kansas City, ACG Nebraska, ACG Dallas Fort Worth and ACG Austin/San Antonio for a virtual interactive presentation with the editor-in-chief of Wine Enthusiast, Susan Kostrzewa! Ms. Kostrzewa will discuss how the pandemic has impacted wine purchasing tastes and trends, with a Q&A session to follow. Prior to the presentation, you will have the opportunity to network virtually with fellow ACG members and guests.

This event is free for ACG members. Members may invite a prospective ACG member as a complimentary guest. Registration is required. Contact Amy Ruebsam, Executive Director ACG St. Louis, at aruebsam@acg.org with questions.

Schedule of events:

4:00 - 4:30pm Virtual networking

4:30 - 5:00pm Presentation

5:00 - 5:30pm Q&A

Hosted by: ACG

Chapter

St. Louis

Event Materials

Since the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, U.S. wine sales have skyrocketed. According to Nielsen, "combined U.S. dollar sales of wine were almost $2.5 billion in March [2020], an increase of nearly 30% versus one year prior." By July, the Wine Analytics Report showed "consumer spending on domestic wine in June was $3.4 billion, and wine spending for the 12 months ending in June reached $70 billion." At bars, restaurants and wineries, however, wine sales declined or disappeared entirely due to mandatory shutdowns, social distancing and travel restrictions. So, we're drinking plenty of wine, but not at crowded restaurants or on group trips to wine country. ~ Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast magazine

Enjoy the Wine Enthusiast magazine online at https://www.winemag.com.