Volume 48 | June 10th 2020
The New South Wales Wine Industry Association represents the interests of all NSW wine producers and grape growers. Our aim is for the NSW Wine Industry Association to advocate for the NSW Wine Industry and provide information and a sense of belonging to our members.
SIMPLE ONLINE WAY TO CAPTURE GUESTS DETAILS
We hope everyone that started offering tastings again from June 1st is seeing lots of happy faces through the door.

As we have previously stated, in NSW it is now mandatory for all cellar doors to capture the details of people coming in and sitting down to a wine tasting.
We have been discussing this and there are a number of ways to do it:
1.     Old fashioned pen and paper
2.     Online Pre-booking service like Rezdy
3.     On site online system like GuestHQ
Each of them has advantages and disadvantages.
 
We spoke to our colleagues at the Restaurant and Catering Association and they recommended GuestHQ. This is a simple online process that can easily happen as a guest enters a Cellar Door.
They have provided us with a ‘special deal’ which can be extended to all NSW Cellar Doors.
 
The NSWWIA has no relationship, commercial or otherwise, with this business but thought it may be of interest.

For more information and to register, click HERE

Angus Barnes
EO, NSWWIA
COVID-19 SAFETY PLAN TEMPLATE
The other new mandatory requirement we are getting enquiries about is the need for everyone to have a COVID-19 Safety Plan.
If you need some help with this you can find a safety plan template HERE .

And don't forget all other COVID-19 information and helpful guides can be found on our website HERE .
NEWS FROM THE HUNTER VALLEY
The Hunter Valley Wine & Tourism Association has released an official press release about the current situation and the impact of COVID-19.

It reveals that COVID-19 has caused an $85 million loss to the Hunter Valley economy from March to May 2020.

You can read the full press release HERE .
DATE FOR THE DIARY
Finlaysons Lawyers have announced the theme and date for their next popular Wine Roadshow.
The 2020 webinar (the 28th annual Wine Roadshow) is entitled ‘ Fortifying your business - building resilience by learning from the events of 2020 ’ and will be taking place at 2.30pm (CST) on Thursday 17 September 2020.

Put it in your calendars and please share with colleagues and friends.
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