November 7, 2019
Is Wine Premiumisation a Doom Loop?: Wine sales figures for the first half of 2019 show that the premiumisation trend in the US has begun to head south. The question every wine producer should be asking...
February 25, 2019
Napa Auction Snatches Victory from Defeat: Napa Valley was set up for a huge failure at Premiere Napa Valley on Saturday. Everything seemed against the nation's top wine region at its annual trade auction...
February 4, 2019
Should You Ignore What Your Customers Want? The Great Winemakers Do: Among French wines, Château Pétrus is legendary. Consumers pay over $1,000 for a single bottle. Talking with Christian Moueix, the owner...
August 27, 2018
Expanded 2018 WIN Expo Conference Stacked with Wine Business Experts: The 7th annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo (WIN Expo), the second largest wine industry trade show in North America, has bolstered...
June 5, 2018
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Premium Private Label Wines Driving Growth
If your idea of a private label wine is “Two-Buck Chuck” from the supermarket chain Trader...
July 26, 2017
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U.S. Wine Exports to European Union Fall
The major fall in sales to the EU saw US wine exports fall 15% by volume and 8% by value, with both bottled...
May 18, 2017
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Constellation Brands Might Be Sniffing Around Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, the umbrella for a group of premium brands...
November 16, 2016
In Pursuit of Balance Wine Group Calls It Quits with Last Tasting: To a passerby, the scene would have looked unremarkable: another wine tasting at another fancy San Francisco restaurant...
November 11, 2016
This Algorithm’s Taste in Wine Is Better Than Yours: So, you want to buy a bottle of wine. You sort of know what you like-bold reds, crisp whites-but not much more than the names of a few grapes...
October 20, 2016
Global Wine Production Expected to Fall by 5% Due to 'Climatic Events': Global wine production is expected to fall by 5% in 2016 because of "climatic events" causing steep drops in production in most of...