May 17, 2024
Uncorking Success: Highlights from the 2024 Wine Sales Symposium: The one-day educational conference, held at the Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country in Santa Rosa, Calif., focused on delivering insights,...
January 6, 2023
With prices of Champagne and white Burgundy remaining strong, lesser known wine regions, such as Sicily and the Maremma, will gain more attention in 2023.
By David Parker
As we head into another...
September 6, 2022
The standard Champagne bottle — 1,250 grams at the beginning of the 20th century, has lightened considerably. The industry as a whole is continuing to experiment with climate friendly solutions.
By Kathleen...
March 23, 2022
U.S. leads global shipments in both volume and value as shipments rebound nearly 64 percent from 2020 levels
March 23 – WASHINGTON – The Champagne Bureau, USA, today announced that 34,119,758...
September 14, 2020
Winemakers Still Fighting the Clone Wars: It's a topic that divides winemakers, but few consumers ever think about – clonal selection...
February 4, 2020
Unraveling the Master Sommelier Exam Cheating Scandal
More than a year after the scandal that rocked the wine world in 2018, candidates and Master Sommeliers are still fighting for change...
January 14, 2020
Oversupply of Premium Wine, Slower Sales Growth to Spur Discount Brands, Says Silicon Valley Bank Forecast: It used to be enough for U.S. wineries to make great wine and find ways to get it into the hands...
December 3, 2019
Following reports that the US is considering raising import tariffs on French goods including Champagne;
Andy Morton, Deputy Editor at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, provides his view:
“These...
September 26, 2019
How Cameron Hughes Plays the Allocation Shuffle with California's Wine Glut - The last time I interviewed Cameron Hughes, CEO of the giant wine distributor under his name, he told me about how some of...
September 16, 2019
As Harvest Season Ramps Up, Napa Wineries Mindful of Carbon Dioxide Poisoning: Harvest season isn't just a hectic time for winemakers in the Napa Valley. It's also a busy stretch for wine country safety...