October 22, 2024
Wine Sales Are Falling. A Momentary Blip? Or a Structural Problem?
Professor Simone Loose from Geisenheim University and Rafael del Rey from the Spanish Observatory of Wine Markets have launched their...
March 8, 2018
Wine Institute and Compli Launch New DTC Compliance Website
Wine Institute and Compli have collaborated to create a new and improved direct-to-consumer website, State Shipping Laws for Wineries, that...
January 25, 2018
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2017 Wine Auction Totals Exceed $371 Million
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August 19, 2016
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April 28, 2015
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December 1, 2014
Problems with wine price increases:
With the U.S. wine market expecting to post its 21st consecutive year of growth in case good sales, a relatively healthy U.S. economy and an even brighter picture...
October 31, 2014
Militant French winemakers strike social security building:
Vandals claiming allegiance to the French militant winemaker group Comite d'Action Viticole have attacked social security offices in Languedoc...
October 2, 2014
Winery Worker Killed in Vineyard Accident:
A French winery worker has died after being run over by a harvesting machine. The 54 year-old male died instantly yesterday morning at Le Flaudrie in the municipality...
October 1, 2014
America's Thirst for Wine Insatiable, Despite Rise of Cocktails, Craft Beer:
Wine industry executives are worried about the growing interest in craft beer and spirits from America's 20- and 30-somet...
September 23, 2014
Harvest Fair winning wines revealed - mostly:
The winners of the Sonoma County Harvest Fair Wine Competition were revealed Sunday, but the top three wines the sweepstakes winners have yet to be unve...