Alcohol sales in retail traditionally decline in January, and this trend has become increasingly pronounced recently. However, other product groups are also affected.
While Champagne is losing significance in its home market, Crémants and foreign sparkling wines are gaining traction. Prosecco holds a special position in this trend.
The latest report from the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine may reduce the likelihood of a WHO-style alcohol warning in the next US Dietary Guidelines.
Robert Joseph wonders whether having a wide range of bottles to choose from – a situation that appeals to every wine enthusiast – is contributing to wine losing its appeal.
As the US prepares to inaugurate a non wine-drinking president, Robert Joseph considers the challenges demographics represent for the US wine industry.
It’s got a wine-growing history that dates back to the Roman world. It’s got more than 220 authorised grape varieties over 55,000 hectares of vineyards, and it’s one of the most exciting wine-growing countries in Europe.
