With the declining quantity of customers, wine sales in the German market are also decreasing. However, revenue has slightly increased so far in 2024, partly due to inflation.
The annual SVB Direct to Consumer Report reveals just how different the US wine market is from Europe. Robert Joseph wonders whether it might have lessons to teach other markets.
After the Chinese dropped the punitive tariffs on Australian wine, prices have been rising. Argentina is fluctuating, while South Africa remains stable. A newly planned tariff might cause significant imbalance for some countries.
The World Health Organization has recorded a decrease in alcohol consumption in its "Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health." However, it does not yet consider its goal achieved.
The Kaiserbaum Hammel-Hundinger winery in the Palatinate region was named ‘Germany's best winery’ at MUNDUS VINI 2023. Karin Eymael meets winemaker Gerald Hundinger and marketing manager Jürgen Armbruster to discover what happened next.
Who is the best winegrowers' co-operative in the world? Meininger Verlag wants to find out on 17 and 18 July 2024 and invites all cooperatives to submit their wines to Meininger's International Cooperative Contest.
The Bouygues Group, owners of Bordeaux châteaux Montrose and Tronquoy-Lalande, among others, have taken over a winery in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.
The New Zealand region of Marlborough is enhancing its quality standards by introducing minimum sugar ripeness levels. Additionally, grapes must now come from a more narrowly defined area.
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.
