Wine Industry News

  • US: Price rises hurt on-trade wine volumes - figures

    (Just-Drinks) - On-trade wine volumes in the US have slipped in the past four weeks on the back of creeping price hikes, new figures show. The category posted a 0.8% volumes fall over the four-week period, tracking firm Guestmetrics said today (24 June). The fall follows a 2.2% volumes increas...
  • Beverly Hills 90H20, the first 'crafted' water launched

    (Decanter) - A new mineral water created by a 'water sommelier' claims to be the first expressly made to match fine wine and dining. Beverly Hills 9OH2O is described by its creators as ‘the Champagne of waters’ and claims to have been ‘inspired by the crafting of Champagne ...
  • Italian wine exports continue to grow

    (ANSA) - Italian wine exports continue to rise, up nearly 10% for the first three months of 2013 and bringing in 1.1 billion euros for producers, the winemakers' association Assoenologi said on Monday. However, the volume of wine exported dipped slightly by 1.1%, the reported said. Only spark...
  • UK: Duty escalator to blame for high alcohol prices - WSTA

    (DrinksInt) - The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) has claimed that the Government’s wine and spirits duty escalator is to blame for UK consumers paying the fourth highest prices for alcohol in the EU. New figures published by Eurostat and the ONS show that British consumer...
  • NZ winemakers woo China Save

    (NZHerald) - Affluent young Chinese women may be the future of New Zealand's wine industry. The exponential growth in China in the past decade has helped New Zealand's wine industry grow beyond $1 billion, despite dips in our economy since the global financial crisis. Annual wine exports to th...
  • Kluge subpoenaed to tell grand jury about McDonnells

    (DailyProgress) - Federal authorities are asking Gov. Bob McDonnell's associates about previously undisclosed gifts given by a campaign donor to McDonnell's wife that total tens of thousands of dollars and include money and expensive designer clothing, according to people familiar with the in...

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