Wine Industry News

  • DIAGEO LAUNCHES E-COMMERCE SITE FOR LUXURY BRANDS

    (TheDrinksBusiness) - A change in consumer shopping habits has led Diageo to create an “e-commerce platform” for its luxury labels. Dubbed “Alexander & James“, the site is the first time that Diageo will sell directly to “discerning shoppers” in the UK. The site is dedicated to Dia...
  • Champagne shipments fall by 14m bottles

    (Decanter) - Champagne sold 14m less bottles in 2012, a 4.4% decline after a slump in pre-Christmas trade. The final figure of 308.8m bottles was lower than anticipated – industry insiders had forecast a 3% fall to 314-315m bottles – following poor demand in November and December, when shipments...
  • Wine on Tap: Dispelling the Myths

    (OnMilwaukee) - No one thinks twice about drinking beer on tap. But what about wine? Wine served from a keg has a long-standing history in Europe; but here in North America, wine on tap has been brought to the market and failed on multiple occasions, and it wasn't until very recently that the con...
  • Delhi's date with Bulgarian wines

    (IndiaToday) - If you're a history junkie, you'd know that Winston Churchill (in pic), who didn't quite endear himself to Indians but had great taste nonetheless, used to get 500 litres of wine every year from the Bulgarian historical town of Melnik, whose biggest celebrity has been the rebel slave ...
  • US: Hot Wine Sales for a Cold Month

    (Wines&Vines) - Domestic off-premise wine sales had a good month in January, growing by 7% in value and 1% in volume. That growth rate was the strongest since September 2012, and it kept the 12-month growth average at 6%. January is usually a slow month for sales. The total at the major food and dru...
  • Beans and Red Wine: Party Hearty

    (NYTimes) - It started with a question from a friend. “What budget-conscious, vegetarian dinner party dish can you think of that’s as impressive as beef Bourgignon, can be made entirely in advance, doesn’t involve tofu and will be satisfying enough for meat eaters?” After much discussion...
  • Grapevine:The American Wine Economy is Alive and Well in 2013

    (TheExaminerNews) - As the United States economy continues to slowly emerge from the Great Recession in fits and starts, the beginning of 2013 seems like an appropriate juncture to step back and assess the state of the wine industry. Prior to the recession, the strong economy fostered a rising de...

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