Wine Industry News

  • Wine prices continue to strengthen

    An economic report released Thursday provided some good news for grape growers still recovering from a rain-soaked spring. Global wine prices, including local markets on the North Coast, are continuing to strengthen as the economy recovers and consumers sip their way through the surplus of wine, ...
  • US: A Housing Plan for Wine Workers

    Prosser, Wash.—An ambitious plan for new housing in the heart of wine country underscores the rising number of migrant workers employed in Washington state’s growing wine industry. A study earlier this year by the Pew Hispanic Center reported that an estimated 230,000 illegal immigrants were liv...
  • Mexican-American vintners launch new group

    For the first time in U.S. wine industry history, Mexican-American vintners and wine industry leaders have joined forces to officially launch the Napa Valley Mexican-American Vintners Association (NVMAVA). The nonprofit’s mission is to promote Napa and Sonoma Valley wines produced by Mexican-Am...
  • France loses US market share but is most discussed online

    France's share of the US market has fallen significantly over the last year – but it is still generates the most online conversations of any country. According to the latest figures from analysts Nielsen, France and Australia have gone down 9.3% and 7.2% in terms of volume of imports into the Unit...
  • Constellation Brands earns $75M profit in 1Q

    ROCHESTER, N.Y.—Constellation Brands Inc., which sells Robert Mondavi wine, Svedka vodka and Corona beer, said Thursday its first-quarter profit jumped 52 percent to $75 million on cost-cutting efforts and improved sales of wine, spirits and imported beers in North America. Overall revenue, how...
  • Wine Marketers: Mind Your Media

    Napa, CA — Social media drew a crowd at the sixth annual ShipCompliant Direct Shipping Seminar & Users Conference on June 28. “Social Media and Third-Party Marketing,” one of the best-attended sessions at the Napa Marriott, focused on complex issues involved with marketing wine on the Internet...

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