Discover the season 3 of our Podcast « Voice of the Industry » Recorded in Paris during Wine Paris 2026 last February, our new podcast series brings together leading voices from across the wine and spirits industry. (…)
The small Baltic nation might seem like an unlikely home for the world’s best sommelier, but then you haven’t met Raimonds Tomsons. It seems ironic considering his word-perfect English today that Raimonds Tomsons’ life as a sommelier (…)
Across the wine and spirits value chain, the private sector has taken significant steps to ensure responsible drinking and moderation. It’s the right thing to do, and ultimately good business practice. Drinking in moderation is part of (…)
From Scotland to Mexico to Japan, immersive estates and distilleries are blending culture, craft and innovation, offering travellers new ways to taste and discover. Spirits and wine tourism has entered a new chapter. No longer limited to (…)
How can young consumers be inspired by wine? The Austrian Wine Marketing Board has taken on this question with a dedicated campaign aimed at the new generations on the domestic market. The notable rise in Austrian wine (…)
The European Commission has presented a draft regulation known as the Wine Package, aimed at addressing a range of challenges facing the EU wine sector. Will this major piece of legislation be the right recipe to forge (…)
After threats of rates as high as 200%, the August 7 implementation of 15% tariffs on European and New Zealand wines, alongside the existing baseline of 10% for Australia, Argentina and Chile, almost felt like a relief (…)
In a market defined by rising costs, Aldi’s shelves tell a different story. Between back-to-back tastings, Roger Anthony, the retailer’s senior BWS buyer in France, reveals with disarming clarity the tactics that keep its bottles budget-friendly. Aldi (…)
The Wine industry is facing multiple challenges, including lower consumption, over production and broader economic pressures. Wine tourism offers a multi-faceted way forward. The cellar door is so much more than just another sales channel. Wine sales (…)
The Wine in Moderation programme offers a way for wine companies and institutions to reinforce their sustainability efforts by making the essential link with drinking in moderation. Sustainability has become a defining value of our times for (…)
An estimated 14% of the carbon footprint of wine comes from the process of transporting it around the world. There are ways to reduce the impact now. Why do logistics matter to someone like me who works (…)
Surplus strategy: Why full tanks are a unique opportunity to innovate and recalibrate the industry It’s tempting to view the current global oversupply as a shortcut to winning back consumers through lower prices. But this moment offers (…)
As Gen Z social and wellness trends drive non-alcoholic wine’s popularity across Europe and North America, China is seeing its own boom for more business-related reasons. We are told that Gen Z consumers in the West are (…)
As 2025 reaches its midpoint, the global bulk wine and spirits trade is moving through one of its most complex transitions in decades. Supply patterns are diverging sharply between hemispheres, with consumer behaviour shifting faster than producers (…)
Key findings from Circana’s ‘Silent Revolution of Beverages’ study Circana’s latest analysis on the European wine and spirits market shows steady though uneven drops in alcohol consumption, as consumer behaviour reshapes drink culture. Europe’s drinks landscape is (…)
Manifeste ONE VOICE – Wines of Portugal: value before volume It’s an extraordinary moment for Portuguese wine. Never before have our country’s vintages shone so brightly on the international stage; never have our wines so vividly expressed (…)
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